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Regina congregation launches French-language worship service
by Mathew Block REGINA – Like many outreach projects, this one began by asking a simple question: what gifts and abilities does our congregation have that we aren’t currently using? Now, more than a year after first asking that question, Good Shepherd Lutheran Church …
Lutheran evacuees say Manitoba flood crisis now in God’s hands
by Keven Drews PORTAGE LA PRAIRIE — Members of a Lutheran Church–Canada (LCC) congregation are on “pins and needles,” hours before the provincial government breaches a local dike and floods their properties, maybe even their homes. Manitoba’s Assiniboine River is experiencing the worst flooding in…
Conference looks at Lutheranism in a secular Scandinavia
In Scandinavia, Lutherans have a history dating back hundreds of years. Yet the influence of the church is declining to the point that it is no longer the state church in Sweden. To help North Americans understand the current state of Lutheranism in the area,…
Lutheran president urges prayer for flood victims and workers
Dear members and friends of Lutheran Church-Canada: Our co-workers here at Synod’s office in Winnipeg have prayed repeatedly for people affected by the flood threat now engulfing many parts of the province of Manitoba and elsewhere. The authorities seek to minimize damage to towns and…
Pastor coaches, mentors and witnesses on the basketball court
PLUMAS, Man. – The senior boys’ basketball team at William Morton Collegiate (WMCI) in Gladstone enjoyed a boost when Zion pastor Rev. Mark Smith stepped in to join coach Cale Dunbar. “He’s very experienced and he’s really turned the team around,” said Dunbar, “so the…
Convention resolutions address common concerns
After meeting April 15-16, members of Lutheran Church–Canada’s 2011 Convention Resolutions Committees brought together the themes of 43 overtures and wrote 36 resolutions for delegates to consider in Hamilton from June 3 to 6. Moral issues, doctrine and Lutheran identity, synod governance and structure, and education…
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