The Canadian Lutheran Posts
Lutheran team from Canada reviews Haiti earthquake relief
HAITI- CLWR Executive Director Robert Granke, LCC’s mission executive Rev. Dr. Leonardo Neitzel, ELCIC Communications Director Trina Gallop and CLWR’s Community Relations Director Tom Brook are currently in Haiti. They are spending a week there visiting projects supported by funds raised during CLWR’s Appeal for…
“It’s us and it’s now” speaker tells men’s gathering
REGINA – Challenging men to take up the leadership roles to which God has called them in church, family and the world was the motivation behind a special event Sunday, September 27. More than 80 men gathered at Mount Olive Lutheran Church for worship, fellowship…
Four major symptoms of depression
1. Sad Affect A depressed person looks sad. He or she cries often or feels like crying. She looks tired, discouraged, or dejected. She will often lose interest in her personal appearance. Even if he or she tries to hide the depression by smiling, it…
Seminary seeks new members for 1000 Club
ST. CATHARINES, Ont. – Convinced of the need to train pastors for Lutheran congregations in Canada and to ensure sustainable funding, generous donors in the early ‘70s established an Endowment Fund for Concordia Lutheran Theological Seminary. The goal then was challenging 1000 donors to give…
Alberta congregation adopts Nicaragua project
LETHBRIDGE, Alberta – When the congregation of Iglesia Evangelica Luterana Nueva Jerusalen in Villa Salvadorita, Nicaragua recognized the need for additional space to carry on its community outreach work, help came all the way from Immanuel Lutheran Church in Lethbridge. Immanuel Lutheran Church has raised…
Online communication vital to mission work
The expectation of having Internet and telephone service extends to the mission field and when it’s not available, it’s easy to forget how people communicated without it. Martin Weber, a Bible translator with Lutheran Bible Translators-Canada (LBTC) serving in Cameroon, resorted to using his satellite…