You are invited to attend the installation service for Rev. Dr. Larry Kochendorfer, Bishop-elect of the Evangelical Lutheran Church in Canada at 4:00 PM (CDT) on Saturday, September 27 at Faith Lutheran Church in Winnipeg. A light reception will follow the formal service.
Rostered leaders attending in person are invited to vest and process. The colour of the day is red.
The installation will also be live-streamed via the ELCIC’s youtube channel. Those unable to attend the service in-person are asked to consider tuning into the live-stream, together with fellow congregants or on-own. If interested in participating in communion, those watching online may have bread/wine at hand for the sharing of the sacraments.
Offering for the service will be designated to the ELCJHL Appeal and CLWR’s Friends of Creation.
Download a copy of the Installation Bulletin here.
Watch the live stream here.
Written greetings to Bishop-elect Larry are also welcome and may be sent directly to lkochendorfer@elcic.ca.
We invite you to take part – whether in-person or online, and to share this invitation in your congregation’s bulletin, print it out for your information boards, and help spread the word of the ELCIC’s first National Bishop installation service in 18 years.
On July 12, 2025, delegates to the 2025 ELCIC National Convention voted Rev. Dr. Larry Kochendorfer to be the fifth National Bishop of the Evangelical Lutheran Church in Canada. The Bishop-elect formally began the position on September 1, with the installation taking place September 27.
