Mar2016
Minna in 100 club
by LCA Communications
If Leap Day babies only celebrate a birthday every four years then Minna Rossmann is younger than all her grandchildren – despite being born on 29 February 1916! Minna still bakes for Ladies Guild stalls and is very involved with her church (St Peter’s Alberton, Qld) and family. Who do you know in the LCA’s… Read more
Mar2016
Going north to cane country
by Janette Lange
Brisbane lay behind them, now a distant memory as they continued northward. Stunning cane fields swept past their windows. Finally they made it to Bundaberg, Queensland. Perhaps they might visit a nearby beach. What would the next six days hold? Under the motto ‘The Church’s HOLY MISSION’, the synod focused on how the church could… Read more
Feb2016
God draws the kids
by Chris Reardon
I have always been excited by the promise that God will bless, redeem and glorify all nations and cultures through the gospel of our Lord Jesus Christ. But I have been deeply touched by Isaiah 60:1-3 which, in part, says: ‘The Lord will arise upon you, and his glory will be seen upon you. And… Read more
Feb2016
Record crowd for carols
by LCA Communications
A record crowd of around 4000 people attended the Community Carols by Candlelight in December at Jacobs Well, Queensland, almost tripling the population of the cane-farming community between Brisbane and the Gold Coast. Bethlehem Lutheran Church Woongoolba has hosted the annual carols night as an outreach to the local community for the past 24 years…. Read more
Jun2015
From schoolboy convert to bishop-elect
by LCA Communications
Smith. No, not Schmidt. Smith. Paul Smith. The surname of the Queensland District’s bishop-elect reflects a cultural shift in the Lutheran church in Australia as its branches stretch and grow upwards and outwards from its primarily Germanic roots. At the Queensland District Convention of Synod on 30 May, Pastor Paul Smith was elected to the… Read more
Feb2015
Significant contributions from quiet achievers
by LCA Communications
The Australia Day 2015 Honours List recognised eight people with some connection to the Lutheran Church this year—some for their significant contribution to the church and to their local congregations; others whose contributions to their communities flow from their Christian faith. ‘They are a source of courage, support and inspiration, and we are a stronger,… Read more
