Category: National News
National convention provides outreach opportunity
by James Morgan When a few hundred Lutherans gather in one city for three days, there’s a great opportunity for outreach. A concert at this year’s Lutheran Church–Canada convention in Hamilton (from June 3 to 6) is designed to do exactly that. On Sunday, June…
Church publications discuss challenges at annual convention
Representatives of North America’s church press met in Chicago, April 27-29 amid the reality of declining church memberships, shrinking budgets and the growth of online readership. Members of the Canadian Church Press met with their US counterparts in the Associated Church Press to hear plenary…
Value of Lutheran archives in Edmonton is tangible
by Keven Drews EDMONTON — Each artifact in Edmonton’s Lutheran Historical Institute (LHI) tells a story. A silver-luster cup witnessed Philadelphia’s battle against the plague in the late 1700s. Carried by Pastor Fredrick Schmidt, the cup helped baptize the dying—sometimes hundreds a day. A coyote-skin…
New Lutheran Hour Speaker premieres Easter Sunday
Pastor Greg Seltz will go on the air Easter Sunday with his first sermon as Speaker for The Lutheran Hour® radio program. His Resurrection Day message will echo that of the Speakers who have gone before him over the broadcast for more than 80 years:…
Organization for visually impaired faces shortages
by Katherina Dueck Blind and visually impaired Christians around the world receive access to the Bible and Christian books thanks to Lutheran Braille Workers-Canada, a volunteer organization that produces Braille books and provides those books on request, free of charge. Currently, LBW-C finds itself short…
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