ALC

Members of the Australian Lutheran College community and LCANZ leadership were among those who celebrated the dedication of the college’s new library in the Adelaide CBD last week. And the college is keen to welcome people from across the church to visit the new premises.

There has been an influx of new students enrolling at ALC in 2025, with many embarking on a pathway to pastoral ministry. In Semester 2, up to 20 people seeking to enter ministry studies in the LCANZ may join the 18 students who began studies in Semester 1.

More than 20 people from around the LCANZ took part in ALC’s winter classes in Melbourne recently, with 19 students participating in the ‘Preaching the Word’ intensive during the ‘joyful and uplifting’ event.

Australian Lutheran College’s (ALC) library has reopened at its new Adelaide CBD premises at 22 Pulteney Street, while ALC staff have completed their move off of the college’s former North Adelaide campus, ready to relocate to the new Church House at 139 Frome Street, Adelaide, this year.

The changes in Australian Lutheran College’s learning model and the widening of ordination pathways are making studying to become a pastor more accessible and appealing, say members of the current student cohort.

by Merryn Ruwoldt

The Australian Lutheran College community has plenty of reasons to be excited in Semester 1 this year – 18 of them in fact! That’s the number of current students seeking to enter ordained ministry in the LCANZ.