Category: West Region News
Sabbath retreat in Edmonton
EDMONTON – The Sabbath Conference is an annual conference that serves an important role in connecting non-pastoral church workers and volunteers from across Canada in a way that is tailored to their unique calling. This year’s Sabbath Conference was held May 2-4, 2023, and welcomed…
New building for St. John’s in Vernon
VERNON, B.C. – St. John’s Lutheran Church is on the move. As of April 1, 2023, the 112-year-old congregation moved to its fifth building: the former home of Living Word Lutheran at 6525 Okanagan Landing Road. Since 1986, St. John’s had been situated at 5151…
First-ever IMPACT Youth Gathering
GRAND FORKS, B.C. – Well, it finally happened. After a five-year wait that included two National Youth Gatherings, one pandemic, and countless online events, the first-ever IMPACT Youth Gathering was held June 30 to July 3 in beautiful Grand Forks at Pines Bible Camp. A…
New members in Trail
TRAIL, B.C. – On Judica Sunday (the fifth Sunday in Lent), the congregation of Peace Lutheran Church in Trail was happy to receive into membership Mike and Riitta Piva, and Micah and Liisa Beatty and their two children, Ezra and Peter. The congregation hopes to…
Walking in the Light: Young Adult Retreat
MISSION, B.C. – On the weekend of May 5-7, 2023, Trinity Lutheran Church (Richmond) hosted a Young Adult Retreat at Camp Luther, with invitations to young adults in the Lower Mainland and beyond. Twenty-four people attended the retreat and gathered under the theme of “Walking…
LCC congregations impacted by Alberta wildfires
ALBERTA - With 91 active wildfires as of May 16, 2023, and 19,576 evacuees, the province has been under a state of emergency since May 6. There has not been much rain yet this spring, and high winds have fanned the fires and smoke has spread across most of Canada, leading to…
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