First Lutheran Church is a
member of the British Columbia Synod (one of five regions) which make up
the Evangelical Lutheran Church in Canada (ELCIC) which in turn belongs to
the Lutheran World Federation which represents the 80 million Lutherans
around the world.
For more information on the ministries of the ELCIC (office in Winnipeg,
Manitoba), visit its website at
www.elcic.ca.
For similar information on the BC synod, visit its office in New
Westminster or its website at
www.bcsynod.org
Canadian Lutheran World
Relief (CLWR) is one of Canada’s oldest relief and development agencies.
Formed in 1946 as a response to the humanitarian crisis in post-war
Europe, CLWR has grown to serve the world’s poor and disenfranchised.
Find out more at
http://www.clwr.org/index.cfm
Collingwood Neighbourhood
House http://www.cnh.bc.ca/ operates
an English Language Services
for Adults (ELSA) and a daycare out
of the church basement five days a week.
The Girl Guides of Canada
meet once a week in the church basement on Tuesday evenings.
http://www.girlguides.ca/
