Evangelical Lutheran Broadcast

Dear Friends of the Lutheran Broadcast:

We give you thanks for your prayers and donations to the Lutheran Broadcast. For the past 82 years this radio ministry has brought the Gospel of Jesus Christ to the listening audience of CKBI and, as well, to the listening audience of our website.

Now, because CKBI wants to go in a new direction, they have dropped the Lutheran Broadcast from their programming. Our last program was January 1, 2017. This news was unexpected.

Obviously, we cannot change their decision. But we can give thanks for the 82 years of Christian ministry that has involved so many people over the years. I certainly want to thank all the speakers who took the time and effort to record that half hour program. As well, the board members, the congregations and the individuals who gave in many ways so that the broadcast could happen.

Much of the history of the Lutheran Broadcast has been put in the ELCIC Synod Archives at the Lutheran Theological Seminary in Saskatoon. And so, a closing chapter in the history of radio ministry in Saskatchewan comes to an end. Again, thanks for taking part in radio ministry.

Stay in the race
1 Cor. 9:24-27
Pastor Rick Johnson
Chairperson

The Evangelical Lutheran Broadcast has enjoyed God’s grace for seventy five years in its presentation of the Gospel. It began in 1934, with the dream of Pastor A.M. Vinge, then of Fairy Glen, Saskatchewan, as a live Broadcast, with local musicians and accom­panists. The Lutheran Broadcast reached many who at that time were unable to attend church regularly because of winter weather and roads, sickness, or isolation.

With advances in technology the Broadcast is now taping in advance with the excellent co-operation of CKBI personnel, and other studios who are able to transmit the recorded program to CKBI for airing.

We are most grateful especially to the pastors in the Prince Albert Conference for their continued participation.

The new techniques also make it possible to welcome quest pastors from any area where taping is possible.