Mar2020
New pastor for SA’s far west
More than 200 people gathered to witness and celebrate the ordination of Lindsay Thomas as a Specific Ministry Pastor at Yalata in South Australia’s far west last week.
Mar2020
New worship planning help
The Worship Planning Page from the LCA/NZ’s Commission on Worship features a number of new resources to take the stress out of service preparation.
Feb2020
Register now for mission conference
The LCA/NZ’s New & Renewing Churches department will host a one-day mission conference in July in Adelaide and registrations are now open.
Feb2020
Get set for art showcase first
The LCA/NZ’s Visual Arts Working Group is organising the first churchwide simultaneous art exhibition this year and artists of all skill levels and media are invited to take part.
Feb2020
Guide to nurturing young disciples launched
The LCA’s Grow Ministries has launched a ‘practical, accessible’ and ‘refreshing’ new resource which offers a new way of looking at confirmation. Released last week after five years of research and testing, Grow Disciples – A guide for cultivating lifelong faith is designed to assist congregations, pastors, families and young people in their approach to… Read more
Feb2020
Myanmar church gives to bushfire relief
In a moving show of Christian partnership, the Evangelical Lutheran Church in Myanmar/Lutheran Bethlehem Church is donating three Sundays’ worth of offerings towards bushfire relief through the LCA.
Feb2020
LCA joins child abuse survivor redress scheme
The LCA has been accepted into the Australian National Redress Scheme for people who have experienced child sexual abuse in institutional settings.
Feb2020
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.
Feb2020
Former LCA Secretary dies
Former LCA Secretary of the Church Myra Oster died late last month, aged 90. Mrs Oster, who succeeded the late Pastor Kevin Schmidt, was part-time general secretary from mid-1991 until the end of 1993. She fulfilled the administrative elements of the role, while Dr Peter Lockwood oversaw pastoral-related matters. Mrs Oster’s work as secretary was… Read more
Feb2020
Lutherans recognised in Australia Day Honours
LCA members Jill Lange-Mohr, Meryl Packer and Rex Packer have been recognised in the Australia Day 2020 Honours List.
