Category: National News

September 27, 2018

LCC Seminaries welcome new students to 2018-19 school year

CANADA – Classes at Lutheran Church–Canada’s two seminaries are well underway and both schools have welcomed a number of new students. Concordia Lutheran Theological Seminary (CLTS) in St. Catharines, Ontario held its first full day of classes on September 5, while Concordia Lutheran Seminary (CLS)…

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September 20, 2018

Regional Pastors to be Elected at Upcoming Conventions

The Regional Pastor serves as the ecclesiastical supervisor of the pastors, deacons and congregations (“the Members”) who reside and serve in his Region. As of January 1, 2019, LCC will have three regions (the number and configuration of regions is subject to revision over time)…

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September 20, 2018

Worker Benefit Services Seeking Corporate Directors

Recruiting Corporate Directors LCC – Worker Benefit Services The Worker Benefit Services (WBS) Board of Lutheran Church Canada (LCC) is recruiting for corporate directors to provide governance oversight, strategic insight and foresight for the Benefit plans provided to the church workers of congregations within Lutheran…

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September 17, 2018

Legal Weed: What does the Bible have to say about it?

by Perry Hart Oh Canada, you trendsetter among the western nations, blazing (pun intended) a trail towards the legalization of recreational marijuana! On October 17, 2018, Canada will join the ranks of Uruguay, Spain and other countries which have federally legalized recreational cannabis. (While some…

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September 13, 2018

Faculty Call Process Begins at CLTS

Concordia’s Professor of Theology and Dean of Students, Rev. Esko Murto, has accepted a call to return to Finland and serve a congregation in Tampere. In view of his departure at the end of the current academic year (2018-19), the seminary is beginning the call…

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September 11, 2018

Installation Service of Rev. Mark Smith as International Missions Executive of Lutheran Church-Canada

The Installation Service of Rev. Mark Smith as International Missions Executive of Lutheran Church-Canada, was held in the Chapel at the LCC Synod Office, 3074 Portage Avenue, Winnipeg MB on Tuesday, September 11th at 10:00 AM. [metaslider id=”14844″] Originally from Monroe, Michigan, Pastor Smith earned…

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