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LCC calls to prayer for church workers
CANADA – In a recent article, the President’s Ministry Council (PMC) and the boards of Lutheran Church–Canada (LCC)’s two seminaries recognized challenges facing our synod and the seminaries who serve her. In addition to other identified commitments, the PMC, in its task of guiding formation…
LCC contributors to Festschrift honouring former ILC Chairman, Bishop Hans-Jörg Voigt
INTERNATIONAL – The International Lutheran Council (ILC) has announced that its former Chairman, Bishop Hans-Jörg Voigt of the Independent Evangelical Lutheran Church in Germany (Selbständige Evangelisch-Lutherische Kirche – SELK), was honoured with a Festschrift to mark his 60th birthday. The Festschrift was presented to Bishop Voigt in…
Outgoing members of the Board of Directors
CANADA – In recognition of the service of Lutheran Church–Canada (LCC) board members whose service on the Board of Directors ended at the 2022 convention, each member’s congregation was contacted and asked to present them with a gift of appreciation from the congregations and members…
Longest-serving teacher in CLTS history honoured at retirement
St. Catharines, Ont. – Rev. Dr. John Stephenson retired from Concordia Lutheran Theological Seminary (CLTS) at the end of December 2022. Dr. Stephenson has served the seminary as a productive scholar, writer, and teaching theologian for 33 years, having joined the faculty as a young…
LWMLC Toronto holds Fall Rally
COBOURG, Ont. – The Lutheran Women’s Missionary League-Canada (LWMLC) Toronto Zone gathered at St. Paul’s Lutheran Church in Cobourg for their Fall Rally on Saturday, October 1, 2022. The theme was “Be Strong and Courageous,” from Joshua 1:9, with the pastor at St. Paul’s, Rev….