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FEATURED COMMUNITY - KINTORE
Residents of the remote community of Kintore are enjoying the chimes of their own church bell, thanks to a joint project of the Finke River Mission and the community council.
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Kintore is mentioned in Midnight Oil's enduring protest song, 'Beds are Burning': Four wheels scare the cockatoos; From Kintore East to Yuendemu.
Ingkaarta Lindsay Corby
The story goes that Lindsay was reading the Bible one day and sensed someone talking to him from behind. These days he's the ingkaarta (pastor) at Kintore.
New pastoral support worker at Hermannsburg
Neville Doecke was installed as Pastoral Support Worker for the Western Arrarnta communities of Central Australia.
STORIES YOU MIGHT HAVE MISSED
Rest in God’s peace,
Pastor Tommy
Pastor Tommy David died at Docker River on Wednesday 29 June 2016. He was a faithful pastor, serving his people right to the end of his life.
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The Yirara Mix Book
On the 20 March students and staff from Yirara College and members of the community celebrated the launch of 'The Yirara Mix Book', a book of stories and poetry written and illustrated by students.
Training Aboriginal Lutherans
FRM offers three ‘bush’ courses every year to provide theological training for pastors and potential pastors. FRM also provides at least one ‘bush’ course per year for indigenous women.
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Go west, young man
A Kiwirrkura, which must surely be the most remote community of the Lutheran Church in Australia, 33-year-old Aboriginal man John West was ordained by LCA Bishop John Henderson.
Finke River Mission relies heavily on donations from organisations and individuals within the church and community.
Finke River Mission is a ministry of the Lutheran Church of Australia.
Our mission is to: live, promote, teach and nurture the proclamation of the gospel among the indigenous people of central Australia according to the Scriptures and the Confessions of the Lutheran Church. Finke River Mission was established in 1877 by German missionaries, who dedicated their lives to introducing the people of Central Australia to Jesus Christ. Today there are around 7000 Aboriginal Lutherans in the heart of Australia.
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