Local Mission

During the last week of August and the first weekends of September, more than 180 pastors, church leaders, active and potential church planters, and others gathered for the New Horizons and SENT conferences.

The 2020 meeting of an international mission consortium will be held in Adelaide. Rev Dr Steen Olsen, former mission director of the SA–NT District, who attended the 2019 event in Wellington, South Africa, said that this represents an exciting opportunity for the LCA/NZ.

by Helen Beringen

For nine years from February to December 86-year-old Owen Uebergang has been serving up soup and making friends with those he meets at a special Monday evening gathering in suburban Adelaide.

by Helen Beringen

Never underestimate the power of a simple greeting card to touch someone’s heart. For 84-year-old Irene Joppich, the unexpected arrival of a handmade card in 1994 did just that as she faced testing times while volunteering in a remote outpost.

Pastor Brian Shek is retiring as Asian Ministry Coordinator for the LCA, a position he has held since March 2012.

by Helen Beringen

Every week a small group of retirees from Bethlehem Morley (WA) congregation makes 120 sandwiches and 200 pancakes for students of a local high school.