Category: Mission News

November 23, 2022

First Lutheran Church welcomes refugees from Iraq

You shall treat the stranger who sojourns with you as the native among you, and you shall love him as yourself, for you were strangers in the land of Egypt: I am the Lord your God. — Leviticus 19:34 WINDSOR, Ont. – Tomas, Mehasin, and…

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November 9, 2022

CLMS President Paddles for Missions

EDMONTON – At the recent LCC Synod Convention in Edmonton the president of Concordia Lutheran Mission Society (CLMS), Rev. Mark Lobitz, jumped on board and began paddling! This was at the amazing mission event on Sunday evening.   Boats and fishing are common images in…

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October 25, 2022

The role of a Missionary-at-Large

QUEBEC – On Sunday, September 25, 2022, Rev. Walta Clercius was installed as Assistant Missionary-at-Large (MAL) for Lutheran Church–Canada (LCC)’s French Ministries. The installation services was held at l’Église luthérienne de la Sainte Trinité (Québec City). Pastor Clercius served as a pastor of l’Église luthérienne…

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September 22, 2022

A letter from LCC’s partner church in Nicaragua

NICARAGUA – We received the following letter from Rev. Hector Morales, pastor of Lutheran Church–Canada (LCC)’s partner church, the Lutheran Church Synod of Nicaragua (Iglesia Luterana–Sínodo de Nicaragua – ILSN): Although we have a very orderly liturgy, which we follow with devotion in the Nicaraguan…

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September 21, 2022

Reflections from a Ukrainian pastor: “Blood can save lives”

UKRAINE – We received the following letter of reflection from Rev. Oleg Schewtschenko, pastor of Lutheran Church–Canada (LCC)’s partner church the Synod of Evangelical Lutheran Churches in Ukraine (SELCU): “Blood can save lives!” In recent weeks Ukraine’s defence forces have begun liberating Russian-occupied territories. Of course,…

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September 13, 2022

New Ukraine update from SELCU pastor, aid fund update from LCC

UKRAINE – The following letter was written by Rev. Sergey Bevz, pastor of Lutheran Church–Canada (LCC)’s partner church the Synod of Evangelical Lutheran Churches in Ukraine (SELCU): Dear friends in Christ, Although Ukraine has had to endure many hardships these past few months, we also…

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