Category: National News

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 21, 2021

NYG hosts Youth Ministry Round Table

ONLINE – On April 10, 2021, youth leaders from across four provinces gathered on Zoom to share about current joys and struggles in ministry. Hosted by the National Youth Gathering, the event was open to everyone involved in youth ministry in Lutheran Church–Canada (LCC), and…

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May 28, 2021

Urgent prayer request for Ethiopia

ETHIOPIA – Lutheran Church–Canada (LCC)’s President Timothy Teuscher, received a letter from Rev. Asefa Aredo, LCC Missionary at Large to the Lutheran Oromo community in Winnipeg, with an urgent prayer request for Ethiopia amid significant unrest. The letter from Rev. Aredo is as follows: ……

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May 27, 2021

A Victory for Church Autonomy

by Jeffrey A.L. Kriwetz If someone disagrees with a church body’s decision about something relating to the church’s doctrines and internal rules, can that person sue the church and seek relief from the court? In a ruling released on May 21, 2021, the Supreme Court…

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April 28, 2021

Call for nominations for LCC’s 2022 National Convention

CANADA – As Lutheran Church–Canada (LCC) begins preparations for 2022’s National Convention in Edmonton, A.B., the church is calling on its members to prayerfully consider nominations for synod’s boards and offices. In April, LCC sent a letter to all congregations inviting them to recommend candidates. Any LCC…

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April 26, 2021

Lutheran Church–Canada Adopts 2021 Budget

CANADA – Lutheran Church–Canada’s adopted 2021 Budget is available in the March/April issue of The Canadian Lutheran and can be accessed as a printable PDF, Here. Overview Our Mission The mission of Lutheran Church–Canada is to organize, equip, and motivate its members to confess, proclaim,…

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