Category: National News
Numbers are in for 2009
WINNIPEG – Like every annual report, the 2009 statistics for Lutheran Church–Canada show gains and losses, and offer good news and bad. Baptised membership trend 1999-2009 Continuing a multi-year trend, baptized membership (all people on a congregation’s membership list) in LCC congregations declined 1.7 percent in…
Helping meet intercultural ministry needs
While Canada celebrates its multiculturalism, Lutheran Church–Canada (LCC) encourages inter-culturalism—Gospel proclamation in churches and congregations where Lutherans from around the world, now living in Canada, receive God’s gifts in Word and Sacraments. For many adult new Canadians, the first task is learning English, then adapting…
Pension and benefit plan changes announced
Lutheran Church–Canada’s Board of Directors approved changes to some parts of the Worker Benefit Plans based on recommendations from the Board of Managers (BOM). The BOM, which gives direction and oversight to LCC’s Worker Benefit Plans, made these recommendations after two days of careful deliberation…
Partner church leader encourages interaction
During a two-day visit to Winnipeg July 8 and 9, Rev. Dr. Michael Semmler, president of Lutheran Church of Australia (LCA) stressed the importance and special nature of the relationship the Australian church shares with Lutheran Church–Canada. He noted the similarities between the two churches…
Spreading the light of God’s love
Monday’s servant events followed by an evening spent enjoying the water and rides at West Edmonton Mall left the youth and leaders attending the final session of Lutheran Church–Canada’s National Youth Gathering weary yet not looking forward to the end of the experience. The gathering…
The dirty hands of a living faith
EDMONTON – “These are not glamorous jobs at all,” explained Tara Barnes who organized where more than 350 Lutheran youth spent the afternoon of Monday, July 5. As part of Lutheran Church–Canada’s National Youth Gathering the young people and their leaders fanned out across Edmonton…
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