Category: West Region News
Overflow crowd for 100th
HANNA, Alta. – At the 100th anniversary of St. Paul’s Lutheran Church in the Hand Hills, northeast of Drumheller, a crowd of more than 100 filled the little church and overflowed outside to hear God’s word preached by Rev. Richard Klein, who served St. Paul’s…
Calgary pastor witnesses God’s grace in Cambodia
From July 27 to August 9, Rev. Laverne and Deanna Hautz (Foothills, Calgary) participated in a short-term mission in Cambodia as part of their involvement in the LCMS-based Pastoral Leadership Institute (PLI). PHNOM PENH – The Lutheran presence in Cambodia, less than 20 years old,…
Hive of activity for children
WETASKIWIN, Alta. – Creating a beehive of excitement, Zion Lutheran Church’s vacation Bible school had 104 children zipping, zapping and zooming for Jesus. Ingredients included music, games and—most important—instruction on Jesus’ life and works. With teamwork and Christian love, Rev. Lorne Manweiler and the group…
Telling eternal truths at museum parade
DRUMHELLER, Alta. – At the Royal Tyrrell Museum’s 25th anniversary, Grace Lutheran Church presented a colourful parade float reminding everyone that the evidence is indisputable: we have a God who intervened in history. Proudly displaying Noah’s Ark, the cross and the rainbow, the float appealed…
High-schoolers visit US sem for summer school
CHILLIWACK, B.C. – This year two ABC District students joined other young Lutheran men at Christ Academy, June 20-July 3, on the campus of Concordia Theological Seminary in Fort Wayne, Indiana. Sean Morden and Luke Partridge, both of St. Paul’s in Chilliwack, attended the two-week…
Saying goodbye and hello: Celebrating 15 years of blessings
EDMONTON – Faith Lutheran School’s Farewell Reunion, May 16 marked both the school’s “15 years of blessings” and its move to St. Albert, where it will be renamed King of Kings Lutheran School. Highlights of the day included Polish baseball, a favorite student game from…
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