Category: Mission News

April 23, 2014

Greek New Testaments needed for Nicaragua

NICARAGUA – Lutheran Church–Canada has long supported the theological education program of its partner church, the Lutheran Church Synod of Nicaragua. In keeping with that tradition, Rev. Brian Dunlop of Faith Lutheran (Desboro, Ontario) will be traveling to Nicaragua to teach a series of courses…

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March 25, 2014

New French and Chinese resources from Lutheran Laymen’s League

CANADA – Lutheran Laymen’s League of Canada (LLLC) has announced the publication of Coping with Cancer in French and Chinese.  It is the second title from Lutheran Hour Ministries’ (LHM) Project Connect series to be translated with the assistance of pastors of Lutheran Church–Canada. There…

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March 19, 2014

Good News: Scripture translation in Cameroon

Editor’s note: What follows is an update on the Scripture-translation work of Rev. Mike Kuhn in Cameroon. Rev. Kuhn is a missionary with Lutheran Bible Translators of Canada. The Canadian Lutheran reported on his and his family’s arrival in Galim in 2013. by Mike Kuhn…

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March 14, 2014

LCC to host intercultural mission conference in June

EDMONTON – Lutheran Church–Canada (LCC) will hold its fourth Intercultural Mission and Ministry Conference June 26-28 at Concordia Lutheran Church in Edmonton, Alberta. The conference is designed to allow LCC members the opportunity to discuss opportunities and strategies for intercultural outreach. This year’s conference theme…

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March 4, 2014

Ukraine’s bishop reports on Crimean crisis, asks for prayer

UKRAINE – The situation in Ukraine continues to be tense, following the occupation of the Crimean peninsula by Russian military and pro-Russian militia. And things are only getting worse, according to Bishop Viktor Gräfenstein of the Synod of Evangelical Lutheran Churches of Ukraine (SELCU). “The…

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March 3, 2014

New LWMLC seminar encourages daily use of Lutheran Service Book

CANADA – Lutheran Women’s Missionary League–Canada (LWMLC) has released a new seminar, Heart Melody, to help Lutherans explore the Lutheran Service Book. The hymnal is a wonderful resource for daily life, LWMLC notes in a release. Not only is it used for worship in our…

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