Oct2024
Indonesian study centre support grows
At the time of writing, $10,669.25 has been contributed to the General Synod offering, which will support the Lutheran Study Centre in Pematangsiantar in northern Sumatra, Indonesia.
Oct2024
Help us to keep you informed
Many congregations and parishes hold their annual general meetings around this time of year, so it’s a common time for changes to committee and council leadership. If your church community has recently had a change to its office-bearers, please ensure that the details are up to date in LAMP2.
Oct2024
180th anniversary of mission school marked
Members of Victor Harbor Lutheran Church, South Australia and representatives of nearby Encounter Lutheran College and the area’s Aboriginal community gathered on Sunday to mark a special anniversary – 180 years since Encounter Bay’s first mission school opened.
Oct2024
Resourcing your church community
At the recent Convention of General Synod, the LCANZ launched its new Congregational Life web hub – to bring together all the kinds of resources that congregations need in one, easy-to-access place.
Oct2024
‘A space between the places’: a time to pause, pray and listen
by Bishop Paul Smith
Our Lord Jesus entered into a ‘space between the places’.
Oct2024
Synod enables ordination of women and men
On 5 October at the 21st Regular Convention of the LCANZ, General Synod voted to enable the ordination of both women and men as pastors in the church.






