Category: National News

June 20, 2014

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…

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June 19, 2014

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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June 16, 2014

Standing on guard

by Mathew Block It’s become almost commonplace to note that Canada is not the nation it once was. We have quickly become a post-Christian society—a nation which counts Christian faith as part of its history but not its future. Last year, Statistics Canada announced that…

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June 10, 2014

Catching up on convention news: Video now online

CANADA – Were you unable to attend LCC’s Convention in Vancouver? Trying to catch up on important news from the convention? The easiest way to find out what you missed is by viewing the news stories posted online at The Canadian Lutheran. We’ve posted information…

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June 10, 2014

Convention welcomes international guests

VANCOUVER – Lutheran Church–Canada was pleased to welcome several international guests to its 2014 National Convention. Attending the convention on behalf of their church bodies were President Chul-Hwan Kim of the Lutheran Church in Korea, President Vannarith Chhim of the Evangelical Lutheran Church of Cambodia…

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June 9, 2014

Convention recognizes outgoing BOD members

VANCOUVER – On Sunday, the convention recognized the work of outgoing Board of Directors members: Rev. Dr. Karl Keller (Walnut Grove, B.C.), Anne Taylor (Ottawa, Ontario), and Lorne Wirth (Regina, Saskatchewan). Of the three, only Dr. Keller was able to be present for the event….

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