Frome Street Move

Reducing the amount of paper files at the LCANZ Churchwide Office has been a goal for some time, but with preparations underway for the move to the new Church House in Frome Street, Adelaide, next year, that task has become more urgent.

Wantok Place, the LCANZ’s museum of Papua New Guinea (PNG) artefacts in North Adelaide, will be moving to the new Church House building at 139 Frome Street, Adelaide.

Due to the sale of Australian Lutheran College’s North Adelaide campus, the chamber organ, currently located in the college chapel, requires a new home.

A five-level building in the Adelaide CBD will become the new home for Australian Lutheran College and the Churchwide Office. Located at 139 Frome Street, Adelaide, near Bethlehem and St Stephen’s Lutheran churches, the building was purchased following the sale of the LCANZ’s properties.

The LCANZ’s entire 1.9-hectare property at North Adelaide is under multiple contracts, with the total purchase price exceeding the various market evaluations.

The sale listing of the church’s North Adelaide properties – occupied by Australian Lutheran College (ALC) and the LCA Churchwide Office – has attracted local and international interest from a wide range of potential buyers.

The church’s North Adelaide properties – occupied by Australian Lutheran College (ALC) and the LCA Churchwide Office – were listed for sale in early April. There has been considerable interest in the sale from local and national media outlets, as well as from prospective buyers.

A short-term property adviser has been appointed to facilitate the sale of the LCANZ’s Churchwide Office and Australian Lutheran College (ALC) sites in North Adelaide. The General Church Board resolved in November last year to place the properties on the market.

At its November meeting, the General Church Board (GCB) resolved to place the LCA’s North Adelaide properties on the market. The land package encompasses Australian Lutheran College (ALC), including the student housing, and the Churchwide Office.