When Pastor Matt Anker, the LCA/NZ’s Assistant to the Bishop – International Mission, called on Lutheran pastors in Australia and New Zealand to support their brother pastors in the Philippines, he says the response was ‘breathtaking’.
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Don’t forget the suffering of others
Peter Gerang Deng, a member at Immanuel Lutheran Church North Adelaide, hasn’t forgotten the tragedies of his homeland of South Sudan. So, to encourage his Australian faith family to support people in need in Africa, Peter and Pastor Mark Worthing recently launched a month-long prayer challenge.
Still time for congregations to complete Child Safety Action Plans
Thank you to all congregations that submitted their Round 2 Child Safety Standards Action Plan or Child Safety ‘No Children’ Assurance by the 31 March deadline. A list of all submissions received so far is available on the LCA website.
Angels and Demons
9 October 2023 Angels and Demons Pastor Michael Dutschke In the Lutheran church, we don’t tend to talk much about angels and demons. Yet Martin Luther had plenty to say… Read more
Ordination joy for Upper Moutere
Andy Marr was ordained as a Specific Ministry Pastor last month by LCA/NZ Bishop John Henderson at St Paul’s Lutheran Community Church at Upper Moutere in New Zealand.
The church that followed its people
What do you do when you have a large family and no local Lutheran church? Build a church on your own farm, of course! And when those children move off… Read more
