Category: Regional News
First-ever virtual youth gathering a success
EDMONTON – On September 10, 2021, the IMPACT Youth Gathering committee held a mini virtual youth gathering as a way to fulfill their mission statement—Community, growth, and equipping centered on Christ—in a time when gathering in person for a weekend has not been possible….
A block party brings the community together
SPRUCE VIEW, Alta. – King of Kings Lutheran Church hosted their second annual block party on August 28, 2021. It was a fabulous outreach for the community, especially in light of the recent pandemic. The congregation could not have been happier with the attendance…
Bethel Thunder Bay closes
THUNDER BAY, Ont. – After 124 years of the Lord’s blessings in Word and Sacrament, Bethel Lutheran Church in Thunder Bay held its final Divine Service and closing of the congregation on July 4, 2021. “It was a day filled with tears and bathed in…
Forever Bound by Endless Love: New Reinhardt Hymn!
ONTARIO – Rev. Kurt E. Reinhardt’s Forever Bound by Endless Love is a hymn of comfort and consolation to those who are facing the death of a loved one. Reinhardt is a hymnwriter and pastor in Lutheran Church–Canada (LCC)’s East Region, serving Trinity Lutheran Church in…
When Life’s Great Trials Cast You Down: New Reinhardt Hymn!
ONTARIO – When Life’s Great Trials Cast You Down 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. The lyrics to the new hymn will be featured on the back…
Riverbend marks DPS’s 15th anniversary
EDMONTON – On July 11, 2021, the congregation had the honour of celebrating Kathy Cornish’s fifteenth anniversary as Director of Parish Services at Riverbend Lutheran Church. During the morning worship service, Rev. Sye Van Maanen gave a special blessing in honour of the occasion….