Category: Feature Stories
Call for prayer following tornadoes, storms in American Midwest
USA – Lutheran Church–Canada (LCC) is calling on its members to hold its American partner church in prayer following tornadoes and major storms this past weekend in the American Midwest. The Lutheran Church—Missouri Synod (LCMS) reports that two of its churches were severely damaged during…
25 years for The CREW
by James Morgan It’s a crystal-clear contemporary Christian sound. That was the first thing that entered my mind when listening to The CREW for the first time. This quartet of LCC Lutherans from western Canada is celebrating 25 years of making music that not only…
LCC calls for prayers for the Philippines
PHILIPPINES – As the Philippines struggles in the aftermath of a devastating typhoon, Lutheran Church–Canada (LCC) is calling on its members to offer up prayers on behalf of the suffering. More than 2,200 people have been confirmed dead, with thousands more injured and hundreds of…
Alive and growing: The Church in Nicaragua
by James Morgan The decline in Christian observance and church attendance in North America is something that preoccupies and concerns us all greatly. Shrinking congregations composed of fewer young people are unfortunately common in Canada and the United States. However, we can take great comfort…
CLWR’s Gifts from the Heart: Gift Ideas that Change Lives
CANADA – As stores begin to advertise for Christmas shopping, Canadian Lutheran World Relief (CLWR) is encouraging Lutheran Church–Canada (LCC) members to remember the less fortunate this holiday season. To that end, CLWR has released its annual Gifts from the Heart catalogue (included in the September/October…
Philip who? Melanchthon and the Reformation
by Mark Lack In their book, The Physiography of Southern Ontario, L.J. Chapman and D.F. Putnam recount the amusing story of a 19th century land-surveyor in Ontario. This surveyor was staking out county lines and dividing farm lots in an area that had very poor…
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