Aug2025
A place for mums to belong
by Meighan Mills
The Mum Community (MumCo) at St John’s Lutheran Church Perth is a welcoming and nurturing space for mums – from pregnancy through to their children’s early school years. Meeting fortnightly, MumCo offers mums connection, encouragement and a timeout, supported by a team of dedicated ‘mentor mums’.
May2025
Creating ‘a welcoming spiritual home’
by David Yap
Planting a new church has always been a great step of faith. Despite that, members of Grace Lutheran Chinese congregation in Perth have taken that step to serve Chinese-speaking people in the suburb of Duncraig. This bold vision is being supported by an LCANZ Local Mission Fund grant.
Mar2025
New assistant bishop for WA District
Pastor Glenn Crouch is the new assistant bishop of the LCA’s Western Australia District.
May2023
New WA Bishop installed
Pastor Peter Hage was installed as the new LCA Western Australia District Bishop at St Johns Lutheran Church in Perth on 7 May 2023 by LCANZ Bishop Paul Smith.
Mar2023
New bishop for LCANZ’s Western Australia District
Pastor Peter Hage has been elected as the next bishop of the LCANZ’s Western Australia District. The pastor of St Johns Lutheran Church in Perth, he was elected unopposed for an initial four-year term during last weekend’s District Convention of Synod at Duncraig in suburban Perth.
Aug2022
‘Money for nothing’
The Lutheran church and college community of Rockingham Mandurah at the far southern fringe of Perth has raised more than $7000 by collecting bottles and cans for recycling.
