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Let the teaching begin!
Seminary classes in Odessa began September 1 for men preparing for the pastoral ministry in the Synod of Evangelical Lutheran Churches in Ukraine. Teaching the eight students is Rev. Dr. Norman Threinen, rector of the seminary and professor emeritus of Concordia Lutheran Seminary, Edmonton. The…
Concordia Publishing House sells one millionth hymnal
CPH aims to put a hymnal into the hands of every Lutheran Saint Louis, MO—When you hear about a publishing company selling over a million copies in record time, you almost expect the book to have Harry Potter or Twilight in its title. However, Concordia…
New Lutheran church body established
A year of turmoil in the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America (ELCA) culminated Friday, August 27 with the creation of a new denomination: the North American Lutheran Church (NALC). Delegates from across North America converged on Grove City, Ohio for the Lutheran CORE (Coalition for Renewal) conference…
Where’s Walther…in our pulpits?
by Timothy Teuscher “He was a preacher, too, and never charged money for his preaching, and it was worth it” Mark Twain once quipped. While humorous, his words are also rather sobering because there is probably more truth in them than we would care to…
Renewal and change at university college
EDMONTON – Concordia University College of Alberta (CUCA) is introducing a new look as part of its Concordia Tomorrow initiative. Over the summer, the university college upgraded its facilities and renewed its image as part of the federal government’s Knowledge Infrastructure Program (KIP). Recent construction…
Federal government to match flood relief donations
The Canadian government announced Sunday it will match donations made between August 2 and September 12, which support relief work in flood-ravaged Pakistan. Canadian Lutheran World Relief (CLWR), Lutheran Church–Canada’s (LCC) international development and relief agency, will apply for the matching grants as the organization launches…
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