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NYG an opportunity to strengthen church relations
WINNIPEG – When youth and leaders from across Lutheran Church–Canada (LCC) gathered in Winnipeg for the National Youth Gathering (NYG), they were not alone: friends from the North American Lutheran Church (NALC) and the Lutheran Church of Australia (LCA) were also in attendance. Initial discussions…
Lutheran Hour Ministries Selects Next Executive Director
ST. LOUIS, Missouri – Kurt Buchholz of Glen Arm, Maryland, has accepted a call from the Board of Directors of the International Lutheran Laymen’s League (Int’l LLL) to become the next Executive Director for Lutheran Hour Ministries. Buchholz will join the ministry Aug. 30 and…
Ukrainian seminarians celebrate graduation
UKRAINE – On July 21, Concordia Lutheran Seminary (Odessa) held its graduation ceremony. Six students graduated from their three-year education program. They will now begin their two years vicarage in Synod of Evangelical Lutheran Churches in Ukraine (SELCU) congregations under the supervision of Ukrainian pastors….
President Bugbee attends German National Pastors’ Conference
BERLIN, Germany – The General Pastoral Conference of the SELK (Independent Evangelical Lutheran Church) of Germany met June 17-21, 2013, at St. John’s Institute Retreat Centre in the Berlin borough of Spandau. President Robert Bugbee of Lutheran Church–Canada was among the international guests who attended….
LCMS convention expands inter-church relations
by Mathew Block ST. LOUIS, Missouri – Yesterday the triennial convention of The Lutheran Church—Missouri Synod (LCMS) came to a close. This convention was marked with a number of resolutions designed to expand inter-church relations, including the official recognition of three new partner churches. The…
LCMS Convention begins
ST. LOUIS, Missouri – The 65th Regular Convention of The Lutheran Church—Missouri Synod (LCMS) is currently underway in St. Louis. Opening worship was held the evening of July 20, with the first day of business taking place the next day. Lutheran Church–Canada’s (LCC) President Robert…