Stories
Finke River Mission welcomes new finance secretary
Finke River Mission (FRM) has appointed Peter Doecke as its new finance secretary, taking over from Bryan Elliott following his retirement after serving FRM since 2017. A qualified accountant and... Read more
Read the story ... We thank God for the gift of baptism
We have been blessed with a run of baptisms at the Alice Springs Lutheran Church this year, twenty of them since June and a few more to come. As a... Read more
Remembering Daphne Puntjina
Daphne Puntjina was born on Tempe Downs Cattle Station, south-west of Alice Springs, in 1944. Her parents had been living a traditional lifestyle around the Petermann Ranges but decided to... Read more
Remembering Pastor M Wheeler
Pastor M Wheeler (Panangka) was born on 16 October 1947 at Ntaria/Hermannsburg. He was baptised ten days later at Hermannsburg by Pastor FW Albrecht. Pastor Wheeler was confirmed on 6... Read more
A trip to the Lutheran Archives uncovers lost treasures
Not that long ago, Alicia Wegener and Bryan Elliott of Finke River Mission (FRM) attended Lutheran Archives to work with the staff to clear out items that had been in... Read more
Alice Springs Lutheran Church celebrates first communions
by Pastor Ben Pfeiffer Earlier this year we ran a first communion course at Alice Springs Lutheran Church. The course took place over six Sunday mornings after worship. We had... Read more
Kiwirrkurra bush course
by Pastor Paul Traeger A recent Finke River Mission bush course was held from 6-10 July, near the small, remote settlement of Kiwirrkurra. Kiwirrkurra, with a population of only about... Read more
Perry Johnson’s conversion testimony
by Pastor Stephen Radke Thirty years ago, on a Sunday morning at Areyonga, Perry experienced a profound vision of Jesus that transformed his life. ‘He sent the Holy Spirit,’ Perry... Read more
The Korean community visits Ti Tree Station
by David Strickland A busload of Korean Presbyterians from Caleb Presbyterian Church in Sydney enjoyed fellowship at Nturiya (Ti Tree Station) Community Lutheran Church in July this year. Their leader,... Read more
Words from the Yirara College Chapel
by Pastor Basil Schild In the Yirara College Chapel you can see four words: One Family, God’s Family. Everyone at Yirara College is a family together. It doesn’t matter where... Read more
