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2026/2027 Eastern Synod Scholarships
The Eastern Synod is happy to announce we will be offering scholarships for the 2026/2027 academic year. All funds are administered by a Scholarship Committee appointed by the Eastern Synod Council. This financial support is available for the 2026-2027 academic year. For information and to apply click the link below:...Read More -
Our Ministry Stories: Impact Report
Did you receive Our Ministry Stories?We recently sent your congregation a letter in the mail and I hope you received it! I’ve attached a copy in hopes you will read our stories and share widely with others in our community. 2026 Eastern Synod Impact ReportDownload It was a real pleasure...Read More -
Tumbler Ridge Statement
Dear Siblings of Christ in the Eastern Synod, Greetings in the name of Jesus our saviour who experienced profound grief as well as death by violence. We are shocked and grieve with the people of Tumbler Ridge in the wake of the incomprehensible gun violence that has beset their community....Read More -
Climate Justice Committee – Call for Climate Campaign
Climate Justice Committee - Call for Climate Campaign Wednesday, February 18th marks the beginning of the Season of Lent, a time of preparation and fasting, and an opportunity to deepen our faith while we await Christ’s victory over sin and death during Easter. To mark this season, your Climate Justice...Read More -
Call for Climate Campaign- Resources
Phone Script/ Calling Guide PHONE SCRIPT_ How to Talk to Cabinet Ministers about Fossil Fuel SubsidiesDownload Letter Instructions instructions for subsidies letter.docxDownload Letter Template letter re fossil fuel subsidies.docx (1)Download First Week of Lent Sermon Srmn Lnt 1,2026 8X11.docxDownload Bulletin Insert Preview attachment Bulletin Insert - Call for Climate.pdfPreview attachment...Read More -
2026 Compensation Schedule
The 2026 Compensation Schedule for Rostered Ministers, Pastoral Supply and Interim Pastors for 2025-2026 is now available. 2026 Compensation ScheduleDownloadRead More -
Eastern Synod Queer Committee – what we are building in 2026 and how to take part
The Eastern Synod Queer Committee is working to strengthen queer and 2SLGBTQIA+ welcome, affirmation, and belonging across the synod — in worship, congregational life, and public witness. We met for a working retreat in December 2025 and made strong progress on advancing the mandates for this triennium. Queer Committee UpdateDownloadRead More -
Valley of the Birdtail – By Andrew Stobo Sniderman and Douglas Sanderson (Amo Binashii)
For most Canadians, until very recently, the history of Canada’s relationships and interactions with Indigenous peoples has been obscured. Collectively, we need to remove the barriers to learning and hopefully understanding our combined but often not shared histories. I think the authors of this book have done a masterful job...Read More -
Indigenous Art 2024: 49th Annual Juried Exhibition Catalogue
The Woodland Cultural Center's annual juried show brings together a wide array of Indigenous contemporary artists to share their stories, passions and talents. Offering the opportunity for visitors to learn and appreciate Indigenous knowledge, while creating awareness of current social, and political movements and perspectives from various Indigenous communities from...Read More -
52 Ways to Reconcile
By David A. Robertson “For reconciliation to work, we need everybody, we need everybody, and we need everybody to be passionate about it” (pg. 2). David A. Robertson is an Indigenous author, a son, a father, a husband, a community member, public speaker, articulate, passionate and humorous. In the introduction...Read More
Eastern Synod of the Evangelical Lutheran Church in Canada
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