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The Lutheran Church of Australia and related entities, such as Lutheran schools, will have the opportunity to benefit from the LLL’s decision to transition to a Religious Charitable Development Fund (RCDF).

The Way Forward working groups are in the development phase of the final framework that will be put to General Synod in October as a proposal for how the LCANZ might operate as one church with two practices of ordination.

by Narelle Kleinschmidt

Members of St Paul’s Lutheran Church Beaudesert, south-west of Brisbane, recently proved the adage ‘If the members can’t come to church, then church will go to the members’!

Mission collaboration between Lutherans in Australia and Bavaria dates back nearly 150 years and this friendship remains as treasured as ever.

The expansive Lutheran Archives collection can now be explored online, thanks to the release of a new website showcasing the close to 2500 linear metres of records held by the archive.

Queensland District First Assistant Bishop Ben Hentschke has been appointed to the LCANZ’s General Church Board (GCB) for the remainder of the synodical term. His appointment is a result of previous pastor member Rev Dr Tim Stringer being installed as ALC Principal last month.