Evangelical Lutheran Church in Canada

06/05/2026

The latest issue of Canada Lutheran - June 2026 - is here and has been posted online! Hard copies to arrive soon – view your subscription online.

https://canadalutheran.ca

06/04/2026

Read about the ELCIC Day of Action wrap-up, learn more about the recent Conversations Across the Church event and join in prayer with National Bishop Larry Kochendorfer for the four young students detained in Birzeit.

Read all that and much more below:

https://mailchi.mp/elcic/elcic-news732fgasd8g127-4751615?e=7d185dec88

06/03/2026

National Bishop Larry Kochendorfer is inviting the church to join in prayer and advocacy following an urgent request from Bishop Dr. Imad Haddad of the Evangelical Lutheran Church in Jordan and the Holy Land (ELCJHL), an ELCIC partner church.

In a June 3 letter to the church, Bishop Kochendorfer shared Bishop Haddad’s concerns regarding Natalie Abuddayeh, a youth member of the ELCJHL, who was detained alongside three other women from her student apartment in Birzeit. Abuddayeh is a member of the Evangelical Lutheran Church of the Reformation in Beit Jala, a graduate of Talitha Kumi Lutheran School and a media and journalism student at Birzeit University.

“Our prayers and actions for justice are always intertwined,” Kochendorfer wrote. “We join in prayer for our siblings in Christ.”

National Bishop Larry Kochendorfer is inviting the church to join in prayer and advocacy following an urgent request from Bishop Dr. Imad Haddad of the Evangelical Lutheran Church in Jordan and the Holy Land (ELCJHL), an ELCIC partner church.  In a June 3 letter to the church, Bishop Kochendorfer s...

06/02/2026

From neighbourhood clean-ups and community barbecues to fundraisers, food donations and acts of service, congregations across the Evangelical Lutheran Church in Canada (ELCIC) came together on May 31 for the first ever .

Learn about two congregations in particular that hosted a classic car parade and a sidewalk fiesta below!

From neighbourhood clean-ups and community barbecues to fundraisers, food donations and acts of service, congregations across the Evangelical Lutheran Church in Canada (ELCIC) came together on May 31 for the first ever ELCIC Day of Action. The new initiative encouraged congregations to step outside....

06/01/2026

Every act of care helps strengthen the communities we call home. Thank you for sharing your witness with us.

We are blown away by your generosity! As a result of the donations received during today’s free Community BBQ, we were able to stock the shelves of the Yorkton Community Fridge AND give them $635.00 to purchase additional grocery items.

06/01/2026

What a wonderful way to bring people together and strengthen community connections.

06/01/2026

More highlights from the !

Did your congregations participate? We want to see your photos and hear about your activities! Share them to social media and tag us here and use hashtags and .

And please use this form to upload photos and stories: https://form.jotform.com/ELCIC/elcic-day-of-action---our-stories

06/01/2026

We are inspired by the many ways congregations are sharing their gifts and responding to the needs around them.

06/01/2026

Thank you for being part of the and for sharing God's love in your community.

06/01/2026

A powerful expression of care at First Evangelical Lutheran Church in Toronto.