Category: National News
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….
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…
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…
LCC Members now able to support their home congregations via online donations
CANADA – Lutheran Church–Canada has enhanced its website to include the option of giving directly to your home congregation, in an effort to assist congregations suffering financial hardships due to COVID-19. This update was announced in a letter to congregations sent out on March 27,…
Concerning COVID-19: Statement from LCC’s President
Concerning the Coronavirus (COVID-19) A Statement from the President of Lutheran Church–Canada Dear Brothers and Sisters in Christ, “Who knows whether you have not come to the kingdom for such a time as this?” (Esther 4:14). Those words of Holy Scripture came to mind as…
COVID-19: LCC recommends suspension of church services, releases materials for home devotions
CANADA – Lutheran Church–Canada (LCC) is recommending that congregations temporarily suspend regular and ordinary worship services and other group events in response to the spread of the coronavirus COVID-19. The action comes in light of the request of federal and provincial governments urging the closure…