The Canadian Lutheran Posts
First-quarter foundation gifts exceed 2009 total
WINNIPEG – Meeting May 28-29, the Board of Directors of Lutheran Foundation Canada (LFC) learned that in the first four months of 2010, the foundation established 13 deferred gifts totalling $2,912,935—a figure well beyond 2009’s annual total of $2,302,245. Congregations form the largest recipient category, with…
More than 73 million Lutherans worldwide
GENEVA – The total membership of Lutheran churches worldwide rose over the past year by 1,784,556 to just under 73.8 million (73,758,126), representing an increase of 2.5 percent according to statistics released by the Lutheran World Federation. In 2008, all Lutheran churches worldwide counted some…
Int’l LLL convention planned for Omaha
The International Lutheran Laymen’s League will hold its 93rd annual convention July 22-25 in Omaha, Neb., under the theme “Spirit Driven,” from 2 Tim. 1:7. This year’s convention will feature an evening of international culture and cuisine with directors of Lutheran Hour Ministries (LHM) centers…
World Seminaries Conference discusses Lutheran identity in a changing world
FORT WAYNE, IN (CTS)— Some 65 seminary professors and representatives from 24 countries gathered on the campus of Concordia Theological Seminary (CTS), Fort Wayne, Indiana, June 3–6, 2010, as part of a world seminaries conference. Representing Lutheran Church–Canada were Dr. William Mundt and Dr. John Stephenson…
Lutheran youth and leaders set to invade Edmonton
For more than 350 Lutheran youth, the summer of 2010 could have a major influence on their Christian faith. That’s the goal of the organizers of Lutheran Church–Canada’s triennial National Youth Gathering scheduled for Edmonton, July 2-6. With the theme belong&believe>>believe&belong the five-day event will…
Support arrives for LCC overseas mission projects
Four areas of the world in which Lutheran Church–Canada focuses its overseas mission activities recently received project grant money from Lutheran Women’s Missionary League-Canada. The auxiliary organization has raised sufficient funds to grant $6000 for support of evangelists in Thailand; $12,000 for a sewing school…