Local Mission

by Dr Tsae Wong

Supported by an LCANZ Local Mission Fund grant, Encounter Lutheran Church was launched this year through a partnership between Trinity Lutheran Church Ashmore and Trinity Lutheran College. Here’s how the ministry is already connecting with students, children and families.

by Adam Morris

After a season of prayer and discernment, Our Saviour Lutheran Church Aberfoyle Park in suburban Adelaide began to see its congregation and school not as separate ministries but as partners in God’s mission.

Since opening in May 2026, the Church House Exhibition Centre in Adelaide has welcomed more than 120 visitors, with its stories, photographs and artefacts sparking meaningful conversations and unexpected connections.

by Lisa Enever

Through a partnership between Victory Lutheran College and Wodonga Lutheran Parish in Wodonga, Victoria, students experienced prayer in fresh and engaging ways through an interactive prayer walk.

by Jessica Barnett

Supported by the LCA Local Mission Fund, St James Lutheran Church Hervey Bay’s JAM Kids is a flourishing ministry in which young people are growing in faith and discovering their gifts.

From rare Reformation-era books at the ALC Library to personal discoveries in the Church House Exhibition Centre, visitors connected with Lutheran heritage in unexpected ways during SA’s History Festival last month.