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          The Lutheran Church is the largest Protestant church in the world, with over 70 million members. This website tells the story of Australian and New Zealand Lutherans, following Jesus Christ – where love comes to life. Whoever you are, whatever your story, you’re welcome here with us.

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PNG

12
Nov2024

Wantok Place is on the move!

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Wantok Place, the LCANZ’s museum of Papua New Guinea (PNG) artefacts in North Adelaide, will be moving to the new Church House building at 139 Frome Street, Adelaide.

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05
Sep2024

Gifted a pig

by Michael Stolz

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When ALWS Executive Director Michael Stolz attended the opening of a women’s conference in Papua New Guinea recently, he wasn’t expecting the announcement made by the chief of the host tribe, who said they would be honoured if Michael accepted their prize pig!

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09
Jul2024

Your chance to join PNG mission conversation

You are invited to join an online gathering with young people from the Evangelical Lutheran Church of Papua New Guinea to hear stories of mission work by former missionaries and talk with them.

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14
Nov2023

Blessings flow from cross-cultural move

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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.

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02
Mar2023

Celebrating Australian Lutheran missionaries

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LCA International Mission’s Missionaries Timeline is an online resource designed to acknowledge and thank the Australian Lutherans who have served in mission overseas, particularly in Papua New Guinea, and shares their inspiring stories and photos.

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04
May2022

New Lutheran evangelist carries on 50-year PNG mission

by Matt Anker

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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.

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