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‘Hold up your right hand,’ I told a group recently. ‘Now touch your palm with your ring finger … but keep the other fingers pointing up.’ The young ones looked at me like I’d asked them to solve quantum physics before breakfast.
Jordan Moore first sensed a call to ministry when she was a teenager, and that call has continued to grow through each season of her life – from youth group and camping ministry to living overseas, theological study, motherhood and serving her congregation.
The LCANZ’s Local Mission Fund is entering its second year, with projects from its first two funding rounds now underway across the church. Established in 2024, the fund provides grants that help congregations, schools and agencies develop new ways to share the gospel and serve their communities.
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LCANZ churchwide entities shared stories of Lutherans in Australia and New Zealand with church members and the wider community through an exhibition, guided tours, workshops and presentations during South Australia’s History Festival in May.
Seeing how small acts of care can change a life has shaped the way financial counsellor Peter Schirmer walks alongside people experiencing hardship today.
I spent my life working with words. As a teacher, presenter and facilitator, language was my calling and my craft – the tool I used to teach, encourage and connect with others. Now, slowly and unexpectedly, those words are slipping away.
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Jesus once said, ‘By their fruit you will recognise them.’ This was certainly true for Lam Vuong, who first encountered the Christian faith through the quiet witness and everyday fruit of the people around him: Lutheran teachers who spoke openly of their hope, a boss whose integrity matched his words and friends whose faith was evident in how they lived and worked.
More than 100 members and friends of the LCANZ gathered in Adelaide’s CBD in February 2026 to witness the official opening and dedication of the new Church House.
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