Feb2021
Lutherans recognised in Australia Day Honours
LCA/NZ members Chris Halbert and David Mattiske have been recognised in the Australia Day 2021 Honours List.
Feb2021
Urgent call to prayer for Myanmar
Members of the LCA/NZ are being urged to pray for peace in Myanmar, where the military has staged a coup d’état and taken control of the country.
Jan2021
Lutheran study centre opens in Indonesia
A long-held hope of the Lutheran churches of Indonesia has been realised with the opening of the Luther Study Centre (LSC) in Pemetangsiantar in North Sumatra.
Dec2020
Volunteer and support God’s mission
by Nevin Nitschke
LCA International Mission has many wide-ranging volunteer opportunities to be involved in bringing the life-changing news of Jesus Christ to the people South-East Asia and Papua New Guinea (PNG).
Dec2020
LCA/NZ welcomes new pastors
Six Australian Lutheran College (ALC) graduates have joined the ranks of General Ministry Pastors of the Lutheran Church of Australia this week.
Dec2020
Ordination joy despite lockdown
Despite a COVID-19 lockdown forcing a last-minute change of plans, Stanley Roberts was ordained in unique circumstances as a Specific Ministry Pastor (SMP) at Papunya in the Northern Territory late last year.
Dec2020
LCA/NZ farewells parish nursing pioneer
Mrs Lynette Wiebusch, the founding president of the Lutheran Nurses Association of Australia (LNAA), has died, aged 79.
Nov2020
ALC becomes a calling body
The Australian Lutheran College (ALC) Board of Directors is now a calling body of the LCA/NZ. The General Church Board (GCB) approved the change, which is purely procedural, after a request by the ALC Board earlier this year.
Nov2020
Learning festival for anyone, anywhere
by Merryn Ruwoldt
The 2021 Festival of Learning is an initiative of Australian Lutheran College (ALC) which brings learning to members and friends of the church in an easy, accessible and affordable way.
Nov2020
The little church that’s growing ‘too fast’
by Pastor Matt Anker
As members continue to reach out with the gospel, Hope Evangelical Lutheran Church in Burundi is being overwhelmed wherever it plants congregations!