Category: Mission News
Praying for missions with the 2016 Missions Newsletter
ONLINE – Lutheran Church–Canada (LCC) has now released the 2016 edition of its annual Missions Newsletter, with hopes that Canadians will keep missions at the forefront of their prayers this Advent season. “LCC’s theme for the triennium is taken from Psalm 65:2 and is ‘Come…
Former LCC Board Chairman called home
WINDSOR, Ontario – Frank Campbell Johnson was called home to be with his Lord on November 27, 2016. Johnson served as Lutheran Church–Canada’s Chairman of the Board of Directors from 1999-2002, having first been elected to the board in 1996. He also served the church…
CLWR Sunday 2016
CANADA – Hosting a CLWR Sunday is an excellent opportunity for Lutheran Church–Canada (LCC) congregations to celebrate the international humanitarian work undertaken through Canadian Lutheran World Relief on behalf of Canadian Lutherans. The suggested theme for 2016 observances is “In Thanksgiving…” To make service planning…
LAMP seeking mission staff
CANADA – Lutheran Association of Missionaries and Pilots (LAMP) is inviting inquiries and nominations for full-time missionary staff to join them in sharing the Gospel in remote areas of Canada. Due to continued growth and demand for LAMP’s ministry in First Nations communities in northern…
Big Changes for the BC Mission Boat Society
BRITISH COLUMBIA – The BC Mission Boat Society (BCMBS) has announced that their Executive Director, Marcus Huff, has accepted a call to serve a parish in Michigan, and that they are using this transitional time to evaluate the mission agency’s current operation structure. “Marcus isn’t…
LCC Missionary to Ukraine installed in Nikolaev
UKRAINE – Approximately 60 people gathered for the installation of Lutheran Church–Canada’s (LCC) missionary to Ukraine, Rev. Oleksiy Navrotskyy, as pastor in Nikolaev on August 21. “I am excited to minister to this congregation, and to serve the surrounding community with the Gospel,” Rev. Navrotskyy…