Category: National News

November 27, 2016

2016 Advent devotions available in English and French

ONLINE – Christians hoping to spend more time in prayer and devotion this Advent season will benefit from newly released devotionals from Lutheran Hour Ministries (LHM) and Lutheran Association of Missionaries and Pilots (LAMP). The theme for this year’s devotional from LHM is “Christmas Memories”…

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November 23, 2016

LCC artist featured in Reformation 2017 resources

MORDEN, Manitoba – Kelly Klages, a member of Lutheran Church–Canada (LCC) and a gifted artist and hymnwriter, has seen two of her songs recently featured in resources for 500th anniversary commemorations of the Reformation by The Lutheran Church–Missouri Synod (LCMS). “What an honour, and what…

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October 10, 2016

LCC President brings greetings, discusses Reformation with Canadian Catholics

CORNWALL, Ontario – The Canadian Conference of Catholic Bishops (CCCB) held its annual plenary assembly September 26-30, 2016 in Cornwall, Ontario, and Lutheran Church–Canada (LCC) President Robert Bugbee was present to bring greetings and participate in a panel discussion on the upcoming 500th anniversary of…

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September 13, 2016

A Letter on the CCMS’ Restructuring Plan

by Bill Ney Now that the summer of 2016 has passed,  the Commission on Constitutional Matters and Structure (CCMS) wishes to update the church on the progress it has made thus far toward providing a Plan for the restructuring of Lutheran Church-Canada (LCC) as mandated…

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August 19, 2016

Concrete recommendations released for the restructuring of Lutheran Church–Canada

CANADA – Lutheran Church–Canada’s (LCC) Commission on Constitutional Matters and Structure (CCMS) has announced the completion of the third stage in the restructuring process of LCC—the development of concrete recommendations for the restructuring of Synod. The results are detailed at length in a newly released…

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August 4, 2016

Interim Pastoral Leader to conclude service in Alberta and British Columbia

WINNIPEG – Rev. Nolan D. Astley, the Interim Pastoral Leader for Lutheran Church–Canada (LCC) congregations in Alberta and British Columbia during the past year, will officially conclude his work in this role on September 1, 2016. The Interim Pastoral Leader arrangement was implemented after the…

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