Category: Regional News
Former East District BOD member passes on to glory
KANATA, Ontario – Kenneth Lyell Currie, who served Lutheran Church–Canada’s former East District as a longtime board member, passed on to glory on April 19, 2021 at the age of 86. The cause of death was mesothelioma. Ken played an active role in church life,…
Lutheran Leavener: Prairie Pastor Plays Metal Music
WARMAN, Saskatchewan – Many pastors are talented singers and musicians in their own rights, but it’s not everyday that one drops an EP—especially one featuring metal music. Rev. Peter Knelson is pastor of St. John’s Lutheran in Warman, Saskatchewan, but he also releases Christian…
Long-term church administrator retires
SOUTHLAND CIRCUIT, Sask. – Recently, Roberta Freitag retired as church secretary of St. John and St. Peter Lutheran Parish, after serving for 37 years. During that time she has served alongside six pastors: Rev. Greg Heidorn, Rev. Keith Reisdorf, Rev. Neil Otke, Rev. Bill…
Resurrection Lutheran moves upward
ST. CATHARINES, Ont. – In 1970, Resurrection Lutheran Church in St. Catharines secured a mortgage from the East District Church Extension Fund to build an uncommon church facility nestled at the bottom of the Niagara Escarpment, featuring 1970s architecture and ascending levels toward the sanctuary….
Martin Luther’s Candy Farm
CHILLIWACK, B.C. – It has been difficult to find creative ideas for children’s ministry during the pandemic, so on October 30, 2020, St. Paul’s Lutheran hosted an outdoor event called “Martin Luther’s Candy Farm,” where children got to have fun collecting treats and hearing about…
From Nicaragua to Canada—My journey to become a pastor of Jesus’ flock
by Oscar Castillo LONDON, Ont. – I am Rev. Oscar Castillo. Since August 2010, I have been the Assistant Pastor at Faith Lutheran Church in London and its daughter congregation, Grace Lutheran Church, in Strathroy. I was born in Chinandega, Nicaragua. I have been…
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