Category: National News

March 16, 2017

LCC President Bugbee recuperating following surgery

CONNECTICUT, U.S.A. – Lutheran Church–Canada members are encouraged to keep LCC President Robert Bugbee in prayer as he recuperates from recent surgery. President Bugbee had been visiting family in Connecticut while on vacation when he fell following a storm. This resulted in two fractures to…

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March 15, 2017

LCC releases Reformation banner patterns.

  CANADA – Lutheran Church–Canada (LCC) is pleased to make available two banner patterns in commemoration of the 500th anniversary of the Reformation. The first banner was designed by Kelly Klages. It shows Luther’s Rose, growing from the roots of the Reformation, while a cross…

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March 10, 2017

Schedule your showing of new Luther film

CANADA – The radical events, compelling personalities, and exciting drama of the Reformation are brought to life in Martin Luther: The Idea that Changed the World. This new full-length documentary features thrilling reenactments of the sixteenth-century events with commentary from leading church-history experts. The film,…

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March 7, 2017

LCC membership down, junior confirmations up in latest statistics

CANADA – The 2015 statistics for Lutheran Church–Canada (LCC) have been released and they note, for the first time ever, a decrease in membership to below 60,000 members. In 2015, LCC counted a baptized membership of 58,745. That’s down from the year previous, when baptized…

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March 6, 2017

37 Decisions on the Restructuring of Lutheran Church–Canada

CANADA – The Commission for Constitutional Matters and Structure (CCMS) of Lutheran Church–Canada (LCC) has released a new document which outlines the proposed new structure of LCC in detail. The document is entitled “The 37 Decisions” and runs to 23 pages in length. Among the…

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February 23, 2017

Reformation outreach to your local school

CANADA – As your congregation prepares to commemorate the 500th anniversary of the Reformation in 2017, you are likely considering ways to reach out to your community. Chances are your local school studies the Reformation at some point in its history curriculum. Why not ask…

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