The Canadian Lutheran Posts

Cambodian church president’s message to fellow Lutherans

May 20, 2010

Cambodian church president’s message to fellow Lutherans

Dear all Lutheran brethren in the Lord, Greetings to you in the blessed name of our Lord and Saviour Jesus. I would like to share with you the very exciting and blessed moment of the LISA students’ graduation and ordination of Lutheran pastors in Cambodia….

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Joint outlook on world outreach

May 18, 2010

Joint outlook on world outreach

WINNIPEG –  Representatives from Lutheran Church–Canada and The Lutheran Church–Missouri Synod met May 4-6 to discuss overseas missions. The agenda included areas of mutual interest and concern such as Central America and Southeast Asia.   LCC President Robert Bugbee and mission executive Rev. Dr. Leonardo Neitzel met with…

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May 17, 2010

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…

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Cambodian Lutheran Church ordains bishop

May 17, 2010

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…

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May 16, 2010

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…

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May 8, 2010

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…

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