The Canadian Lutheran Posts

July 7, 2011

King James Bible turns 400

by James Chliboyko  The year was 1611. Shakespeare premiered The Tempest, the British were investing in their Virginia colony, Galileo was keeping busy sketching lunar craters and war raged between Denmark and Sweden. That year also saw the release of the King James Bible, in…

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July 5, 2011

Communications change at LCC

After serving as Lutheran Church–Canada’s Director of Communications for almost 17 years, Dr. Ian Adnams has announced he is stepping down from the post effective November 1. He and his wife, Suzanne, are moving to Vancouver. “Words cannot describe how much I have enjoyed serving…

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June 30, 2011

Planning begins for international conference

Members of the International Lutheran Council’s (ILC) executive committee concluded meetings today in Niagara Falls, Ontario, site of the 2012 ILC International conference. Under the chairmanship of Bishop Hans-Jörg Voigt of Germany’s Selbständige Evangelisch—Lutherische Kirche (SELK), the seven-member committee, along with interim executive secretary Rev. Dr. Ralph Mayan,…

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June 29, 2011

LCC speaker for special Canada Day Lutheran Hour

“I have Good News for you about the dominion which this God would have from sea to sea to sea” says Rev. Warren Hamp in his message, Dominion from Sea to Sea based on Psalm 72: 8, which will be broadcast on The Lutheran Hour…

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June 24, 2011

Postal problems stressing Lutheran agencies

by James Morgan The labour dispute at Canada Post has not only meant no mail for millions of people, but it also means various agencies affiliated with Lutheran Church–Canada are receiving fewer donations because donors preferring to mail a cheque are unable to do so. Stephen Klinck,…

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June 24, 2011

B.C. students support Nicaraguan schools

Students and staff at Hope Lutheran Christian School in Port Coquitlam, B.C. and staff at Zion Lutheran School in Cloverdale, B.C. gave from their hearts as they gathered an offering of gifts for fellow students and staff of the Lutheran schools in Iglesia Luterana Sínodo de Nicaragua. The…

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