The Canadian Lutheran Posts

Canadian assistance helps Chilean earthquake relief

March 17, 2010

Canadian assistance helps Chilean earthquake relief

WINNIPEG — The president of Chile’s Confessional Lutheran Church (ILCC) is thanking Lutheran Church–Canada (LCC) for its recent commitment of $10,000 for earthquake recovery assistance. Rev. Carlos Schumann said in a recent email the church will use the money to provide material assistance and touch…

Read More

Lutheran Foundation gathers millions for church groups

March 15, 2010

Lutheran Foundation gathers millions for church groups

WINNIPEG — Organizations, institutions, districts, synod and congregations of Lutheran Church–Canada (LCC) will eventually receive more than $6.3-million thanks to the work of a church foundation over the past two years. Lutheran Foundation Canada (LFC) established or identified $4,006,217 in planned gifts in 2008 and…

Read More

March 13, 2010

People read and appreciate church signs

St. Paul’s Lutheran Church in Saskatoon, Saskatchewan has a good reputation for its church signs. A radio announcer, who passes the church everyday on his way to work, interviewed the pastor, Rev. Mark Dressler, to learn more about the signs and the church. Listen to…

Read More

March 13, 2010

Earthquakes, tsunamis, storms and floods! How do God’s people respond?

By Rev. Dale Mohr What is the appropriate response to tragedy; to innocent suffering and death? To the more than 200,000 killed in Haiti? To the hundreds of thousands killed in the 2004 tsunami? To the victims of the latest suicide bomb attack? Or the…

Read More

Benefits board begins drafting options for plan sustainability

March 12, 2010

Benefits board begins drafting options for plan sustainability

EDMONTON – Armed with a newly-developed strategic plan and survey results from members and employers, Lutheran Church–Canada’s Worker Benefit Plans Board of Managers (BOM) began tackling the twin challenge of providing pension and retirement benefit plans which meet the needs of members and are financially sustainable….

Read More

March 8, 2010

God’s Word is the foundation for building congregations

EDMONTON — Delivering the Gospel to God’s people is an important privilege and requires proper preparation, says the president of Lutheran Church–Canada (LCC). Rev. Robert Bugbee told students and faculty of Edmonton’s Concordia Lutheran Seminary (CLS) about his vision for LCC and about Christ’s commission…

Read More