Category: National News

October 27, 2020

The Canadian Lutheran celebrates 50 issues with editor, Mathew Block!

CANADA – This September/October 2020 issue of The Canadian Lutheran magazine marks the 50th issue of the magazine to be published under the editorship of Mathew Block. Block has a long history of communications work for Lutheran Church–Canada (LCC) and Confessional Lutheran church bodies worldwide….

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October 22, 2020

LCC holds first Special Convention

  NATIONAL – The first Special Convention of Lutheran Church–Canada (LCC) was held on Saturday, October 17 via Zoom with 77 voting delegates and 26 advisory delegates in attendance. LCC President Timothy Teuscher called the meeting to order and Vice-president Thomas Kruesel led the assembly…

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October 13, 2020

LCC Special Convention Update

ONLINE – Information has been sent out to voting and non-voting (advisory) delegates for LCC’s Special Convention and the preceding Resolution Committee meeting. Delegates must register for the Special Convention by October 15th. The Resolution Committee meeting is optional and does not require registration. This…

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October 1, 2020

LCC expands online resources

NATIONAL – Lutheran Church–Canada (LCC)’s online content continues to expand, featuring new categorized resource material on its website. A new dropdown menu under “Resources” has been introduced, as well as topical pages designated for church worker wellness resources, communications resources, and more. It is the…

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October 1, 2020

LCC issues Compensation Guidelines for 2021

WINNIPEG – The Board of Directors of Lutheran Church–Canada (LCC) met on September 17, and one of the items on the agenda was the approval of new Compensation Guidelines for 2021. While the guidelines are advisory in nature, not laws, LCC hopes they will help…

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October 1, 2020

LCC Special Convention News

  ONLINE – In June of this year, the Board of Directors called for an online or virtual Special Convention of Lutheran Church–Canada (LCC) to be held on October 17, 2020. The purpose of this Special Convention concerns the amending of Statutory Bylaw 9.01 to…

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