Category: Regional News
Honouring 30 years of pastoral service in Kitchener
KITCHENER, Ont. – Rev. Warren Hamp and his thirty years of pastoral service to the congregation of Faith Lutheran Church (FLC) in Kitchener were honoured on September 24, 2023. It is a privilege for any congregation to commemorate an anniversary with its pastor. Treasured senior…
Sharing Christmas with people in Nunavut
OXBOW, Sask. – Grise Fiord is an Inuit hamlet of approximately 140 residents, located on Ellesmere Island, about 1,500 kms from the North Pole, and, as the crow flies, just over 3,000 kms from Oxbow. Even with modern technology, what are the chances of these…
Grace Lutheran celebrates 150 years
PEMBROKE, Ont. – One hundred and fifty years ago, thirteen families living near Locksley Station, south of Pembroke, met to form a new Lutheran congregation under the name Grace Evangelical Lutheran Church. The congregation celebrated that anniversary with a year of festivities, concluding with two…
EDLYA holds retreat and AGM
WATERLOO, Ont. – On November 18, 2023, East District Lutheran Young Adults (EDLYA) met in Waterloo for their first post-COVID Annual General Meeting, during which time they elected a new president and discussed the future of EDLYA. Former president Josh Gajdos and his wife Erika…
Grace in Regina celebrates 100th anniversary
REGINA – Grace Lutheran is marking its 100th anniversary with a series of celebrations, marking a century since March 11, 1924, when the saints who have gone on before gathered to sign the first constitution of Grace Evangelical Lutheran Church. Rev. Arron Gust delivered the…
Retirement celebration in Kelowna
KELOWNA, B.C. – On Sunday, November 5, 2023, the congregation of First Lutheran Church (FLC) and the community of Kelowna, came together to celebrate Gary Brucker’s retirement from FLC. After 29 years of being on staff holding many titles, most recently Director of Worship, Gary…