Category: National News

June 25, 2020

Canadian broadcast of The Lutheran Hour this Sunday to include Canada Day message from Rev. Scott Gamble

  CANADA – This Sunday June 28, 2020, on the Canadian broadcast of The Lutheran Hour, Lutheran Church–Canada (LCC) pastor, Rev. Scott Gamble, will be sharing a special message entitled “O Canada, Canada: A Love/Hate Relationship”. With Canada Day just around the corner, Gamble’s message…

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June 17, 2020

LCC congregations coordinate, offer virtual VBS options Canada-wide, all summer long!

ONLINE – Lutheran Church–Canada (LCC) congregations across the country have come together to coordinate free Virtual VBS options for families all summer long – No matter where you live! An email will be sent out to all congregations with details, relevant links, as well as…

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June 8, 2020

LCC youth gatherings announce date changes

CANADA – The co-chairs of the Lutheran Church–Canada (LCC) National Youth Gathering (NYG) and the co-chairs of the IMPACT Youth Gathering (formerly the ABC District Youth Gathering) have released a video talking about the upcoming change to the dates for both gatherings. At the beginning…

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May 28, 2020

Lutheran Church–Canada Financial Report 2019 & Budget 2020

  CANADA – Lutheran Church–Canada’s 2019 Financial Report and 2020 Budget were sent out to congregations today, May 28, 2020, and can be accessed as a printable PDF, Here. The full report will also be included in the May/June issue of The Canadian Lutheran magazine….

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May 13, 2020

Is Religious Autonomy in Canada in Danger?

  by Jeffrey A.L. Kriwetz Much has been written lately about the decline of Christianity as an influence in modern society. For the most part, that decline in influence has been brought about, not by a direct attack on Christian institutions themselves, but by indirect…

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April 7, 2020

LCC congregations reach out via online ministry during the COVID-19 crisis

  by Michelle Heumann Across the country, Lutheran Church–Canada (LCC) congregations are united in a quest to deliver the Word to those who need to hear it in a time when gathering together in person is risky, and, in most places, currently banned—not because of…

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