Nov2018
LCA servants retire
Two longstanding servants of the LCA – Glenice Hartwich and Stephen Rudolph – are retiring. Combined, the duo has contributed almost 80 years of service to the church and its agencies.
Feb2018
New leader announced for ALWS
Ms Jamieson Davies will be the new Executive Director of Australian Lutheran World Service (ALWS).
Mar2017
Mayer named ALC’s first professor
Dr Wendy Mayer has become Australian Lutheran College’s (ALC) first professor, being appointed to the title last month by the council of the University of Divinity, of which ALC is a part. Professor Mayer was recently installed as ALC’s Associate Dean for Research. ALC Principal Pastor James Winderlich said Professor Mayer’s leadership in ‘developing and… Read more
Nov2016
Lutheran named NT’s Australian of the Year
Indigenous leader Andrea Mason has been named the Northern Territory’s Australian of the Year. Ms Mason, who worships at Alice Springs Lutheran Church, is the Chief Executive of the Ngaanyatjarra, Pitjantjatjara and Yankunytjatjara (NPY) Women’s Council, which supports and advocates for 3000 women across a 350,000-square-kilometre area of Central Australia. The council works with women… Read more
Sep2016
‘We can’t do it without you’: World Service head
The director of the Lutheran World Federation (LWF) Department for World Service (DWS) visited Australia last month to thank the LCA for its support and to promote awareness of the department’s work. Maria Immomen is the first woman to lead the LWF/DWS, which employs over 8000 staff, including in some of the world’s most dangerous… Read more
Aug2016
Local mission leader installed
Mrs Tania Nelson has been installed as the LCA’s new Executive Officer – Local Mission. LCA Bishop John Henderson installed Tania to the new position last month at her home church at Blair Athol in suburban Adelaide. As the Executive Officer – Local Mission, Tania will play an important role in leading the development of… Read more
Jul2016
Led by the Lord
‘I’m simply following Jesus, to reveal the person God made me to be.’ These are the inspirational words of Kathy Matuschka, Graduate Diploma in Theology student at Australian Lutheran College (ALC) and the 2016 recipient of the Margaret Pech Memorial Scholarship. The scholarship is awarded annually to a female theology student at ALC, with the… Read more
Apr2016
Equipping LCA for ‘the harvest’: priority for new LCA local mission leader
Mrs Tania Nelson will be the LCA’s new Executive Officer – Local Mission. LCA Bishop John Henderson announced last month that the General Church Council had called Tania to the new position and that she had accepted the call. Since 2012, Tania has served as the Head of School of Theological Studies and Associate Dean… Read more
Mar2016
Schools the main subject
The mission of Lutheran schools was the main subject of this year’s opening lecture at Australian Lutheran College (ALC).Presented by Tania Nelson, Head of the School of Theological Studies at ALC, the lecture was entitled ‘Leadership matters: principals, pastors and the mission of Lutheran schools’. The presentation marked the opening of the academic year for… Read more
Sep2011
‘The Lutheran’ wins Australasian Christian publishing’s highest award
Around 1440 a little man from Mainz changed the world. Johannes Gutenberg’s invention of the printing press is commemorated annually in the Australasian Religious Press Association’s (ARPA) premier award. The Gutenberg perpetual trophy is awarded for outstanding achievement or overall excellence in Christian communication. This year’s winner is The Lutheran. Editor Linda Macqueen accepted the… Read more
