Category: Mission News
Joint meeting proves fruitful for Lutheran Women
On March 14-15 four of the officers and a counsellor of LWML–Canada (LWML–C) met in Winnipeg with three officers of LWML (U.S.) to share information and ideas. On the second day additional officers and counsellors of LWML were able to participate in the discussion via…
Rev. Dr. Glenn Schaeffer joins CLWR Board of Directors
Lutheran Church–Canada (LCC) member Rev. Dr. Glenn Schaeffer joined the Board of Directors of Canadian Lutheran World Relief (CLWR) at their March 3 meeting. As the majority of the board was in Africa for CLWR’s 2012 Global Encounter event, the meeting took place in Maseru,…
Two weeks in Africa: President Bugbee reflects
From February 23 through March 7, 2012, four representatives of Lutheran Church-Canada (LCC) travelled to Africa as part of Canadian Lutheran World Relief’s (CLWR) Global Encounter program. Participants were divided into three groups, with each group visiting CLWR projects in one of three countries: Mozambique, Ethiopia, or…
CREW Ministries reactivates summer team program
CREW Ministries has announced that they are returning to summer team ministry after a year sabbatical. CREW Ministries’ chairperson, Michael Schutz, said that a plan is underway to recruit and train summer teams to assist churches with Vacation Bible School and camp programs for summer…
CLMS approves more than $118,000 for LCC mission projects
by James Morgan Christ Our King Lutheran Church (Missassauga, Ontario) was the location of the 2012 annual meeting of the Concordia Lutheran Mission Society (CLMS). Held February 11-12, the event saw the election of Rev. Clifford Haberstock as the new president of CLMS, succeeding Terry Goerz….
A vision for serving the blind: Braille ministry founder passes on
by Ian Adnams Family friends and members of St. Paul’s Lutheran Church in Elmira, Ontario gathered Saturday, January 28 to give thanks to God for the life and service of Frieda Fink, founder of Lutheran Braille Workers – Canada. She was 93 years old. For…
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