Category: National News

June 12, 2015

LCC President recommends Interim Pastoral Leader for Alberta and British Columbia

UPDATE – LCC’s Board of Directors has acted on President Bugbee’s recommendation and appointed Rev. Nolan Astley to serve as Interim Pastoral Leader for Alberta and British Columbia. READ MORE HERE CANADA – Lutheran Church-Canada (LCC) President Dr. Robert Bugbee has announced that he will…

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June 3, 2015

CLTS Professor William Mundt retiring

ST. CATHARINES, Ontario – Rev. Dr. William F. Mundt, longtime Associate Professor of Theology at Concordia Lutheran Theological Seminary (CLTS—St. Catharines, Ontario), is retiring from full-time service. Dr. Mundt was active in the seminary’s early days from 1975-1986, first in preliminary meetings leading to its…

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June 1, 2015

First Calls for 2015’s Pastoral Candidates

CANADA – Concordia Lutheran Seminary (CLS – Edmonton) and Concordia Lutheran Theological Seminary (CLTS – St. Catharines, Ontario) held their annual graduation ceremonies on May 29 and May 30 respectively, during which time they announced the first calls of pastors. Among those participating in CLTS’…

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May 29, 2015

LCC seminaries prepare for call day

CANADA – Lutheran Church–Canada’s (LCC) two seminaries are preparing for their sacred convocation and call services, when pastoral candidates will receive their first calls and vicars their vicarage assignments. Concordia Lutheran Seminary (CLS) in Edmonton will hold its Sacred Convocation on May 29 at 7:00…

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May 27, 2015

CREW Ministries re-releases “The BIG little Album”

CANADA – CREW Ministries has announced that it is re-releasing its popular “BIG little Album.” The album is a collection of children’s worship songs, with a CD rom feature that allows you to access and print guitar chords, lyrics, and actions for the songs. “Spring…

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May 26, 2015

President Elect addresses ABC District convention; final election and resolution results

CALGARY – On May 24, the final day of the 2015 ABC District Convention, President Elect Glenn Schaeffer addressed delegates to formally respond to his election a day earlier. “I do not stand here today as a leader,” President Schaeffer said, quoting Leonard Sweet. “My…

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