| 1836 |
Pastor August Kavel agrees to lead an emigrant group from Klemzig to Australia. |
| 1838 |
On 3 March Gossner missionaries arrive in Moreton Bay, Queensland. |
| 1838 |
Missionaries Schurmann & Teichelmann from the Dresden Missionary Society arrive in Adelaide to work with the Aborigines. |
| 1838 |
A Lutheran group with Pastor Kavel arrives in South Australia aboard the Prince George in November. |
| 1840s |
Missionary J H F Wohlers begins work amongst the Maoris on Ruapuke Island, southern New Zealand. |
| 1841 |
Lutheran settlers under Pastor G D Fritzsche arrive in Adelaide. |
| 1843 |
Upper Moutere area in New Zealand is settled by German migrants. North German Missionary Society pastors arrive soon afterwards. |
| 1845 |
Pastor Fritzsche begins the first seminary at Lobethal. |
| 1846 |
Combined synod meets at Bethany. A split occurs over doctrinal matters. |
| 1848 |
Wendish settlers migrate to South Australia, many settling in the Barossa Valley. |
| 1856 |
Victorian Synod is founded. |
| 1856 |
The first formally constituted Lutheran congregation in Queensland is established at Zion's Hill. |
| 1866 |
E Homann and J Goessling travel to Kilallpaninna to establish Bethesda Mission near Lake Eyre. |
| 1866 |
A Lutheran congregation is formed in Sydney by Pastor M Goethe. |
| 1868 |
Lutherans from the Barossa Valley trek overland to take up land in the Riverina area of New South Wales. |
| 1876 |
A Teacher's College is opened at Hahndorf. |
| 1877
|
Missionaries
Schwarz & Kempe arrive at Hermannsburg in central Australia
to work with the Aborigines.
|
| 1880
|
Pastors
from Concordia Seminary in St Louis come to serve in Australia.
|
| 1885
|
Hope
Vale mission is founded in north Queensland.
|
| 1886
|
Missionary
Johann Flierl sails to New Guinea to begin mission work.
|
| 1890
|
Concordia
College is established in Murtoa, Victoria.
|
| 1894
|
Missionary
C F T Strehlow begins work at Hermannsburg.
|
| 1901
|
Pastor
E Fischer is appointed to Western Australia to work as an itinerant
preacher.
|
| 1901
|
Missionary
C A Wiebusch arrives at Koonibba to minister to the Aborigines.
|
| 1905
|
Concordia
College moves to Adelaide.
|
| 1913
|
The
Evangelical Lutheran Church of Australia sets up the Lutheran
Publishing House.
|
| 1914-18
|
Many
German names are removed from Australian maps.
|
| 1914-18
|
German
language instruction is forbidden in Victorian schools.
|
| 1914-18
|
Eight
Lutheran pastors in Queensland are interned.
|
| 1914-18
|
Church
newspapers in German are prohibited.
|
| 1917
|
Forty-nine
Lutheran schools are closed by an act of the South Australian
Parliament.
|
| 1921
|
The
United Evangelical Lutheran Church synod is formed.
|
| 1923
|
Immanuel
Seminary is established at North Adelaide.
|
| 1928
|
The
UELCA sets up the Book Depot, its publications body.
|
| 1949
|
St
Peter's Lutheran congregation is established in Hobart, Tasmania,
after a wave of post war migration.
|
| 1966
|
The
Synods combine to form the Lutheran Church in Australia. New
Zealand congregations become a district of the newly formed
LCA.
|
| 1967
|
The
Lutheran Publishing House and the Book Depot combine publishing
businesses - now called Openbook Publishers.
|
| 1968
|
The
2 seminaries amalgamate to become Luther Seminary at North Adelaide.
|
| 1987
|
Tract
missions run by the Lutheran Laymen's League and the Openbook
combine to form the Lutheran Tract Mission.
|
| 1991 |
Australian
Lutheran World Service becomes the sole responsibility of the LCA under a newly formed Board. ALWS had previously operated under a joint arrangement between LWS/Geneva and the LCA. |
