Category: National News

October 11, 2017

Watch LCC’s 2017 Synodical Convention Live Online

CANADA – Lutheran Church–Canada (LCC) will hold its eleventh synodical convention October 13-16, 2017 in Kitchener, Ontario, with business sessions and the opening worship service being broadcast live online. This year’s convention comes at a historic time for Lutherans, as 2017 marks the 500th anniversary…

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October 4, 2017

PAT Program celebrates first Regionally Remote pastor

HIGH PRAIRIE, Alta. – On September 12, 2017, Redeemer Lutheran Church in High Prairie, Alberta celebrated the ordination and installation of Rev. Terry Goerz, the first graduate with a regionally remote ministry focus from Lutheran Church–Canada’s (LCC) Pastors with Alternate Training (PAT) program. At seventy…

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October 3, 2017

Lutheran Hour Thanksgiving edition to feature LCC President

CANADA – On Sunday, October 8, The Lutheran Hour will feature a special Thanksgiving edition in which Rev. Dr. Robert Bugbee, President of Lutheran Church–Canada, serves as guest speaker. President Bugbee will present a message entitled “Thanksgiving is Today,” based on Psalm 95:1-7. “Why is…

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September 30, 2017

Audio from Restructuring Webinars now online

ONLINE – Lutheran Church–Canada (LCC) held two webinars on September 28, 2017 to unpack the details of the proposed new structure for Synod, which will be voted on during LCC’s upcoming national convention in October. A recording of the presentation is now available to download…

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September 22, 2017

Reformation 2017 Artwork: The Translation of the Bible

Editor’s Note: Kelly Klages has agreed to prepare six pieces of original art for Lutheran Church–Canada (LCC) commemorating the 500th anniversary of the Reformation in 2017. Each piece of art will be featured on the covers of this year’s issues of The Canadian Lutheran magazine….

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September 20, 2017

Pray for the Synodical Convention

ONLINE – With just under a month to go until Lutheran Church–Canada’s 2017 Synodical Convention, synod is encouraging congregations to keep the upcoming event in prayer. To that end, LCC has released a series of prayers which congregations can use during worship services in the…

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