Category: National News

September 5, 2019

LCMS Radio highlights Canadian seminaries, NYG

ONLINE – KFUO Radio, a radio station of The Lutheran Church—Missouri Synod, has featured two Canadian guests over the past month on its popular Coffee Hour and Thy Strong Word programs. On August 29, Rev. Glenn Worcester and Lisa Olding were invited to speak with…

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August 19, 2019

Worthless?

by Glenn Worcester My parents divorced when I was fifteen. After that, I lived with my mom while my brother stayed with my dad. Growing up, my brother was the “bad kid” (he got kicked out of high school in grade eleven for drugs), so…

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August 13, 2019

NYG 2019: LCC Youth Find Their Worth in Christ

by Michelle Heumann From July 5-9, 2019, approximately 250 youth, leaders, and volunteers gathered at the beautiful campus of Trinity Western University in Langley, B.C. for the eleventh Lutheran Church–Canada (LCC) National Youth Gathering (NYG). The theme was based on Romans 5:8, encouraging participants to…

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July 30, 2019

LCC seeking new Communications Director

WINNIPEG – Lutheran Church–Canada’s (LCC) Synod office in Winnipeg is seeking a Communications Director. The person in this position is responsible for maintaining ongoing communication program of synod and developing new strategies for communication with internal and external constituencies. Under the supervision of the President of…

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July 22, 2019

Scam attempt targets LCC

WINNIPEG – A month ago The Canadian Lutheran reported on a new scam that is targeting Canadian churches. In the scam, someone posing as a church leader contacts other members of the church, sometimes by name, asking them to send electronic gift cards. A similar…

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July 18, 2019

Supporting CREW Ministries

CANADA – As CREW Ministries begins the process of winding down, it is inviting members of Lutheran Church–Canada (LCC) who have been blessed by the organization’s ministry over the past three decades to consider a donation to help clear remaining debts. “We are so grateful…

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