Category: Mission News

June 6, 2013

Join CLWR on a visit to the Holy Land

ISRAEL and PALESTINE – Canadian Lutheran World Relief (CLSR) is inviting supporters to join them for a Global Encounter to the Holy Land February 19-March 3, 2014. Participants will experience the religious heritage and rich culture of the region and meet with CLWR’s project partners in Israel…

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May 28, 2013

Second PAT graduate will serve Sudanese community

EDMONTON – Lutheran Church–Canada (LCC) is pleased to announce the second graduate of its Pastors with Alternate Training (PAT) program. Rev. James Kay received his first call at Concordia Lutheran Seminary’s Sacred Convocation May 24 in Edmonton. He will join Grace Lutheran (Edmonton) where he…

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May 24, 2013

A Pentecost Harvest in Honduras

by Leonardo Neitzel Lutherans in Central America are experiencing a special flavour of Pentecost these days. The rainy season is starting, fields are seeded, fruit trees are displaying their best, and there is growth, abundance, and joy. The Church frequently uses these agricultural images in…

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May 15, 2013

Reach out Canada: The countdown is on!

WINNIPEG – In a little more than six weeks hundreds of LCC Lutherans will gather for Lutheran Church—Canada’s first-ever national evangelism conference: Reach Out Canada (July 5-7 at the Canad Inns Destination Centre – Fort Gary in Winnipeg). Reach Out Canada is designed to help…

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April 29, 2013

CLWR on the move

WINNIPEG – Canadian Lutheran World Relief’s (CLWR) head office has moved locations in Winnipeg. Effective May 1, 2013, CLWR’s office address will change to: Canadian Lutheran World Relief 600-177 Lombard Avenue Winnipeg, MB  R3B 0W5 CLWR’s Winnipeg warehouse (549 King Edward Street, Winnipeg, MB, R39…

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April 26, 2013

Former BC Mission Boat Executive Director called home

PARKSVILLE, B.C. – Kathy Bender, former Executive Director and Missionary with the BC Mission Boat Society (BCMBS) passed away April 18 after a five year struggle with cancer. In an announcement on its Facebook page, the BC Mission Boat Society called Kathy “a great friend.” “We…

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