Reformation

To commemorate the 500th anniversary of the Reformation last year, the Lutheran Church of New Zealand, in partnership with Radio New Zealand, recorded and broadcast the Bach Cantata Vespers.

From gatherings of many hundreds of people for worship in lofty cathedrals to a home service attended by just a husband and wife, such was the diversity of Reformation commemorations throughout Australia and New Zealand.

When LCA Bishop John Henderson planted a tree in Canberra last month, it was a simple, local act with global roots and international significance. The tree planting at St Mark’s… Read more

by LCA Communications

Laypeople were critical partners for Martin Luther in the Reformation. Five centuries on, read about Luther’s league of ‘ordinary people’ who were extraordinary in the courage of their convictions.

Five centuries after the Reformation, how do the Lutheran and Catholic churches get along today? What has been achieved by working together since inter-church dialogue between the two began in Australia in the mid–1970s?

by LCA Communications

Students from Lutheran Ormeau Rivers District School (LORDS) at Pimpama on Queensland’s Gold Coast recently found a unique way to recognise the LCA’s 50.500 initiative and celebrate their own milestone…. Read more