Category: National News
LWMLC plans online convention
ONLINE – Lutheran Women’s Missionary League-Canada (LWMLC) will hold its upcoming national convention online from July 8-11, 2021. The theme of the convention is “Christ Lives in Me” (Galatians 2:20). The LWMLC’s National Council decided in September that, as a result of uncertainty related to…
Synod offers website development services for LCC congregations
NATIONAL – Lutheran Church–Canada (LCC) is now offering website development and hosting services for LCC congregations. This service is free and includes a customized domain under LCC’s Network of Sites. Congregations who have already purchased a domain for their congregational website can also choose to…
Bible Study Guide released to accompany CTCR document: “A Lutheran Response”
ONLINE – The Commission on Theology and Church Relations (CTCR) recently released a Bible Study to accompany the December 2020 CTCR document entitled: A Lutheran Response to Contemporary Issues. A Study Guide has also been released as a resource for leaders. Both of these documents…
LCC releases special publication: Together, One
CANADA – Lutheran Church–Canada (LCC) is releasing a one-time special publication, entitled “Together, One” which highlights the people and organizations collectively serving as the body of Christ across the Lutheran landscape in Canada. This publication is designed not as a report describing the work…
LCC Synod Convention dates set, logo released
CANADA – Delegates of the 2020 Special Convention passed a resolution allowing the 2021 Synod Convention to be postponed to 2022. The LCC Board of Directors has set the date and location. The convention will be held June 10-13, 2022 at the Edmonton South…
In Memoriam: Pastor Ward Irwin Yunker
by Thomas Prachar Rev. Ward Irwin Yunker was born in La Crosse, WI in 1974 and grew up in Rochester, MN, where he graduated from John Marshal High School. After graduating from Concordia University, St. Paul, MN with a BA in 1997, he attended Concordia…