Category: National News
LCC 2022 Financial Assistance documents now available online
CANADA – Packages for Lutheran Church–Canada (LCC) congregations and ministries requesting financial assistance for 2022 have been sent out by mail and email. The package includes the application form and timeline for the process. Completed applications are to be returned to the appropriate Regional…
Six CCCA Awards for The Canadian Lutheran
CANADA – The Canadian Christian Communicators Association (CCCA) held its annual Awards of Excellence on April 7, 2021, and The Canadian Lutheran received six awards: First Place (From the Editor), Second Place (Media Review), Third Place (Magazine Feature), Third Place (Biblical/Theological Reflection), Third Place (Opinion),…
Vulnerable groups at risk as Canada expands physician assisted suicide
CANADA – The move by Canada’s federal government to extend legal physician assisted suicide and euthanasia has been met with widespread concern that the most vulnerable in our society are being placed at risk. On March 17, 2021, Bill C-7 received royal assent, following a…
LWMLC plans online convention
ONLINE – Lutheran Women’s Missionary League-Canada (LWMLC) will hold its upcoming national convention online from July 8-11, 2021. The theme of the convention is “Christ Lives in Me” (Galatians 2:20). The LWMLC’s National Council decided in September that, as a result of uncertainty related to…
Synod offers website development services for LCC congregations
NATIONAL – Lutheran Church–Canada (LCC) is now offering website development and hosting services for LCC congregations. This service is free and includes a customized domain under LCC’s Network of Sites. Congregations who have already purchased a domain for their congregational website can also choose to…
Bible Study Guide released to accompany CTCR document: “A Lutheran Response”
ONLINE – The Commission on Theology and Church Relations (CTCR) recently released a Bible Study to accompany the December 2020 CTCR document entitled: A Lutheran Response to Contemporary Issues. A Study Guide has also been released as a resource for leaders. Both of these documents…