The Canadian Lutheran Posts
President of Lutheran Church–Canada to receive honorary doctorate from US seminary
WINNIPEG — Rev. Robert Bugbee, president of Lutheran Church–Canada will be awarded a Doctor of Divinity degree–honoris causa by Concordia Theological Seminary (CTS), Fort Wayne, Indiana, at its Commencement Exercises, May 21, 2010. President Bugbee will also deliver the commencement address. “I am humbled by this honour,”…
Isuzu truck carries Christian message in Germany
BERLIN — Members of a Lutheran congregation in Berlin, Germany raised the profile of their congregation and its food bank, recently, by consecrating a new truck. The congregation, part of the Independent Evangelical Lutheran Church (Selbständig Evangelisch-Lutherische Kirche – SELK), a partner church of Lutheran…
Social media spreads Easter message
When Lutheran Church–Canada launched Operation Holy Week, March 23, the goal was to share the true meaning of Easter with as many people as possible through the website www.whatiseaster.ca. By Easter Monday, the site received more than 1700 visitors and the video by President Bugbee,…
Lutherans ship container of hope to Nicaragua
WINNIPEG — Nearly 12,000 blankets, baby bundles, care kits and toys are on their way to Nicaragua thanks to Lutheran volunteers across Canada. Patrick Stewart, a donations coordinator with Canadian Lutheran World Relief (CLWR), an inter-Lutheran development agency, said his organization packed a 12-metre container…
Directors adopt budget and discuss task force reports
WINNIPEG – With a wide-ranging agenda, Lutheran Church–Canada’s Board of Directors met March 25-26. The 12-member board adopted a $1.7 million budget for 2010-11. The Synod finished the previous fiscal year with a $1,452 deficit variance compared to the budget. This figure was significantly less…
Easter greeting from President Robert Bugbee
Beloved friends in the Body of Christ! St. Paul has an Easter word for you and me, recorded in Romans 14:8-9, “If we live, we live to the Lord; and if we die, we die to the Lord. So, whether we live or die, we…