Category: National News

September 9, 2021

Confessional Chats: Introducing LCC’s New Video Series

  CANADA – On September 9, 2021, Lutheran Church–Canada (LCC) launched its inaugural video in a new series called “Confessional Chats” hosted by President Timothy Teuscher. LCC believes it is important that our Synodical President has contact with the pastors and people of LCC—and beyond—regarding…

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July 29, 2021

LWMLC holds virtual convention

ONLINE – From July 8 to 10, 2021, the Lutheran Women’s Missionary League-Canada (LWMLC) held their eleventh National Convention. The theme, “Christ Lives in Me,” was based on Galatians 2:20, “I have been crucified with Christ. It is no longer I who live, but Christ who…

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July 15, 2021

The cost of stained glass window frames when not maintained

by Allan Scharlach KITCHENER, Ont. – How much?!?! That’s what the congregation of Historic St. Paul’s Lutheran Church in Kitchener, Ontario, was asking during a Properties Report last September. The reason for the question came as the result of a quote for the repair of our…

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July 8, 2021

Thinking about hiring a student? The strings attached may have been cut

  by Jeffrey A.L. Kriwetz For many students and young people, finding a job can be a challenge. They need work experience, but often many small employers do not have the budget or the desire to hire and train students and young people who have…

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June 25, 2021

LCC/LLLC Communications interns announced for summer 2021

CANADA – Lutheran Church–Canada (LCC) Communications and Lutheran Laymen’s League of Canada (LLLC) announced in May that they will be joining forces to offer a paid, part-time summer internship beginning in July through to August of 2021. We were overwhelmed by the excellent applications we…

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June 25, 2021

Lutherans respond to the legacy of the residential school system

CANADA – The announcement that more than 700 unmarked graves have been found near the former Marieval Indian Residential School in Saskatchewan has brought fresh grief to the country, as people grapple with the legacy of the residential school system. “The discovery of more unmarked…

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