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In honour of the 200th anniversary of the birth of C. F. W. Walther, first president of the Lutheran Church–Missouri Synod, the seminary is holding a festive convocation: C. F. W. WALTHER as Hymn-Writer, Hymnal Editor, Pastor, and Musician The convocation opens with a narrated hymn festival on Sunday evening, 23 October, 7:00pm, featuring Resurrection … Continue reading C. F. W. Walther Festive Convocation: Watch Live!

“I didn’t know there were any Catholics in Germany!” was one young lady’s response on being interviewed shortly after the new pope, a German, was elected. Dr Wilhelm Torgerson used this example to demonstrate how so many people around the world think of Germany as a Lutheran country. The reality is, sad to say, that … Continue reading Harvest Day 2011

Dean Juhana Pohjola’s sermon at CLTS for St Luke’s Day, 18 October 2011  St Luke 10:1-9 1 After this the Lord appointed seventy-two others and sent them on ahead of him, two by two, into every town and place where he himself was about to go. 2 And he said to them, "The harvest is … Continue reading The Festival of St Luke

At Thanksgiving we not only give thanks to God for the blessings of our country and its rich harvest, but we remember His grace shown to us in Jesus Christ, our Saviour. That message is the focus of the Holy Ministry that Jesus instituted to preach the Gospel to all the world. This Thanksgiving please … Continue reading Give Thanks to God for Your Seminary

Pastor Wilhelm Torgerson, most recently of Lutherstadt-Wittenberg, Germany, has just begun a year as Visiting Professor at Concordia, St. Catharines. Pastor Torgerson is well known to Canadian Lutherans, having grown up in Edmonton and having served as a pastor for four years in Medicine Hat, Alberta. The rest of his ministry has been in the … Continue reading Pastor Wilhelm Torgerson Joins CLTS for a Year

Thanks to the generous support of FaithLife Financial, Concordia Seminary, St. Catharines is pleased to offer the 2012 Pastor’s Desk Diary to the first 650 Lutheran pastors or professional church workers who place an order (e-mail concordiarec@brocku.ca). The diary is designed to be used by Lutheran pastors in Canada who serve in LCC/LCMS, ELCIC, and … Continue reading Pastor’s Desk Diary 2012

Concordia's Martin Luther chapel was filled with the sound of children as students and their families gathered with faculty, staff, regents, and local visitors for the opening service of the 36th academic year. It truly gladdens the heart to have such a vibrant young seminary community, with more than 20 children in its midst. The … Continue reading Opening Service 2011

Do you want to read the Old Testament with understanding? Beginning on Tuesday, 13 September 2011, 7:00pm, Concordia Lutheran Theological Seminary, St. Catharines, will open its doors to anyone interested in a guided tour through the Old Testament. The teacher will be Pastor Juhana Pohjola of Helsinki, Finland, who is a visiting scholar at the … Continue reading Vistas on the Old Testament

Concordia Lutheran Theological Seminary is proud to announce that Rev. Jon Vieker will be the major presenter for a Festive Convocation in honour of the 200th birthday of C. F. W. Walther. Rev. Vieker is the Senior Assistant to the President of the Lutheran Church–Missouri Synod, and a noted expert on the early hymnals of … Continue reading C. F. W. Walther Festive Convocation, 23-24 October 2011

The faculty congratulates 1987 CLTS graduate Dr Tom Korcok on CPH's recent publication of his Lutheran Education: From Wittenberg to the Future. Dr Korcok's first book is an expanded version of his doctoral treatise at the Free University of Amsterdam. In the blurbs printed at the front of the book, Dr John Stephenson comments that, … Continue reading 1987 CLTS Graduate Publishes His First Book