Jun2018
Queensland bishop re-elected
Pastor Paul Smith has been re-elected as Bishop of the LCA’s Queensland District, to serve for the next three-year term. He was first elected to the post at the district’s 2015 convention.
Jun2018
LCA chaplain leads Memorial Day prayers
LCA Australian Defence Forces Chaplain Mark Kleemann took part in the US Memorial Day commemorations in Perth, held to honour the memories of those who died serving their country.
May2018
LCA contributes to South Sudan peace statement
Sudanese and South Sudanese church leaders from around Australia have come together in Canberra in the name of peace. The 26 leaders met under the auspices of the National Council of Churches in Australia (NCCA) on 15 and 16 May at the Australian Centre for Christianity and Culture. The LCA was represented by Mr James… Read more
May2018
Dr Renner’s last service after 74 years
After 74 years of continuous service as a Lutheran pastor, Rev Dr Erich Renner has ‘retired’.
May2018
LCA’s ‘Growing’ goes to China
The LCA publication Growing as God’s People is now being used to encourage and foster the faith of Lisu believers in China, Myanmar and Thailand.
May2018
SA-NT bishop re-elected
The South Australia-Northern Territory District Convention of Synod has re-elected Bishop David Altus for a further two year term.
May2018
New mission movement ‘on rise’
Dean Eaton believes a new local mission movement is on the rise in the Lutheran Church of Australia. The LCA’s Church Planting Mentor and Mission Facilitator shared this view after the roundly lauded inaugural New Horizons local mission retreat held in Queensland in April. Approximately 70 LCA pastors, church planters, evangelists and lay people spent… Read more
Apr2018
LCNZ commemorates Reformation anniversary
To commemorate the 500th anniversary of the Reformation last year, the Lutheran Church of New Zealand, in partnership with Radio New Zealand, recorded and broadcast the Bach Cantata Vespers.
Apr2018
LCA backs government’s orphanage support concerns
LCA International Mission has backed the Australian Government’s campaign to stop people inadvertently contributing to child exploitation through the practice of so-called ‘orphanage tourism’.
Apr2018
Lutheran help flows to PNG
Australian and New Zealand Lutherans have responded generously to appeals for support for survivors of Papua New Guinea’s (PNG) earthquake tragedy. More than 100 people were killed, hundreds of people injured and hundreds of thousands affected after a 7.5 magnitude quake struck PNG’s Southern Highlands and Hela provinces in late February. Subsequent landslides have devastated… Read more
