Feature Stories

Prayers and donations from our Lutheran family are bringing hope, love and care to people in flood-ravaged communities in central New South Wales – and ‘uplifting and empowering’ those serving them.

by Jess Smith

Ten South Australian Riverland locals – most of whom are Lutherans – are taking part in a mental health wellbeing movement that’s having a significant impact on the community. The Vocal Locals, as they are known, have been sharing their mental health journeys via social media to help others.

by Matthias Prenzler

Pastor Matthias Prenzler believes a new mission partnership between the Victorian parish he serves and a South Australian Lutheran church is a testament to the surprising power of the humble lentil.

by Helen Brinkman

Every morning when Shirley Klinge looks out of her window at the Tabeel retirement village at Laidley, she gazes at the hills at Cunninghams Gap and they remind her of her favourite psalm, and the source of her strength: ‘I look unto the hills, that is where I get my strength from’ (Psalm 121).

by Neville Doecke

The life of Lutheran missionary Carl Strehlow was celebrated at Hermannsburg in Central Australia with a series of commemorative events in July. Carl and his wife Frieda are remembered for their service among the Western Arrarnta people of the region.

by Valerie Volk

On a tour of Europe in 1973, Valerie Volk had her first accidental encounter with Oberammergau, a tiny town in the southern German Bavarian Alps. At once she was intrigued and it was the beginning of a 50-year love affair with this historic place.