NSW

Pastors, lay workers and congregational leaders from the LCA’s NSW and ACT District last month gathered for three days of worship, learning and encouragement in ministry at the District’s Mission and Ministry Conference.

by Helen Brinkman

The members of the craft group of St Luke’s Lutheran Church, Albury, are quietly supporting the work of ALWS by sharing their sewing skills to create beautiful tote bags from bright Kenyan fabrics. These unique creations are gifted to ALWS ambassadors as part of the organisation’s training workshops

Hundreds of LCANZ members and friends have gathered to thank God for the 75th anniversary of Australian Lutheran World Service at the places where the church’s overseas aid and development agency had its beginnings.

On a blocked-off street in the northern Sydney suburb of Macquarie Park, marquees and tables have been set up to serve and feed 80 to 95 locals from the nearby housing towers. They’re gathering on a Friday evening for Midtown Eats, a community-building ministry served by members of LifeWay, Epping.

Lutheran primary school student leaders in New South Wales and the Northern Territory have had the opportunity to attend Australian Lutheran College sessions on Christian leadership for the first time in 2024.

Warrambui Retreat and Conference Centre near Canberra has run a volunteer internship program for young people from around Australia for more than 30 years. But in 2023, the Lutheran camping ministry program became cross-cultural, welcoming its first participants from Papua New Guinea.