Category: Headline
Evangelist commissioned to Niagara area
ST. CATHARINES, Ont. – On Sunday, September 11, 2022, Poya Zamani was commissioned and installed as a Lutheran Church–Canada evangelist to the Muslim population in the Niagara area of Ontario. Poya’s gifts for compassionate conversation and fearless faith were seen in action shortly after his…
Why are you weeping?
by Robert Mohns A man holds his two sons closely. Before them is the grave and the casket-enshrined body of his beautiful bride. The wintery winds blow clumps of snow down upon the grieving family, and it seems to the man as though legions of…
LCC calls to prayer for church workers
CANADA – In a recent article, the President’s Ministry Council (PMC) and the boards of Lutheran Church–Canada (LCC)’s two seminaries recognized challenges facing our synod and the seminaries who serve her. In addition to other identified commitments, the PMC, in its task of guiding formation…
LCC contributors to Festschrift honouring former ILC Chairman, Bishop Hans-Jörg Voigt
INTERNATIONAL – The International Lutheran Council (ILC) has announced that its former Chairman, Bishop Hans-Jörg Voigt of the Independent Evangelical Lutheran Church in Germany (Selbständige Evangelisch-Lutherische Kirche – SELK), was honoured with a Festschrift to mark his 60th birthday. The Festschrift was presented to Bishop Voigt in…
Outgoing members of the Board of Directors
CANADA – In recognition of the service of Lutheran Church–Canada (LCC) board members whose service on the Board of Directors ended at the 2022 convention, each member’s congregation was contacted and asked to present them with a gift of appreciation from the congregations and members…