Jul2020
Billboard a sign of reassurance
Visitors and locals in Hervey Bay in southern Queensland are being greeted by a gospel message of reassurance written by the road into town. Members of St James Lutheran Church have posted the sign which reads: ‘Stay calm. I will get you through this, love God’ on a 6 metre x 3 metre billboard.
Jul2020
Hope Vale documentary to premiere on NITV
A new documentary called Wawu Divine Hope about the Lutheran community in Hope Vale in Far North Queensland will air on NITV on 27 July 2020.
Jul2020
Learning from each other
by Pastor Greg Schiller
There is a significant number of people originally from Papua New Guinea (PNG) who live in Cairns in Far North Queensland, and Trinity Lutheran Church community is finding more and more ways to engage and connect with them.
Jun2020
Lutheran schools named finalists in national awards
Five Australian Lutheran schools have been nominated as finalists in the Australian Education Awards 2020.
Jun2020
Pandemic sees new generation step up
by Pastor David Spanagel
Like many others during COVID-19 church closures, St Johns Hope Vale in Far North Queensland has had to seek creative and technological ways to reach people. With shaky internet and very basic equipment, it was a huge challenge. But a new generation of people has stepped up.
Mar2020
Matron, mentor, and matriarch
by Helen Beringen
Now 98, Isobel Eisenmenger remains a vibrant matriarch of her Brisbane congregation and over her many decades of involvement in the church, she has been a mentor to many.
