Category: Mission News

December 11, 2019

LCC launches new Moving Assistance Fund

CANADA – Lutheran Church–Canada is launching a new Synod-Wide Moving Assistance Fund (MAF) to assist congregations in paying moving expenses when they call a rostered church worker or request a church worker such as a DPS Intern or Vicar. The Moving Assistance Fund not only…

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December 5, 2019

Continuing Education classes for Nicaraguan pastors resume

NICARAGUA – Continuing education classes for pastors in the Lutheran Church Synod of Nicaragua (Iglesia Luterana Sínodo de Nicaragua – ILSN) resumed in November, with Lutheran Church–Canada pastor Brian Dunlop of Faith Lutheran (Desboro, Ontario) teaching a series of classes on New Testament Greek. “After…

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December 4, 2019

Transition for LAMP missionary “a time for both joy and sadness”

WARMAN, Saskatchewan – A new chapter began with tears of both joy and sadness as the congregational leaders of St. John’s Evangelical Lutheran Church in Warman, Saskatchewan blessed and sent their pastor of 18 years into the mission field. Rev. Randy Heide will serve with…

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November 18, 2019

LLL-Canada elects new board members

CANADA – In early September, members of Lutheran Laymen’s League of Canada (LLL-C) elected board member Brian Wardle of Kitchener, Ontario to the Board of Directors. Re-elected members also included Gordon Schoepp of Onoway, Alberta and Stephen Braaten of Regina, Saskatchewan. New members serve a…

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November 12, 2019

Donations to Wagner Hills, ministry for those facing addiction, benefit from matching grant

LANGLEY, B.C. – For the past five years, Wagner Hills Farm Society has been the beneficiary of a matching grant in the lead up to Christmas. This year, friends of Wagner Hills have put forward a matching grant of up to $525,000, giving the agency…

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November 7, 2019

Support CLWR with Gifts from the Heart

CANADA – Canadian Lutheran World Relief (CLWR) has launched its annual Gifts from the Heart fundraiser, and Lutheran Church–Canada members are invited to give. “Your Gifts from the Heart share God’s love with the world and make a meaningful difference in people’s lives,” writes CLWR…

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