Category: National News
Concordia Lutheran Mission Society seeks nominations
CANADA – Concordia Lutheran Mission Society (CLMS) is currently seeking nominations to fill three vacancies on its board. “Who do you know with a heart for missions?” the call for nominations reads. “A wonderful opportunity is available to help share the Good News around the…
Convention Essays Now Online
ONLINE – Lutheran Church–Canada is pleased to announce that the essays from the 2014 National Convention are now available for download. Rev. Kurt Reinhardt’s presentation—”As Dear Children Ask Their Dear Father”—focused on prayer. The two-part essay is available for download now as a pdf. Rev….
Why we dialogue with other churches
by Warren Hamp One of the directions which the Commission on Theology and Church Relations has taken in the last few years has been to help coordinate dialogue with other Christian confessions. This comes under the ‘church relations’ side of the commission’s work. Currently, Lutheran…
LCC chaplain receives one of the Armed Forces’ highest commendations
OTTAWA – On May 31, 2014 Rev. Dr. Chaplain Harold Ristau—a member of Lutheran Church–Canada—received the Chief of Defense Staff (CDS) commendation, which is one of the highest recognitions in the Canadian Armed Forces (CAF). Dr. Ristau was honoured along with 11 other military personnel…
A Call to Prayer in the Wake of the Moncton Tragedy
Dear friends of the Lutheran Church–Canada family, As delegates to our recent Tenth Convention were making their way to Vancouver, they—together with everyone in Canada—were shattered by news of the shooting deaths of three Royal Canadian Mounted Police officers in Moncton, New Brunswick. Our delegates…
President Don Schiemann (ABC) will not stand for reelection
CANADA – As Lutheran Church–Canada moves on from its national convention (held in Vancouver in early June) and sets its sights on district conventions in 2015, it does so with the knowledge that change is coming: President Don Schiemann of the Alberta-British Columbia (ABC) District…
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