Category: Mission News
Canadians assist seminary education in Haiti
HAITI – Lutheran Church–Canada (LCC) members are assisting Haitian Lutherans with seminary education—and through them, with other Christians around the world. LCC’s current involvement with seminary education in Haiti began through contacts with Rev. Walta Clercius, who became a LCC Missionary at Large for French…
LCC welcomes new Director of Domestic Missions
WINNIPEG – On May 5, Rev. Jacob Quast was installed as Lutheran Church–Canada’s (LCC) Director of Domestic Missions. He began work at LCC’s synodical office in Winnipeg on May 1. “As I enter this new position, it is with deep humility for the trust that…
LCC congregations hold VBS, workshops in Nicaragua
NICARAGUA – In November 2023, 248 children at Vacation Bible School events and 60 women at Advent workshops from six Lutheran Church Synod of Nicaragua (ILSN) churches greeted a 2023 Nicaragua mission team that included five members of Faith Lutheran in Kitchener, Ontario, along with…
An Update on LCC’s Ukraine Aid Fund
UKRAINE – Following the beginning of the conflict in Ukraine in February 2022, there was a significant request from members of Lutheran Church–Canada (LCC) to create a fund in support of our partner church, the Synod of Evangelical Lutheran Churches in Ukraine (SELCU). Within four…
Lent Devotions from LHM
ONLINE – As Christians prepare to enter the season of Lent, Lutheran Hour Ministries – Canada is providing free Lenten devotionals in both English and French. Two devotionals are available online, with one designed especially for families. The first devotional is entitled Lamb of God,…
LLL-Canada welcomes new board members
WINNIPEG – On October 21, the Lutheran Laymen’s League of Canada (LLL-Canada) held its Annual General Meeting at St. James Lutheran Church in Winnipeg, during which time the missions organization welcomed new board members. Brenda Reimer (Treasurer) and Rev. John Makey (Director) were both installed…