Sep2022
LCA Yearbook to be discontinued
The LCA Yearbook will no longer be published. The decision has been reached for a number of reasons.
Sep2022
Changes to reporting requirements
Child Safety Self-Assessments and Plans now only need to be completed on a biennial basis, once every two years, instead of annually.
Sep2022
Welcome, Nicole!
We are delighted to welcome Nicole Hall to the Church Safety Standards support team in the Churchwide office.
Sep2022
Young Lutherans share hope and passion for their church
When 24 young Lutherans gathered in Adelaide for the LCANZ’s Young Adult Forum earlier this month, their sense of hope for their church’s future inspired presenters and participants alike.
Sep2022
At the death of Queen Elizabeth II: a message from Bishop Paul Smith
Our Lord has called to himself, our Queen Elizabeth. Let us thank God for her many years of faithful Christian leadership both in the Commonwealth and throughout the world. Many of us, on both sides of the Tasman, learned to express a prayerful yearning for Her Majesty in the National Anthem sung at schools across… Read more
Aug2022
Lutheran Super merger to boost member services and support
Lutheran Super will merge into the Mercer Super Trust via a successor fund transfer later this year. Lutheran Super Chair John Grocke said the move would broaden services, options and support for members of the $700m-plus not-for-profit fund.
Aug2022
‘Money for nothing’
The Lutheran church and college community of Rockingham Mandurah at the far southern fringe of Perth has raised more than $7000 by collecting bottles and cans for recycling.
Jul2022
Lutheran education community back together
by Kate Bourne
After a two-year delay due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the Australian Conference on Lutheran Education (ACLE) was held in Melbourne earlier this month, drawing 450 in-person attendees and a further 120 people online.
Jul2022
LCANZ hosts international mission gathering
by Nathan Hedt
International mission practitioners, researchers and theologians from four different continents met last week in North Adelaide, hosted by the LCANZ’s New and Renewing Churches department at Australian Lutheran College.
Jun2022
New ALWS head brings corporate experience and heart for the poor
Lifelong Lutheran and experienced business leader Michael Stolz has been appointed Executive Director of Australian Lutheran World Service.
