“We firmly believe that it is not too late for us to halt the most destructive impacts of climate change, but it requires commitment and determination from us now.
Joint Easter message from the National Bishop and Primate
National Bishop Susan Johnson (Evangelical Lutheran Church in Canada) and Archbishop and Primate Linda Nicholls (Anglican Church of Canada) share a message of courage, hope and joy as the church prepares to celebrate the risen Christ.
ELCIC National Bishop writes pastoral letter of support to ELCJHL
“May we together be strengthened by the joy and hope that is found in Jesus’ resurrection from the dead and his assurance that he still walks with us all – in Jerusalem, in the West Bank, in Gaza, in Canada and indeed around the world.”
National Bishop Susan Johnson writes to the church on the call to uphold dignity
“Through the 2011 Social Statement on Human Sexuality, the ELCIC is committed to upholding the dignity of all people and to engaging in practices that more fully enable all people, regardless of their sexual orientation, to live as members of the body of Christ.”
ELCIC National Bishop Susan Johnson has shared a pastoral letter with the church and 2SLGBTQIA+ community on upholding the dignity of all people.
Leaders praise government’s decision to reinstate funding to UNRWA
“We realize that Canada is not a major international power in the current crisis. However, Canada has a moral obligation and duty to support the values of justice and fairness that are not evident in the violence unfolding in Gaza…”
Joint statement from the ELCIC and ELCJHL
“In the midst of this crisis, the ELCJHL and other churches are doing all that they can, with the resources they have, to offer aid and comfort to their neighbors; but these resources are also now being stretched thin…”
A joint Christmas message from Bishop Susan Johnson and Archbishop Linda Nicholls
A joint Christmas message from National Bishop Susan Johnson of the Evangelical Lutheran Church in Canada (ELCIC) and Archbishop and Primate Linda Nicholls of the Anglican Church of Canada (ACC).
ELCIC members step forward in support of partners in the ELCJHL
At the beginning of November, the Evangelical Lutheran Church in Canada launched an appeal to support our partners in the Evangelical Lutheran Church in Jordan and the Holy Land (ELCJHL).
Church leaders write to Prime Minister following WCC statement on climate justice
On November 29, the leaders of the Evangelical Lutheran Church in Canada, the Anglican Church of Canada, the United Church of Canada and KAIROS Canada wrote to Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau.
North American church leaders call for peace in the Holy Land, release Advent prayer resource
The four leaders of the the Evangelical Lutheran Church in Canada, the Anglican Church of Canada, the Episcopal Church and the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America have released an ecumenical prayer resource for the Advent season.
