The Canadian Lutheran Posts

December 16, 2024

Funeral for LCC President Emeritus Lehman to be livestreamed

ONLINE – A funeral service for Rev. Dr. Edwin Lehman, first synodical president of Lutheran Church–Canada (LCC), will take place at Concordia Lutheran Church in Edmonton on December 20 at 11:00 a.m. (MST). For those unable to attend in person, the service will be livestreamed…

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December 13, 2024

CLTS professor emeritus called to glory

Surrey, B.C. – On November 24, 2024, Rev. Dr. John R. Wilch—professor emeritus at Concordia Lutheran Theological Seminary (CLTS) in St. Catharines, Ontario—was called to glory. He was 90 years old. Dr. Wilch was born on May 19, 1934, in Columbus, Ohio, to Rev. Andrew…

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December 12, 2024

Book launch for The Christmas Elephant story book

ST. CATHARINES, Ont. – At Heritage Christian Book Store on October 19, it was like “Christmas in July” in October. People came in wearing short sleeves and sandals to meet author Maria Antonia and hear her read from her first children’s book, The Christmas Elephant:…

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December 11, 2024

So Great a Cloud of Witnesses

by Robert Mohns The West Region of Lutheran Church–Canada is composed of 115 congregations, with roughly 30 (about 25 percent) vacant. About half of those are in the process of calling a pastor; the other half are, for various reasons, not calling.  In an average…

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December 10, 2024

Share Gifts from the Heart with CLWR

CANADA – Each year, Canadian Lutheran World Relief (CLWR)’s annual Gifts from the Heart fundraiser makes a difference in the lives of people the world over. Members of Lutheran Church–Canada (LCC) members are invited to join in that work this Christmas with an online gift….

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December 10, 2024

CLS issues call for new president

EDMONTON – Concordia Lutheran Seminary (CLS) has issued a call to Rev. Dr. Jeffrey Kloha to serve as the seminary’s new president. Dr. Kloha served as Chief Curatorial Officer with the Museum of the Bible in Washington, D.C. from 2017 until 2024. He previously spent…

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