Category: Regional News
Independent investigation concludes
Lutheran Church–Canada (LCC) today announced the resignation of Todd Guggenmos from the pastoral ministry of LCC and from the congregations he served as pastor, following the completion of an independent investigation into allegations of online misconduct made against him. That investigation has concluded: That Guggenmos…
First Lutheran Church welcomes refugees from Iraq
You shall treat the stranger who sojourns with you as the native among you, and you shall love him as yourself, for you were strangers in the land of Egypt: I am the Lord your God. — Leviticus 19:34 WINDSOR, Ont. – Tomas, Mehasin, and…
50th anniversary in Goderich
GODERICH, Ont. – Berea-by-the-Water Lutheran Church recently celebrated 50 years as a congregation. The afternoon church service on Sunday, July 10, was attended by current and former members, as well as members from their sister church, Zion Lutheran in Dashwood. Other guests included East Regional…
Ukraine fundraiser in the Okanagan
OLIVER, B.C. – On August 27, an event called “1000 Rides Out” took place in Oliver to update the community on an earlier charity fundraiser that was held near the beginning of the conflict in Ukraine, when many refugees were leaving for safer locations. This…
LCC member illustrates new book from Kloria
CANADA – Kloria Publishing has recently published three new board books, and one of them is by Harrison Avery Prozenko, a member of Lutheran Church–Canada. Kloria is an American Lutheran publisher known for its production of beautiful children’s books illustrating beloved hymns. Prozenko’s book, Create…
Epiphany Thunder Bay moves to new building
THUNDER BAY, Ont. – Epiphany Lutheran Church was established and built in the 1960s. The average attendance has never been much above 80 people per Sunday, and like most churches built in that era, it was a non-energy-efficient building. Designed by a Missouri Synod architect…