Category: International News
Ethiopian Oromos facing persecution, request prayer
WINNIPEG – On December 10, Winnipeg’s Oromo Christian Fellowship staged a peaceful protest in Winnipeg at the Manitoba Legislature to draw attention to the plight of Oromo people in Ethiopia, who are facing a violent crackdown from the government. “The Ethiopian government has a plan…
Praying for the Persecuted Church
by James Morgan As Lutheran Christians in Canada, we have it pretty good. Of course there are issues in our society and even within our synod that unsettle us, but we are nevertheless free to believe in Christ as our Saviour, to worship Him, and…
ILC welcomes Nicaraguans into membership; LCC reelected to Executive Council
ARGENTINA – From September 24-27, Lutheran leaders from across the globe gathered in Buenos Aires for the International Lutheran Council’s (ILC) 25th (10th) World Conference, meeting under the theme “Bringing the Reformation to the World.” A highlight of the event was the welcome of three…
Nicaraguan clergy study New Testament Greek
NICARAGUA – Clergy in the Lutheran Church Synod of Nicaragua are preparing for their second course on New Testament Greek, set to take place this coming November. This year’s course builds on lessons first begun in November 2014. At that time, twenty-five pastors and vicars…
Call to Prayer for Partners in Australia
WINNIPEG – Lutheran Church-Canada (LCC) President Robert Bugbee is asking congregations across the country to pray in Sunday services on September 27 for their partners in the Lutheran Church of Australia (LCA). “The LCA will convene a very important Synod convention in the last days…
Canadian Lutherans respond to Syrian refugee crisis with sponsorship and aid
SYRIA – A heartbreaking photo of a little boy, Aylan Kurdi, who drowned when the boat he was on capsized off the coast of Turkey. Thousands of people desperately trying to find refuge in Europe. For many, these stories have been a renewed call-to-action to…
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