Category: News

January 22, 2016

Praying for Christian Unity

WORLD – Every year from January 18-25, Christians around the world mark a week of prayer for the unity of the Christian Church. “Whether it happens to be this particular week in late January or not, I urge our people to include the matter of…

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January 18, 2016

Nicaragua convention re-elects President, confirms ILC membership

CHINANDEGA, Nicaragua – The 5th Convention of the Lutheran Church Synod of Nicaragua (Iglesia Luterano Sínodo de Nicaragua – ILSN) met in Chinandega January 9-10, 2016. Rev. Marvin Donaire was elected to his second 4-year term as President on the first ballot of the convention’s…

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December 31, 2015

Australian Lutherans thanks LCC for their prayers

AUSTRALIA – The Lutheran Church of Australia (LCA) has expressed its thanks to Lutheran Church–Canada (LCC) for keeping their church in prayer in advance of their 2015 national convention. “Thank you for your willingness to do this for us as brothers and sisters in Christ,”…

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December 23, 2015

LCC President issues call to prayer for Oromos

WINNIPEG – Lutheran Church–Canada President Robert Bugbee has asked pastors and churches across the Synod to pray for the Oromo people during this Christmas festival season. “Many of you may never have heard of this particular people group,” President Bugbee noted, “but they account for…

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December 18, 2015

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…

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November 4, 2015

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…

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