Sep2017
New bishop for NSW district
Pastor James Haak will be the next bishop of the LCA’s New South Wales District, following the retirement of Bishop Mark Lieschke at the end of the year. Pastor Haak, who has never served in the New South Wales District, was elected on 16 September at the Convention of Synod at Warrambui Retreat and Conference… Read more
Mar2017
God’s deliverance: from war to peace
Paul Kraus may be the only Australian Lutheran Holocaust survivor. By God’s grace he has cheated death many times.
Dec2015
Twin arson attacks on NSW church
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 to be a molotov cocktail through a window and painted the words ‘ISIS’ and ‘Allah Akbar’ on an outside wall of the church. Police told… Read more
Apr2015
Mixed fortunes for NSW
New South Wales Lutherans met for their District Convention of Synod from 20 to 22 March. The venue, Warrambui Retreat & Conference Centre at Murrumbateman, was also the major topic on the convention agenda. In October last year, the District met for a special Convention of Synod in order to discuss the future of Warrambui,… Read more
