Category: General
Doctor Luke: Evangelist & Physician
by James Kellerman We learn from Colossians 4:14 that Luke was a physician. But did that fact have any bearing on the way that he wrote his Gospel? We could answer that question by simply searching for words in Luke or Acts that might have…
Bethel in Kitchener celebrates 75 years of grace
KITCHENER, Ont. – On February 6, 1949, eleven men met and signed the charter establishing the congregation of Bethel Evangelical Lutheran Church in Kitchener. On February 4, 2024, 210 attendees gathered for the Divine Service to celebrate its 75th anniversary, followed by a catered lunch…
West RMMC holds meetings
EDMONTON – Members of Lutheran Church–Canada’s (LCC) West Region Mission and Ministry Council (RMMC) met for their annual in-person meeting at Grace Lutheran in Edmonton from April 11-12. Rev. Dr. Joel Heck from Concordia Lutheran Seminary presented on “The Art of Asking Questions,” as well…
Regional young adult retreat
REGINA – Mount Olive Lutheran Church, assisted by Rev. Nigel Prozenko (Prince of Peace, Regina), hosted a Central Region young adults retreat over the final weekend in February, drawing participants from across the province, with some even travelling from Manitoba. Lutheran Church–Canada’s (LCC) Central Regional…
Like a Water Tower
by Marvin Bublitz I wrote my column for this issue just after attending Concordia Lutheran Theological Seminary’s Vicars Dinner, which was sponsored by the Lutheran Women’s Missionary League – Canada (LWMLC). It brought back memories from years ago when I attended as a student preparing…
LWMLC reaches three-year mission grant goal
CANADA – Every three years, the women of Lutheran Women’s Missionary League–Canada (LWMLC) set a goal and select recipients for their mission giving over the following three years. At the end of the most recent triennium, all mission grant goals selected in 2021 were completed—a…