The Canadian Lutheran Posts
Convention 2011 begins work
Meetings preparing for the ninth convention of Lutheran Church–Canada are already underway. Scheduled for the southern Ontario city of Hamilton, the convention will run from June 3-6, 2011. In early May, the convention’s Nominations Committee met by conference call to begin its work of identifying…
Cambodian Lutheran Church ordains bishop
SIHANOUKVILLE, CAMBODIA – The Evangelical Lutheran Church of Cambodia (ELCC) ordained its first bishop during a service in the town of Sihanoukville, Friday, May 14. Dr. Leonard Harms, LCC volunteer missionary representing Rev. Robert Bugbee, president of Lutheran Church–Canada, ordained Rev. Vanarith Chhin during a…
Church welcomes new deacons
Our gracious God has presented Lutheran Church–Canada with the following gifts to serve His people as deacons: Teachers Luke Adam Hope Lutheran School, Port Coquitlam, B.C. Lisa Olding Hope Lutheran School, Port Coquitlam, B.C. Director of Parish Services Melissa McNeil LaRonge Lutheran Fellowship, LaRonge, Sask. (placed…
New pastors and vicars receive cross-Canada placements
In two special gatherings Friday, May 7 and Saturday May 8, Lutheran Church–Canada’s two seminaries sent nine pastors and seven vicars into the field to serve congregations from Vancouver Island to downtown Toronto and beyond to the U.S. Almost 250 family, friends, faculty and staff…
Placements of LCC pastoral candidates and vicars
Our gracious God has presented Lutheran Church–Canada with the following gifts to serve His people: Pastoral Candidates Daniel Barr, Edmonton Pastor, Immanuel, Tomahawk, Alta. Oscar Castillo, St. Catharines, Assistant Pastor, Faith/Grace, London/Strathroy, Ont. Jeffery Dul, Edmonton Pastor, Trinity, Churchbridge, Sask. Brian Lee, St. Louis Pastor,…
More earthquake relief supplies arrive in Haiti
GONAIVES, HAITI — About 3,000 more Haitians who are recovering from a January 12 earthquake have clothes, shoes and sleeping mats thanks to a recent shipment from the Haiti Lutheran Mission Society (HLMS). Rev. Revenel Benoit, president of Lutheran Church of Haiti (LCH), said a…