Category: Regional News

March 21, 2011

Youth explore Higher Things

by James Morgan  Mount Forest, Ontario was the appropriately named location for the first Higher Things Day Retreat in Canada. With the theme “The Law, the Gospel…and the Rest of Your Life!” the March 18th event at St. John’s Lutheran Church, presented by the Hanover…

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February 26, 2011

The Lutheran Hour meets Alberta’s oilsands

Ft. McMurray, Alberta – Ever since the population of this northern Alberta area exploded with oil production, the Lutheran Laymen’s League of Canada’s local membership has dreamt of broadcasting The Lutheran Hour’s Gospel message into the community. The dream becomes reality Sunday, March 6 when…

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January 18, 2011

A wealth of Lutheran history from Western Canada

EDMONTON — The Lutheran Historical Institute holds hundreds of thousands of archives – everything from Martin Luther’s 16th century writings to the personal correspondences of farmers and their families in the Edmonton area. Luther’s works 1567: This eight-volume collection was donated by the Reiner family…

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January 12, 2011

Ontario volunteers share God’s love in Nicaragua

by James Morgan For many children in Canada, vacation Bible school at a local church is a summer tradition, and it’s quickly becoming one for more than 700 children in Leon, Nicaragua, thanks to help from eleven volunteers from Redeemer Lutheran Church in Waterloo, Ontario….

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January 7, 2011

Concordia High School to move Edmonton campus, expand programs

EDMONTON — One of the city’s oldest private Christian high schools plans to expand its university-preparatory programs and attract more international students thanks to some massive changes. Concordia High School (CHS), which is associated with Lutheran Church–Canada, announced plans January 7 to move to a…

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December 1, 2010

Pastor receives military commendation for chaplain’s work

Rev. Vic Morris pastor of Concordia Lutheran Church in Penticton B.C., and a reserve military chaplain with the British Columbia Dragoons, was awarded the Commander’s Commendation by Colonel Bryan Gagne of the Canadian Army’s 39 Brigade Group headquartered in Vancouver. A chaplain before he came…

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