When people filled Bethlehem Lutheran Church in Adelaide to listen to the launch of The Lutheran Hour radio program in Australia on 2 September 1945, they could not have known what that event would set in motion. That broadcast effectively was the birth of an enduring and life-changing outreach ministry, which today, 80 years on, we know (and love) as Lutheran Media.

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The refurbishment of the new LCANZ Church House in Adelaide’s CBD is progressing steadily, with the project now in the final stages of building services replacement and interior fit-out. Staff are expected to move into the new premises at 139 Frome Street by no later than November. The five-storey building will also include spaces available for use by the wider Lutheran family.

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Learning to see God’s messages in the simple, everyday things of life has enabled 81-year-old Bernie Dewar to share God’s love on the airwaves. Through a weekly radio program produced by her local congregation and broadcast on a northern Adelaide community radio station, Bernie writes, presents and shares short devotional messages.

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