Category: General

July 2, 2024

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…

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June 28, 2024

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…

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June 26, 2024

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…

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June 25, 2024

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…

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June 24, 2024

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…

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June 19, 2024

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…

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