Jan2016
Ready and able to serve our church
by LCA Communications
Life experience – and being called by God – has prepared two women to take on senior roles for the LCA. Glenice Hartwich (pictured above) has been appointed as Assistant… Read more
Dec2015
Lutherans commit to fight slavery
by LCA Communications
The Lutheran Church of Australia is one of 15 Australian religious organisations and communities which are supporting a global campaign to end slavery. On 2 December, the World Day for… Read more
Dec2015
One chapter ends, another begins
by LCA Communications
On 8 November, during a regular worship service at her home congregation (Faith, Warradale SA), Lisa McIntosh was installed as the sixth editor of The Lutheran by LCA Bishop John… Read more
Dec2015
Twin arson attacks on NSW church
by LCA Communications
Arsonists attacked St Peter’s Lutheran Church, Orange, in central western New South Wales, twice within three days. In the first incident, overnight on 21 November, vandals threw what was believed… Read more
Nov2015
Ordination in the desert
by Tim Stollznow
On Sunday, 15 November, at Kiwirrkura, which must surely be the most remote community of the Lutheran Church in Australia, 33-year-old Aboriginal man John West was ordained by LCA Bishop… Read more
Nov2015
‘Welcome home!’ ALC says to veterans in need
by LCA Communications
In an unprecedented move, Australian Lutheran College (ALC) in North Adelaide is opening up part of its accommodation wing to homeless veterans. Homes for Heroes is a joint initiative of… Read more
Nov2015
Luther’s catechism gains new traction in Malaysia
by LCA Communications
Dr Professor Eric Trozzo visited Australian Lutheran College (ALC) in October to discuss the ongoing relationship between ALC and the Sabah Theological Seminary (STS), where he is a lecturer and… Read more
Nov2015
God was here – even as the fires burned
by LCA Communications
Kapunda parish pastor Les Pfeiffer knows exactly where God was during the bushfire which razed parts of the Mid North of South Australia late last month. God was alongside the… Read more
Nov2015
New boots for well-trodden tales
by LCA Communications
It’s not often that you see bibles in a retailer’s window in the heart of an Australian city. Yet this is what Dymocks on Adelaide’s busy Rundle Mall did earlier… Read more
Oct2015
‘Cling only to Christ’, bishop reminds LCA
by LCA Communications
‘The gospel of the love of Jesus Christ and our safety in God is the only message that can give comfort in a world of fear’, LCA Bishop John Henderson… Read more