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          The Lutheran Church is the largest Protestant church in the world, with over 70 million members. This website tells the story of Australian and New Zealand Lutherans, following Jesus Christ – where love comes to life. Whoever you are, whatever your story, you’re welcome here with us.

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Qld

13
May2025

Our Lutheran family steps out for the kids

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More than 1,300 LCANZ members and friends have stepped out on the footpaths, roads and tracks around Australia in this year’s ALWS Walk My Way events held to support children impacted by war and poverty. To date, approximately $190,000 has been raised to support more than 7,500 children.

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27
Apr2025

Only four days to go: ALWS Thanksgiving Festival and Walk My Way

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If you’ll be in Adelaide this coming Saturday, join hundreds of other members of our Lutheran family and friends taking part in the ALWS 75th Anniversary Thanksgiving Festival in the grounds of Australian Lutheran College.

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02
Apr2025

Investing in young people

by Tala Aufai

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Members of Trinity Lutheran Church Ashmore in Queensland are making a bold move for the sake of the gospel and have received an LCANZ Local Mission Fund grant to support them. Trinity is partnering with co-located Trinity Lutheran College to plant a church for students and their families.

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10
Mar2025

A school trip, a cyclone and the kindness of ‘family’

by Reid Matthias

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While it stalked the coastline of South-East Queensland and northern New South Wales, Cyclone Alfred gave rise to an amazing story of God’s providence, one that Pastor Reid Matthias says is ‘about the very best parts of being connected to the body of Christ’.

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04
Nov2024

Congregation and care services commemorate 60-year partnership

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Members of St Mark’s Lutheran Church Australia Mount Gravatt in Queensland and Lutheran Services staff and volunteers commemorated their 60-year partnership on Christian Service Sunday.

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21
Mar2024

Have church? Will travel!

by Narelle Kleinschmidt

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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’!

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