May2022
New Lutheran evangelist carries on 50-year PNG mission
by Matt Anker
Five decades after the first Lutherans began a prayer group and built a church in Papua New Guinea’s West Sepik region, a new Lutheran evangelist has been commissioned to continue carrying the good news to people in the remote jungles of the nation’s northernmost province.
May2022
Decade of Bible translation service in PNG
The LCANZ gives thanks for the service of Australian Lutheran Hanna Schulz, who has marked 10 years since she arrived in Papua New Guinea to start working with the people there through Bible translation.
Apr2022
Decade of Bible translation service in PNG
The LCANZ thanks God for Hanna Schulz, who has marked 10 years of service in Papua New Guinea in Bible translation.
Oct2021
Excited to be following God’s call
Serving overseas as a missionary is something Pastor Murray Smith never thought he’d do. But then God’s call on our lives can often surprise – because that’s exactly what he and his wife Tracy are preparing for, after his call to the Evangelical Lutheran Church of Papua New Guinea.
Aug2021
135th anniversary of gospel in PNG
by Pastor Giesa Panpan
Last month marked 135 years since the gospel of Jesus Christ first landed on the Papua New Guinea mainland, introduced by Pastor Johannes Flierl at Simbang Finschhafen, Morobe Province, on 12 July 1886.
Jul2021
Blessed by mission connections
Supporting LCANZ members serving in mission overseas is easier than ever, with LCA International Mission offering opportunities to connect with them via internet conferencing.
Feb2021
God’s word brings life in PNG
by Hanna Schulz
The opening of a new biblical translation and literacy training centre in Papua New Guinea’s Gulf Province is cause for great joy, says Bible translation advisor and LCA/NZ member Hanna Schulz. The centre’s name – ‘Oroi’io Madei’ – can be translated as either ‘Word of Life’ or ‘Living Word’.
Jul2020
Learning from each other
by Pastor Greg Schiller
There is a significant number of people originally from Papua New Guinea (PNG) who live in Cairns in Far North Queensland, and Trinity Lutheran Church community is finding more and more ways to engage and connect with them.
Jun2020
Mea duoduo! Good morning!
by Hanna Schulz
After identifying a need for literacy training for the Kope people of the Gulf Province in PNG, translation adviser Hanna Schulz and the Kope translation team are planning to build a Translation and Literacy Training Centre.
Apr2020
Former LCA leader ‘a special gift to the church’
In former LCA Vice-President, the late Dr John ‘Joe’ Strelan, ‘God gave the church a special gift’, says Dr Vic Pfitzner. Dr Strelan, who served in the role now known as assistant bishop from 1987 to 1998, died on Saturday, aged 83. Dr Pfitzner, who was principal of the then Luther Seminary from 1989 to… Read more
