The Weltgebetstag is generally celebrated on the first Friday of March with a different country writing the service materials each year. For 2026, the writing committee is from Nigeria and the theme is “I Will Give You Rest: Come” (Matthew…
Spring, summer, fall, winter and the “5th season”: Carnival. 20 congregation members and friends gathered to socialize and to learn about carnival celebrations in many cities across Europe, North- and South America. Pastor Annika Klappert spoke about the Christian foundations…
Church Council is Martin Luther Church's primary governing body. The team provides leadership, governance, and strategic planning for implementing the church's mission, handles administrative and budgetary tasks, and resolves bureaucratic and maintenance issues - all while ensuring the church's activities…
We welcomed people from near and far for our 2025 Christmas Eve worship services in German and English at Martin Luther Church in Toronto. Pastor Annika Klappert led the traditional services and preached about the classic “Silent Night”, which we…
The journey to having a festive and bright Christmas tree at our church began on November 13, 2025, when a few church members travelled to Giesela Schmidt’s property near Orangeville to scope out suitable trees. The chosen evergreen tree was…
Once again, we held an Advent celebration for our senior members at Martin Luther Church on Wednesday, December 10th, 2025 at 11:00 am. The weather was snowy and icy that morning, and the volunteers who had prepared everything feared that,…
How often have you stood in the basement of the Martin Luther Church Toronto, looking at framed photographs of confirmands, reading their names, remembering the people and wondering about their whereabouts and wellbeing? The photos were taken off the wall…
Rehearsal and Performance Space Available Musicians, singers and choirs – the sanctuary space of Martin Luther Church is available for rehearsals or performances. • Great acoustics • Beautiful stained glass windows • Electric piano • Microphones and speakers • Seating…
Reactions to our Christmas Play on December 21, 2025: "Well done!" "The cast was great!" "Critics raved!" "Play director Sonja Schweiger’s production enthralled the audience, young and old." "Audience got to wear halos!" "It was nice to sing familiar carols…
We warmly invite you Sunday November 30, 2025 from 1 to 4 pm to our annual Christmas Bazaar and Market Fundraiser for the church, showcasing hand-made crafts, home baking, jams, and much more for sale. Start your Christmas shopping early and…
The celebration began with a worship service in German and English led by Pastor Annika Klappert. Special guest Rev. Katherine Gohm, Assistant to the Bishop, Eastern Synod of the Evangelical Lutheran Church in Canada (ELCIC), welcomed everyone, extended greetings from the Bishop,…
"Filling the church with multiple generations doing activities that educate, celebrate and connect our community of faith”, that was one of the visions the council came up with during its retreat on Oct 25, 2025. The All-Saints Sunday service on…
On Wednesday October 22, 2025, members of the congregation and community came together for a Volunteer Appreciation night at Dinner Church! 30 people enjoyed an Oktoberfest-inspired meal including sausages, rouladen, red cabbage, potato salad, rye bread and pretzels, plus homemade…
On Sunday, September 21, 2025, we said farewell to Vicar Alice Rothgordt, who is returning to Germany after a one-year vicariate placement abroad with us at Martin Luther Church via the Evangelical Church in Germany (EKD)). The farewell service, led…
September 21, 2025, 15th Sunday after Pentecost - 11:00 am German-English Service with Farewell to Vicar Alice Rothgordt (returning to Germany), presided by Pastor Annika Klappert & Vicar Alice Rothgordt. Followed by small reception in the foyer. Please sign a…
... is ready to download and read. Published August 26, 2025 on 10 pages. In this issue: • Welcome back, Pastor Annika Klappert, and goodbye, Vicar Alice Rothgordt • Report from President Jocelyn Sommerfeld • Messages & Updates -Interview- Pastor…
Love to sing? Join the Church Choir at Martin Luther Ev. Lutheran Church. The Church Choir needs to rebuild - membership has dropped off - and we are welcoming new singers of all voice types and vocal ranges. Our repertoire…
Confirmation – What does that actually mean? Many may still remember their own confirmation as an exercise in memorization: the 10 Commandments, Psalm 23, the Creed, the Lord’s Prayer…. Of course, dealing with the basics of the Protestant faith is…
Our Bible Study is a mid-week discussion group that explores certain texts in the bible usually on a Tuesday evening meeting approximately once-a-month at 7:00 pm on Zoom starting in March and ending in November (with a Summer break). Since…
Our German and English-speaking Martin Luther Evangelical Lutheran Church in Toronto is starting a new congregational season after the summer holidays, and we want to celebrate: Sunday, September 7, 2025, 11:00 a.m. followed by potluck buffet luncheon We warmly invite…