LCC Seminaries present honorary awards 2023

CANADA – Lutheran Church–Canada’s (LCC) seminaries presented several honorary awards during their respective call services this year.

Concordia Lutheran Theological Seminary’s (CLTS – St. Catharines) Call Service honoured Rev. Warren Hamp, pastor of Faith Lutheran Church (Kitchener, ON) with the Delta Chi (Servant of Christ) award, the seminary’s highest honour. Rev. Hamp graduated from CLTS in 1990 and has served LCC in a variety of ways, including as a member of LCC’s Board of Directors. CLTS shared that, Rev. Hamp “was extolled as a model ‘Servant of Christ’ for his quiet theological leadership as chairman of the Commission on Theology and Church Relations, for ongoing work in ecumenical dialogue, and for many years of adjunct teaching at the seminary.”

Concordia Lutheran Seminary (CLS – Edmonton) presented the Friend of the Seminary award to Beverly (and Bryan, posthumously) Adam. Beverly and her late husband, Bryan, shared a top priority commitment to walk with Jesus in their everyday life and as dedicated members of St. Matthew Lutheran Church (Stony Plain, AB). Beverly and Bryan have built a legacy of support for Christian mission through church, school, university and seminary, and beyond. They have always generously given of their time and were benefactors of the church and the seminary and regularly attended placement services for vicars and pastors.

CLS presented the Faith in Life award to Dwayne Cleave, a faithful servant of the Lord in his work for Lutheran Church–Canada. Dwayne goes about his service as a good listener and with a humble attitude, promptly responding to requests by congregations, church members, and church workers. Besides being a regular attendee at his home congregation of Saint James Lutheran Church (Winnipeg, MB) since 1988, Dwayne has served in the roles of elder, treasurer, member of the education committee, president, vice-president, and youth leader. Having been trained in management at the University of Manitoba and certified by the General Accounting Program (CGA), Employee Benefit Specialist Program (CEBS), and Canadian Securities Institute (CSI), Dwayne has employed his skills and knowledge in the service of the Synod. In his twenty years of service in LCC, he has been the Treasurer and Chief Administrative Officer (his current position) of LCC, and since 2010 has also been the Executive Director of LCC’s Worker Benefits Services Inc.

CLS presented the Doulas Dia Iesoun award to Rev. Roland Kubke. In his almost thirty-five years as an LCC pastor, Rev. Kubke has served congregations in Maple Creek and Fox Valley, Saskatchewan; Simcoe, Ontario; Medicine Hat, Alberta; and Beach Corner, Alberta. In his work as a pastor, Rev. Kubke has demonstrated the depth of his theological convictions through solid pastoral practice, teaching, and preaching. His spirit of sacrifice is evident as he uses his many gifts in various areas of service. He was on the Board of Regents of Concordia University Edmonton and on the Board of Directors of the ABC District. 

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