Qld

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.

Five Australian Lutheran schools have been nominated as finalists in the Australian Education Awards 2020.

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.

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.

by Helen Beringen

For 68-year-old Queenslander Anne Maczkowiack, walking the 800-kilometre Camino De Santiago trail across Spain was only a part of a post-retirement reward in 2014. She and husband Robert decided to add an extra 300 kilometres to start from Barcelona. That says something about embracing opportunities

Ian (Watto) Watson, founder of the ‘Shed Happens’ movement, died yesterday, 5 December. ‘Every bloke’s a champion!’ was coined by Ian as a rallying encouragement to men to be all that God called them to be.