It’s just over 2½ months since the last LCA COVID-19 update eNews. Then, we had just crested the first wave and the curve was trending down. We were cautiously optimistic.
Mr Leon Tepper, a member of St Paul’s Lutheran Church at Shepparton in Victoria’s Goulburn Valley, is the 2020 recipient of the LCA Servant of Christ Award.
The LCANZ has a long-standing relationship with the Evangelical Lutheran Church in Malaysia (ELCM) through LCA International Mission. One of the ways the ELCM serves its community is through the Women’s Care & Counselling Centre.
Earlier this year St John’s Lutheran Church in tiny Buccleuch near Peake on South Australia’s Mallee Highway has held its first confirmation service in nearly 20 years, when seven people were confirmed in their faith.
The General Synod of the LCANZ has elected Pastor Neville Otto, senior pastor at St Paul Box Hill in suburban Melbourne and former Secretary of the Church, as assistant bishop of the LCANZ.
The LLL shows how the vision of one person, Ben Koch, has given many people the opportunity to serve God, his church and use God-given resources to share the gospel. Since 1921, the LLL has helped build churches, schools and aged-care facilities, assisted mission work, and funded programs.