Grants of up to $100,000 will be made available in 2025 to go towards the maintenance and restoration of old Lutheran churches and buildings of historical and practical significance to the LCA, thanks to a bequest from the late LCA members Alf and Charlotte Stiller. Applications close on 31 January 2025. Read more

The LCANZ has restructured the way it delivers Safe Church training and manages complaints, as a result of feedback from the church. The restructure impacts the Churchwide Office’s valued Professional Standards team, with the roles of Professional Standards Officers coming to an end.
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LLL’s deadline for all outstanding Religious Charitable Development Fund (RCDF) transition forms is Friday 13 December 2024. For assistance, please contact LLL directly:
Call: 1800 556 457
Email: lll@lll.org.au
Visit website: lll.org.au

Want to learn more about Australian Lutheran College's (ALC) study opportunities? Click here to explore a selection of ALC's courses offered in 2025, including a training opportunity on the teachings of the Lutheran Church, Discover and Midlife Masters. Enrolments are open now, and there are also several scholarships available.

Professor Sarah Wendt has dedicated her life to understanding the impacts of domestic violence and hearing the stories of victims and survivors in Australia. Click here to listen to Messages of hope's latest podcast, in which Sarah shares her insights from personal stories about the causes and effects and where we may find hope.

• Keep your LAMP2 details up to date
• New child safety resources to help your congregation thrive
• Churchwide Office Services Report
• Resourcing your church community with the new Congregational Life Hub
• LCA’s Churchworker and Family Wellness and Support Program
• Telstra offer for congregations

• Advent and Christmas worship services available
• Online Ministry and Worship Guidelines

• Download 2025 Church Year readings
• Read Lutheran Media's 'What is Christmas?' booklet
• Discover Christmas activities for children from Lutheran Tract Mission
• Lutheran Media celebrates 80 years of sharing hope
• Celebrate Advent with Lutheran Tract Mission resources
• Prepare for Advent and Christmas with Grow Ministries resources
• Lutheran Tract Mission Advent devotional booklet brings carols to life
• Journey through the 12 Days of Christmas

• New child safety resources to help your congregation thrive

• Lutheran – Uniting Dialogue to release study on holy communion
  (19 November)
• Lutherans and Catholics mark major milestone (19 November)
• Together in mission in thriving Victor Harbor community (18 November)
• Congregation and care services commemorate 60-year partnership
  (4 November)

• Mick's Missionary Update (25 November)
• Australian Lutheran College (22 November)
• Queensland District (20 November)
• Lutherans for Life (19 November)

• YOUTH COORDINATOR
  Glynde Zion Lutheran Church, Glynde SA
  Part-time, 6 hours a week
• ADMINISTRATIVE COMMUNICATIONS COORDINATOR
  Ipswich Lutheran Parish, Ipswich Qld
  Part-time, 18 hours per week (3 days)

• DEPUTY TRIBUNAL ADMINISTRATOR 
  Lutheran Church of Australia, North Adelaide SA
• LIVESTREAMING OPERATORS
  Friends of Lutheran Archives, North Adelaide SA

SAVE THE DATES
Glynde Zion Lutheran Church SA 
100th Anniversary celebrations
1 December 2024 – formation of congregation
2 March 2025 – laying of church foundation
24 August 2025 – dedication of church building
Please visit www.glyndechurch.org for
updates and more information.

SAVE THE DATES
LUTHERAN MEDIA
80TH ANNIVERSARY
21 June 2025 – Thank You Lunch 
Kies Family Wines, Lyndoch SA
31 August 2025 – High Tea
Concordia College Toowoomba Qld
2 November 2025 – Worship Service and Lunch
St Michael’s Hahndorf SA
All welcome!