The Canadian Lutheran Posts
Confessional Lutherans and Anglicans Draw Closer Together
by Mathew Block Participants in the Anglican Church in North America (ACNA), The Lutheran Church—Missouri Synod (LCMS), and Lutheran Church–Canada’s (LCC) ongoing ecumenical dialogue have released an interim report on their work so far. Entitled “On Closer Acquaintance,” the document is the culmination of six…
A Reminder on the National Restructuring Survey
by William Ney We are now several weeks into the National Restructuring Survey and our consultant, Rev. Dr. Les Stahlke, has received and processed more than 1,000 responses. This is great! Over the rest of the month we hope to receive about 1,000 more responses….
An open letter to members of LCC from the President of Concordia University of Edmonton
EDITOR’S NOTE: President Gerald S. Krispin of Concordia University of Edmonton has issued the following open letter to members of Lutheran Church–Canada (LCC). It addresses the university’s recent decision to cease identifying as a Christian institution. President Krispin has released his letter to the church…
Odessa church marks 20th anniversary, thanks God for LCC ties
UKRAINE – The Odessa congregation of the Synod of Evangelical Lutheran Churches of Ukraine (SELCU) marked its 20th Anniversary on January 16 in a special celebration at Concordia Seminary, Usatovo, an Odessa suburb. A young pastor from Kazakhstan, Rev. Dr. Viktor Gräfenstein, moved to Odessa…
Precious blood
by Thomas Prachar As a person who suffers from chronic sinus problems, I just happen to live in a part of the country (the Prairies) that is not kind to my condition. Especially in the winter when temperatures are most frigid, the air is very…
LCC members called to pray for Zika Virus outbreak
WORLD – Lutheran Church–Canada member are encouraged to remember in prayer those countries currently suffering an outbreak of Zika virus. In Spring 2015, an outbreak of Zika virus was spotted in Brazil; it has since spread to much of South America, Central America, and the…