Aug2017
Refugee meetings move Lutheran leader
Hearing the stories of refugees in Australia has given Lutheran World Federation (LWF) leader Martin Junge new insight into LWF’s work in African refugee camps.
Aug2017
Migrant and Refugee Sunday
by Rev John Henderson This coming Sunday, 27 August, Australian churches will observe Migrant and Refugee Sunday. Most of us are the descendants of migrants, and so Migrant and Refugee Sunday gives us a good opportunity to thank God for the blessings given to our forebears, and to celebrate the many migrants and refugees who… Read more
Aug2017
Full circle: Lutheran world leader meets African refugees in Australia
In his role as General Secretary of the Lutheran World Federation (LWF), Rev Dr Martin Junge has seen firsthand the devastating human impact of the world’s refugee crisis. So the Geneva-based leader of the world’s largest body of Lutheran churches was ‘deeply moved’ on his first visit to Australia last month when he met a… Read more
Aug2017
Full circle: Lutheran world leader meets African refugees in Australia
Meeting some of Australia’s new arrivals has been a moving experience for Lutheran World Federation leader Rev Dr Martin Junge.
Jun2017
I want to save them
Abdalle is a Somali refugee welcomed by ALWS partner Lutheran World Federation (LWF) in Djibouti. Despite her suffering, she fosters two orphaned children.
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.
Jan2016
Governor’s country church Christmas
Having a state governor attend your little country church on Christmas Eve and do a Bible reading, then bring his family to join yours for Christmas Day lunch sounds like the stuff of a movie script. But that was the true story of Christmas 2015 for Ken and Daphne Schwarz, members of Bookpurnong Lutheran Church,… Read more
Oct2015
Synod says it’s not okay
The time devoted to the ordination conversation did not prevent this General Convention of Synod supporting four proposals that commit the LCA/NZ to social involvement and action.
Feb2015
Sanctuary to Asylum Seekers
RESOLVED: that Synod encourages congregations and individuals, and affirms those who are already active in their support, to welcome new arrivals from refugee backgrounds to their communities and that they work to understand their specific needs and actively support them in their resettlement. (Resolution 150210 LCA General Convention October 2015) Are you a church wanting… Read more
