Category: East Region News
Dual parish holds Ukraine Day
STRATFORD, Ont. – The dual parish of 1st St. John’s, Seebach’s Hill and 2nd St. John’s, Wartburg, held a Ukraine Information Day on March 20, 2022. The membership in both churches were very distressed with the destruction there, which aroused a deep desire to help….
New Brunswick congregation moves buildings
Riverview, N.B. – On May 1, the congregation of Good Shepherd Lutheran Church in Moncton said goodbye to one building and hello to another in a special service of disposition and moving. Since 1987, Good Shepherd has resided at 25 Hildegard Drive in Moncton. “We…
Author dedicates book to Grace Lutheran Oshawa
OSHAWA, Ont. – Writer Daniel Bhata is publishing a book titled Rescued, about his experiences as a refugee with serious health concerns. In the dedication, he thanks his family – parents, wife Fanos, and children Ebenezer and Manna – and the congregation at Grace Lutheran…
East Region church workers’ conference
NIAGARA FALLS, Ont. – After more than two and a half years’ hiatus because of COVID-19, lockdowns, and mandates, some of the pastors and deacons of the East Region were able to enjoy an in-person conference at Mount Carmel Retreat Centre in Niagara Falls. Excellent…
New Reinhardt hymn for our Ukraine brothers and sisters
ONTARIO – Be Near Your People, Lord, We Pray is a new hymn written by Rev. Kurt E. Reinhardt, pastor in Lutheran Church–Canada (LCC)’s East Region, serving Trinity Lutheran Church in Kurtzville, Ontario. Pastor Reinhardt shares that this hymn was written for our dear brothers…
St. Luke’s marks 125th anniversary
EGANVILLE, Ont. – On October 31, 2021, St. Luke’s Evangelical Lutheran Church celebrated 125 years with a service led by vacancy pastor Rev. Paul Williams, joined by Lutheran Church–Canada President Timothy Teuscher. The congregation was first organized in the winter of 1896. Soon the room…
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