Category: Mission News
CLWR invites LCC congregations to submit proposals for Fort McMurray projects
ALBERTA – In response to the Fort McMurray Wildfire, Canadian Lutheran World Relief (LCC) is inviting Lutheran Church–Canada (LCC) groups and congregations in Alberta to apply for funding for projects that will benefit the congregations and people of Fort McMurray. Funds will come from the…
Nicaraguan Lutherans call for prayer, support following earthquake
NICARAGUA – Late on June 9, a major earthquake struck Nicaragua near the community of Chinandega, damaging multiple buildings and homes. The Lutheran Church—Synod of Nicaragua (Iglesia Luterana—Sínodo de Nicaragua – ILSN) has been hit particularly hard by the quake. “Our communities were severely affected…
French hymnal supports Lutheran work in Congo
MONTREAL, Quebec – A hymnal—one copy of one book—has led to cross-continent support of a new independent Lutheran francophone church body in the République démocratique du Congo. A year ago an email popped up in Montreal asking how to obtain a Lutheran Church–Canada French hymnal: Liturgies et Cantiques…
Recognizing World Refugee Day
CANADA – Monday, June 20 is World Refugee Day. Canadian Lutheran World Relief (CLWR) has developed worship resources for congregations wishing to recognize the needs of refugees on Sunday, June 19. The plight of refugees, especially those from Syria, dominated the news earlier this year….
Missionary Finishes Studies, Will Return to Ukraine
EDMONTON – Concordia Lutheran Seminary (Edmonton) presented a Master of Divinity degree to Rev. Oleksiy Navrotskyy during their Sacred Convocation ceremony on May 30, 2016. Rev. Navrotskyy is a missionary for Lutheran Church–Canada (LCC) in Ukraine, where he serves with the Synod of Evangelical Lutheran…
Encountering Famine, Encountering Hope
by Emily Pritchard “Through him we have also obtained access by faith into this grace in which we stand, and we rejoice in hope of the glory of God. More than that, we rejoice in our sufferings, knowing that suffering produces endurance, and endurance produces…