The Canadian Lutheran Posts

May 8, 2018

New managing director for Lutheran Hour Ministries-Canada office

KITCHENER, Ont. — The Board of Directors of Lutheran Laymen’s League of Canada (LLLC) is pleased to announce that Lisa Jackson of Waterloo, Ontario will serve as the organization’s new Managing Director. Ms. Jackson is a member of Redeemer Lutheran Church in Waterloo where she…

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May 7, 2018

In Review: Avengers: Infinity War

WARNING! SPOILERS! Fasten your seatbelts, there’s a lot going on! by Ted Giese As Nick Fury (Samuel L. Jackson) assembled the Avengers to protect the world from dangers an average person couldn’t defeat; as orphaned Peter Quill / Star-Lord (Chris Pratt) inadvertently formed his unpredictably…

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May 7, 2018

Awards for LCC publications

HAMILTON, Ont. — At its annual Awards Banquet, Friday, May 4, the Canadian Church Press (CCP) presented three Awards of Merit to The Canadian Lutheran, the magazine of Lutheran Church–Canada. A movie review of “Silence” written by Rev. Ted Giese received a first-place award. In…

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May 6, 2018

Humboldt – still strong

by James Morgan When tragedy affects a small community, everyone feels it. The highway crash on April 6 that killed 16 people and injured 13 others aboard a bus carrying the Humboldt Broncos junior hockey team is proof. Of course, Humboldt, Saskatchewan is officially a…

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May 4, 2018

Latest LCC statistics show dip in membership, rebound in number of adults confirmed

Increase in Bible study class attendance also reported   CANADA – The 2017 statistics for Lutheran Church–Canada (LCC) have been released and indicate that membership continues to decrease to just over 56,000 members. In 2017, LCC counted a baptized membership of 56,620, down 2.8% from…

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April 30, 2018

Choose life!

by Adrian Rhodes We live in a time when everything in Canada seems turned upside down. We have abortion on demand for just about any reason, and euthanasia – euphemistically called medical assistance in dying – for terminal illness, however defined. People participating in these…

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