Category: Regional News
Resurrection hope
by Don Schiemann In spring of 2010, I was in Prince George, BC. I preached at our church in the morning and led the congregation through a call meeting in the afternoon. Then I headed off to the airport to catch my flight home—a WestJet…
Interview with LCC chaplain
BURLINGTON, Ontario – In November 2012, Rev. Dr. Harold Ristau appeared as a guest on Canadian television program 100 Huntley Street to talk about his book At peace with war: A chaplain’s meditations from Afghanistan. That interview was recently made available to watch online. Padre…
Daily Bible reading spreads to Saskatoon
SASKATOON – Lutheran Church–Canada President Robert Bugbee traveled to Saskatoon January 13 to give a passionate talk at St. Paul’s Lutheran Church on the importance of immersing oneself daily in the Word of God. President Bugbee noted the challenges that Christians increasingly face in a…
Jennifer Jade Kerr and Kelti Malone tour Ontario
ONTARIO – Lutheran Church–Canada musicians Jennifer Jade Kerr and Kelti Malone undertook a three-week, ten-show musical tour of Ontario during October and November. Several shows were held for East District congregations. “This was my first time touring with a talented lady named Kelti Malone,” said Jennifer, who…
The state of Quebec Lutheranism
by James Morgan The political relationship between Quebec and the rest of Canada has often been a difficult one, with nationalist groups at various times asserting the province’s linguistic and cultural distinctiveness. The recent victory of the Parti Quebecois in the September provincial election will…
Provincial project presents the face of Lutheranism in Quebec
by David Somers MONTREAL, Quebec – L’Église évangéilque luthérienne de l’Ascension was selected by a government cultural heritage project to represent the Lutheran Church in an effort to increase public awareness of religious diversity in Quebec. In collaboration with Université Laval and the Ministère de…