Category: East Region News
150th anniversary in Kurtzville
KURTZVILLE, Ont. – Trinity Evangelical Lutheran Church is celebrating 150 years of God’s blessings. Generous fundraising allowed the committee to host a roast pig dinner for all those who attended the Anniversary Vespers and Cemetery Memorial Services on May 26, 2024. Local dignitaries were also…
East Region Church Workers’ Conference
NIAGARA FALLS – Lutheran Church–Canada’s East Region’s Pastors and Deacons Conference was held April 22-24, 2024 once again at Mount Carmel Retreat Centre in Niagara Falls. About 65 people attended. The presentations were delivered in a most enjoyable and sometimes humorous way by Rev. David…
Homeschool co-op in Burlington
BURLINGTON, Ont. – This past school year, Lutheran homeschooling families in the Burlington area were blessed to meet for a co-op at Prince of Peace Lutheran Church on the third and fifth Fridays of the month from September 2023 to May 2024. Mornings began with…
25th ordination anniversary for Rev. Gerson L. Flor
CASTEAU, Belgium – On March 21, 1999, before the altar of Trinity Evangelical Lutheran Community in Vila Progresso, Brazil, Rev. Gerson L. Flor was ordained into the Holy Ministry. Twenty-five years have passed and almost half of his life now has been spent as an…
Bethel in Kitchener celebrates 75 years of grace
KITCHENER, Ont. – On February 6, 1949, eleven men met and signed the charter establishing the congregation of Bethel Evangelical Lutheran Church in Kitchener. On February 4, 2024, 210 attendees gathered for the Divine Service to celebrate its 75th anniversary, followed by a catered lunch…
Honouring 30 years of pastoral service in Kitchener
KITCHENER, Ont. – Rev. Warren Hamp and his thirty years of pastoral service to the congregation of Faith Lutheran Church (FLC) in Kitchener were honoured on September 24, 2023. It is a privilege for any congregation to commemorate an anniversary with its pastor. Treasured senior…