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July 12, 2013

Encountering Peru

by James Morgan “It was a wonderful experience,” is how one participant in Canadian Lutheran World Relief’s (CLWR) first Young Adult Global Encounter trip described the recent visit to Peru. From May 10- 21, 20 people aged 18 to 35 and three CLWR staff members…

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July 11, 2013

25th Anniversary Worship Service

WINNIPEG – Twenty-five years ago in May 1988, pastors and congregational representatives from across Canada converged in Winnipeg to hold Lutheran Church–Canada’s (LCC) founding convention. The first weekend of July 2013 saw Lutherans converging on Winnipeg once again, as LCC celebrated its 25th anniversary. Hundreds…

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July 8, 2013

LCMS re-elects President Harrison

USA – The Lutheran Church—Missouri Synod (LCMS) has re-elected Rev. Dr. Matthew C. Harrison to serve as President. The result was announced July 6. The election for President of the LCMS took place four weeks prior to the 2013 convention, in accordance with new voting…

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July 5, 2013

LCC celebrates 25 years

Update: to watch video from the 25th Anniversary service, click here. CANADA – 2013 is a festival year for Lutheran Church–Canada (LCC) as it celebrates the silver anniversary of its founding convention. Twenty-five years have passed since Canadian pastors and congregational representatives of The Lutheran…

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July 2, 2013

25 Years for Lutheran Church-Canada: “We are to celebrate to the Lord” (Exodus 10:9)

by Leonardo Neitzel The relationship of our Lord God with His people in the Old and New Testaments is one of celebration. Through all ages, even amidst trials and suffering of all sorts, God strengthened His people to rejoice and celebrate. When Pharaoh was determined…

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June 27, 2013

Huguenots: An outreach story

by Jim Chimirri-Russell In the days of the Reformation, Protestant preaching—because it was such an important message—spilled past the borders of Germany, the Netherlands, and even England (nations we generally think of as “Protestant”) and into Catholic nations which remained resistant to Protestantism. So what…

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