The Canadian Lutheran Posts

February 9, 2010

Lutheran congregation sets sights on more than Olympic gold

RICHMOND, B.C. – As athletes, coaches, support teams and thousands of winter sports fans converge on Vancouver for the opening of the 2010 Olympic Winter Games Friday, Trinity Lutheran Church in Richmond B.C. is making final preparations to welcome and host hundreds of guests at…

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Haitians help Haitians thanks to Canadian aid

February 8, 2010

Haitians help Haitians thanks to Canadian aid

PORT-AU-PRINCE, HAITI — Doctors treated more than 3,200 people at impromptu aid stations recently thanks to donations from the Haiti Lutheran Mission Society (HLMS). In the weeks after a 7.0-magniude earthquake struck the tiny Caribbean nation, the HLMS wired about US $15,000 to l’Eglise Lutherienne…

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February 5, 2010

Haiti relief donations to CLWR almost at $400,000 mark; deadline ahead

from CLWR News WINNIPEG– As the Canadian Lutheran World Relief Appeal for Haiti enters its third week, donations continue to flood into its Winnipeg head office. As of 9:30 a.m. Thursday, February 4, the total amount of donations receipted topped $370,000. Stacks of unopened letters will…

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February 4, 2010

Preparing 21st-century pastors

Looking at a new seminary curriculum  By Edward Kettner  EDMONTON – After three years of questioning and evaluating itself, Concordia Lutheran Seminary (CLS) inaugurated a new curriculum this fall. What was wrong with the old one? In terms of theological content, absolutely nothing! The eternal…

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February 1, 2010

Ontario-based Lutheran agency increases relief to Haiti

ST. CATHARINES — The Haiti Lutheran Mission Society (HLMS) has sent a total of US $15,000 to the Lutheran Church of Haiti (LCH) for earthquake relief. In addition to $5000 wired soon after the earthquake, an addition $10,000 was approved by the organization at its…

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February 1, 2010

Canadian describes response to Haiti earthquake on YouTube

[youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=f7RMLC86oEY] Rev. Ted Krey, a Canadian pastor serving with LCMS World Mission missionary in Dominican Republic, shares about the Dominican Mission Teams early response at the border city of Jimani, Dominican Republic. He explains his experience from sitting in a religion class with Dominican Lutherans during the January 12…

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