Category: National News
Haiti relief donations to CLWR almost at $400,000 mark; deadline ahead
from CLWR News WINNIPEG– As the Canadian Lutheran World Relief Appeal for Haiti enters its third week, donations continue to flood into its Winnipeg head office. As of 9:30 a.m. Thursday, February 4, the total amount of donations receipted topped $370,000. Stacks of unopened letters will…
Devotions, sermons now available for Winter Olympics
VANCOUVER – Lutherans volunteering, participating in or supporting in prayer the mission activities at the Vancouver 2010 Winter Olympics can now draw upon two new inspirational resources. The Alberta-British Columbia District of Lutheran Church–Canada (LCC) has published daily devotions and Lenten sermons – all with…
News Briefs: Long-time staff member retires
Following two months of leave for health reasons, Worker Benefit Plans director, Inge Schroeder has retired. She is the longest-serving member of Lutheran Church–Canada’s staff, joining the new synod’s office team in 1989 as administrative support. She soon focused her talents on assisting in the…
Trinity Richmond gearing up for Olympic outreach
RICHMOND, B.C. – A Lutheran Church–Canada (LCC) congregation in metro Vancouver says it needs help welcoming the world to the February 2010 Winter Olympics. Ron Hindle, a deacon at Trinity, Richmond, said his church needs volunteers because it will run several outreach programs and is…
Tirzah takes God’s love on the road
QUESNEL – The women of Tirzah – CREW Ministries’ first all-female, full-time touring groups – want the world to know the message behind their name. Tirzah means beloved, and we are all “loved by God.” The band includes Michelle Groening, Jessica Roth and Stephanie Roller….
Statistical ups and downs
The trend toward declining membership in Lutheran Church–Canada congregations continued according to the 2008 statistical reports submitted by 70 percent of LCC’s congregations. Baptized membership is just above 70,000 and confirmed membership stands at 52,836 in 315 congregations. Confirmed membership has dropped more than one…
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