Category: National News
Funeral for LCC President Emeritus Lehman to be livestreamed
ONLINE – A funeral service for Rev. Dr. Edwin Lehman, first synodical president of Lutheran Church–Canada (LCC), will take place at Concordia Lutheran Church in Edmonton on December 20 at 11:00 a.m. (MST). For those unable to attend in person, the service will be livestreamed…
Rev. Dr. Edwin Lehman, LCC’s first synodical president, called to glory
CANADA – Rev. Dr. Edwin Lehman, President Emeritus of Lutheran Church–Canada (LCC), was called to glory during the morning of December 5, 2024. He was 92 years old. Dr. Lehman was the first synodical president of Lutheran Church–Canada, elected to lead the newly-autonomous church during…
Advent Devotions for 2024
NATIONAL – Every year, Lutheran Association of Missionaries and Pilots (LAMP) and Lutheran Hour Ministries release free Advent devotions which you can download and use at home. Lutheran Hour Ministries’ devotions for this year are entitled “Come Let Us Adore Him.” “Christmastime is when we…
NYG committee visits Waterloo
WATERLOO, Ont. – From August 23-25, 2024, members of the 2025 National Youth Gathering (NYG) committee visited the Kitchener-Waterloo area to meet in person and visit the site of next summer’s NYG. The committee visited Wilfrid Laurier University, where most of the gathering’s events will…
Nominations for LCC Family Ministries due soon
CANADA – A reminder that nominations for Lutheran Church–Canada’s new position of Associate Director–Family Ministries are due by September 15, 2024. LCC’s Board of Directors is seeking nominations for the position, which has been created in response to Resolution 22.3.03 passed at the 2022 Synod…
LCC holds AGM, releases Annual Report
ONLINE – Lutheran Church–Canada (LCC) held its Annual General Meeting online on June 13, 2024. In addition to regular work, like the reception of audited financial statements and the auditor’s report, the meeting also saw the release of a new Annual Report which provides a…