The Canadian Lutheran Posts

March 14, 2023

Longest-serving teacher in CLTS history honoured at retirement

St. Catharines, Ont. – Rev. Dr. John Stephenson retired from Concordia Lutheran Theological Seminary (CLTS) at the end of December 2022. Dr. Stephenson has served the seminary as a productive scholar, writer, and teaching theologian for 33 years, having joined the faculty as a young…

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March 7, 2023

LWMLC Toronto holds Fall Rally

COBOURG, Ont. – The Lutheran Women’s Missionary League-Canada (LWMLC) Toronto Zone gathered at St. Paul’s Lutheran Church in Cobourg for their Fall Rally on Saturday, October 1, 2022. The theme was “Be Strong and Courageous,” from Joshua 1:9, with the pastor at St. Paul’s, Rev….

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March 6, 2023

Gertrude Pollex Bursary accepting applications for 2023

CANADA – Applications for the Gertrude Pollex Bursary for the 2023 fall year are now being accepted from any Lutheran women who will be attending a post-secondary program or specific educational advancement program and who desire to serve the Lord in church work or are…

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March 3, 2023

Rev. Kruesel retires

CAMPBELL RIVER, B.C. – On January 8, 2023, Rev. Tom Kruesel retired from full-time parish ministry after nearly 33 years. Rev. Kruesel grew up in Saskatoon and Winnipeg, son of Rev. Richard and Millie Kruesel. He attended Concordia College where he met his future bride,…

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March 2, 2023

Director of Advancement: What does this mean?

by David Friesen It has been a little over one year since I started in my role as Director of Advancement with Lutheran Church–Canada (LCC), having formerly served as a Gift Coordinator for Lutheran Foundation Canada in Central Region for 10 years.  Although it has…

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March 1, 2023

We Value Sanctity of Life

by Timothy Teuscher “We value life as a gift of God to be cherished, nurtured, and protected from conception to natural death.” That is the fifth value statement as to what walking together as pastors, deacons, and congregations in our synodical family means and involves….

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