Category: National News
Countdown to 2016 National Youth Gathering
ST. CATHARINES, ONTARIO – With less than a year to go, the National Youth Gathering (NYG) Committee hopes you’re as excited as they are about the 2016 gathering. The NYG Planning Committee met July 27-29 at Christ Lutheran Church (St. Catharines, Ontario) to continue preparations…
Help respond to the needs of Syrian refugees
CANADA – Canadian Lutheran World Relief (CLWR) and Lutheran Church–Canada (LCC) are calling on Canadian Lutherans to make a donation to support Syrian refugees suffering and displaced by brutal violence in their country. Donations made between September 12, 2015 and December 31, 2015 will be…
LCC indicates willingness to receive the Lutheran Historical Institute
EDMONTON – Lutheran Church–Canada’s (LCC) Board of Directors has responded to the ABC District Convention’s offer to gift the Lutheran Historical Institute (LHI) to LCC, saying they are willing to accept the archives if it is determined they are legally allowed to do so. In…
Oromo Christians hold international conference in Winnipeg
WINNIPEG – Downtown Winnipeg was buzzing July 24-26 as Lutheran Church of the Redeemer played host to the 20th annual international Conference of United Oromo Evangelical Churches (UOEC). The event brought together delegates not only from across Canada and the United States, but also from…
Update on the ABC District Situation – September 3, 2015
The Alberta-British Columbia (ABC) District group had their most recent court date on August 28, at which time the Court approved an extension of the Stay of Proceedings until October 30, 2015. By that time, the court-appointed Monitor, Deloitte Restructuring Inc., anticipates the District will…
Technical error in July/August 2015 issue of The Canadian Lutheran
CANADA – An image layering problem resulted in the province of Quebec being unintentionally hidden from view in a map on page five of the print edition of the July/August 2015 issue of The Canadian Lutheran. We apologize for the error and any offense it…
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