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Alberta considers bill to protect conscience rights of physicians
ALBERTA – Lutheran Church–Canada echoes the Evangelical Fellowship of Canada (EFC) in its support of Bill 207, a private member’s bill which would ensure health care providers in Alberta are not forced to participate in the provision of services like abortion or physician assisted suicide…
LLL-Canada elects new board members
CANADA – In early September, members of Lutheran Laymen’s League of Canada (LLL-C) elected board member Brian Wardle of Kitchener, Ontario to the Board of Directors. Re-elected members also included Gordon Schoepp of Onoway, Alberta and Stephen Braaten of Regina, Saskatchewan. New members serve a…
Donations to Wagner Hills, ministry for those facing addiction, benefit from matching grant
LANGLEY, B.C. – For the past five years, Wagner Hills Farm Society has been the beneficiary of a matching grant in the lead up to Christmas. This year, friends of Wagner Hills have put forward a matching grant of up to $525,000, giving the agency…
LCC issues financial update
ONLINE – The Board of Directors of Lutheran Church–Canada (LCC) has released a bulletin insert for congregations providing Synod’s up-to-date financial information. LCC will issue updates on Synod’s financial information on a quarterly basis. The insert highlights the variety of work Synod does on behalf…
LCC issues new Compensation Guidelines for 2020
WINNIPEG – The Board of Directors of Lutheran Church–Canada (LCC) met by conference call on October 10, during which time it approved new Compensation Guidelines for 2020. The new guidelines represent the first Synod-wide compensation guidelines for Lutheran Church–Canada. While the guidelines are advisory in…
New Compensation Guidelines forthcoming
WINNIPEG – The Board of Directors of Lutheran Church–Canada (LCC) is meeting October 10, 2019 to review and approve new Compensation Guidelines for 2020. The new guidelines come after a significant amount of research and work by the Personnel Committee, and will represent the first…
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