Category: Regional News
2019 Manitoba-North Western Ontario Church Workers’ Conference
KENORA, Ontario – On Monday, October 7, seventeen church workers gathered at Luther Village for fellowship and a supper at the opening of the Manitoba-North Western Ontario Church Worker’s Conference. The opening service followed, at which Rev. Cameron Schnarr and Lutheran Church–Canada President Timothy Teuscher…
Fifth anniversary of rebooted University of Calgary campus ministry
CALGARY – Foothills Lutheran Church was originally named Varsity Hill Lutheran, and the first pastor, Rev. Paul Schmidt, was called in 1965 to be the part-time University of Calgary chaplain. The Lutheran students’ club had a designated room in the parsonage, with regular meetings there…
Transition for LAMP missionary “a time for both joy and sadness”
WARMAN, Saskatchewan – A new chapter began with tears of both joy and sadness as the congregational leaders of St. John’s Evangelical Lutheran Church in Warman, Saskatchewan blessed and sent their pastor of 18 years into the mission field. Rev. Randy Heide will serve with…
Alberta considers bill to protect conscience rights of physicians
ALBERTA – Lutheran Church–Canada echoes the Evangelical Fellowship of Canada (EFC) in its support of Bill 207, a private member’s bill which would ensure health care providers in Alberta are not forced to participate in the provision of services like abortion or physician assisted suicide…
Donations to Wagner Hills, ministry for those facing addiction, benefit from matching grant
LANGLEY, B.C. – For the past five years, Wagner Hills Farm Society has been the beneficiary of a matching grant in the lead up to Christmas. This year, friends of Wagner Hills have put forward a matching grant of up to $525,000, giving the agency…
Guinness World Records 2020 features LCC pastor
CANADA – The 2020 edition of Guinness World Records is out now, and one of those featured prominently is Lutheran Church–Canada’s own Rev. Dr. Kevin Fast. Dr. Fast was one of the record-holders present during a Canadian launch of the book in Toronto on September…