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      The Lutheran Church is the largest Protestant church in the world, with over 70 million members. This website tells the story of Australian and New Zealand Lutherans, following Jesus Christ – where love comes to life. Whoever you are, whatever your story, you're welcome here with us.
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Welcome!

Australian and New Zealand Lutherans are part of the largest Protestant church in the world

There are over 70 million of us

from every continent and hundreds of cultural groups

Lutherans believe that God loves everyone

and that his love comes to life in us, through Jesus

Through Jesus, love comes to life

long before we know it or feel it

Through Jesus, love comes to life

as we grow together in God's grace

Whoever you are, whatever your story

you’re welcome here with us

... following Jesus,

where love comes to life

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Latest Features

New ALWS head brings corporate experience and heart for the poor

Lifelong Lutheran and experienced business leader Michael Stolz has been appointed Executive Director of Australian Lutheran World Service.

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General Synod to discuss ordination for fifth time

Six proposals relating to the ordination of both women and men have been submitted for consideration by delegates at February’s in-person sessions of the 20th Convention of General Synod, to be held in Melbourne.

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Lutheran pastor honoured in Queen’s Birthday list

LCANZ pastor Darren Jaensch, who has served as the Australian Army’s Director General Chaplaincy since 2017, has been recognised in the Queen’s Birthday 2022 Honours List.

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Story of the Week

Missionary’s service honoured

Finke River Mission is arranging commemorative activities in Central Australia this month to mark the centenary of the death of Lutheran missionary Carl Strehlow. Pastor Strehlow is most remembered for his service among the Western Arrarnta people at Hermannsburg (Ntaria),

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Sharing Jesus’ love for the stranger

Have you been to a Middle Eastern supermarket with aisles full of exotic spices, nuts and sweets? LCANZ Cross-Cultural Ministry’s Craig Heidenreich shares a story from a visit to one such shop – it’s a story of Jesus’ love for newcomers.

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Walk My Way on the road again

Walk My Way is back for 2022 and already having an impact on the lives of children living as refugees. ALWS hopes to raise enough to support 10,000 children to go to school through its walking challenge again this year.

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Scripture, study and song under the desert sky

Approximately 60 people participated in the study sessions at the first Finke River Mission Bush Course for 2022, held recently outside Mount Liebig on the western edge of the greater MacDonnell Ranges, some 325km west of Alice Springs.

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Yirara College – many languages, many histories

Most students at Yirara College come from remote communities not connected with the Lutheran Church. But Pastor Basil Schild says when members of the college community worship together, Jesus’ mercy and love ‘unites us and draws us together’.

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Installation ‘joy and excitement’

It was with much joy and excitement that members of Outer Eastern Lutheran Church and Doncaster–Ivanhoe congregations came together for the installation of one of their members, Ed Blow, into word and sacrament ministry.

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Latest News

New ALWS head brings corporate experience and heart for the poor

21 June 2022

Lifelong Lutheran and experienced business leader Michael Stolz has been appointed Executive Director of Australian Lutheran World Service.

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General Synod to discuss ordination for fifth time

17 June 2022

Six proposals relating to the ordination of both women and men have been submitted for consideration by delegates at February’s in-person sessions of the 20th Convention of General Synod, to be held in Melbourne.

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Lutheran pastor honoured in Queen’s Birthday list

15 June 2022

LCANZ pastor Darren Jaensch, who has served as the Australian Army’s Director General Chaplaincy since 2017, has been recognised in the Queen’s Birthday 2022 Honours List.

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Church leaders confer on church worker supply

7 June 2022

LCANZ leaders have met to discuss and address the urgent church worker supply shortage confronting the church.

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Lutheran school leaders gather

30 May 2022

‘Mutual support and encouragement’ were the hallmarks of a recent national gathering of 100 principals and senior leaders of Australia’s Lutheran schools at Hahndorf in the Adelaide Hills.

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Change of course brings blessings

25 May 2022

A change in academic direction has provided an extra blessing for Australian Lutheran College student Darcee Anker, who is this year’s recipient of the Margaret Pech Memorial Scholarship.

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