The Doctrinal Statements and Theological Opinions of the LCA are listed below. Some are available for download here (in PDF format). They are organised in two groups: Volume 1 and Volume 2. VOLUME 1 Foreword A. Th...

  Australian Lutheran World Service Australian Lutheran World Service is the overseas aid and resettlement agency of the Lutheran Church of Australia. Our vision is for a more just world … a world that upholds the cause of the oppressed, the wido...

  Operation Connect is an exciting new resource for congregations wishing to use the gifts of food and hospitality to connect with friends, families and community. Hospitality involving food is something Lutherans have always been good at. It’s i...

Australian flood- and fire-affected congregations, communities and individuals will have up to $880,000 to assist their recovery, thanks to the generosity of people across Australia, New Zealand and the world. ‘It’s amazing how quickly Lutherans w...

In June, Ceduna’s Dean Heyne was recognised in the Queen’s Birthday Honours with a Medal of the Order of Australia (OAM) for his work with indigenous communities and his service to the Lutheran Church. After a career as a teacher and principal tha...

On 1 August employees and friends of David Stollznow, manager and part owner of Rocklea Diesel, gathered to give thanks for the recovery of his business. The event was marked with the 'blessing of the compressor' by Rev Noel Noack, President of th...

As they pull out all stops to respond to the worst famine in 60 years, Australian Lutheran World Service (ALWS) staff have reported some astonishing good news. Over $300,000 has been donated by Australian and New Zealand Lutherans since the emerge...

A voice came out of the cloud, saying, ‘This is my Son, my Chosen; listen to him!’ Luke 9:35   Luke has a special place for Peter in his writings. When speaking of things that are going well, Luke usually gives a longer account than either Matthew...