The Canadian Lutheran Posts
New office to promote religious freedom worldwide
by James Morgan A characteristic of Canada’s post-World War II history has been the promotion of human rights and freedoms, not just within the country, but on a global level. Now, the federal government is attempting to ensure religious freedom worldwide can be enjoyed. During the…
New President in Nicaraguan Partner Church
by Robert Bugbee Dear friends, It has been an encouraging (and, oh yes, warm!) few days here at the Third Convention of the Iglesia Luterana Sínodo de Nicaragua (ILSN) (Lutheran Church Synod of Nicaragua), which ended Sunday at the Mission Centre Chapel near Chinandega. Delegates elected Rev. Marvin…
New Spanish VBS resources delight Nicaraguan church workers
by Jane Ford From December 12-18, 2011, pastors and deaconesses from Iglesia Luterana Sínod de Nicaragua (Lutheran Church Synod of Nicaragua) (ILSN) completed a test run of a new free Spanish-language vacation Bible school (VBS) program. The process began almost a year ago when veteran…
LCC on the Road: New Year’s Greetings… from Nicaragua!
President Bugbee by Robert Bugbee Dear friends, It’s a warm Wednesday evening here in Chinandega, the city three hours from Managua where our partner church in Nicaragua has its headquarters and maintains seminary training. I took to the air January 3 and flew from Winnipeg ……
Downtown church connects with community
“Why are you doing this for us?” Members of Historic St. Paul’s (Kitchener, Ont.) who volunteer at its new outreach often hear and joyfully answer that question as they offer free food and winter clothing to people affected by poverty. Recently the downtown congregation has…