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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.

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.

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.

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.

by Bishop Paul Smith

Our Lord Jesus entered into a ‘space between the places’.

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.