Community News

The world marks International Women’s Day, March 8, to promote the full inclusion, safety and prosperity of women. Children, families and entire communities live healthier, happier lives when women live in safety and peace with empowered participation.

Our God is a God of surprises – of creativity and innovation, ingenuity and new ideas. Our God is also the God of provision, blessing and restoration. We have a God who does resurrections, starting over and transformation. Not just at Easter, but every day.

The new year is well and truly underway. Again, it has been a start full of surprises and road bumps. The extensive spread of covid-19 in our communities through the omicron variant and the opening of state boarders has challenged most people – personally, organizationally, and even in congregations

How did Australians see their spiritual and religious identity in 2021? According to National Church Life Survey (NCLS) research most Australians see themselves to be a little more spiritual than religious. While many mainline churches have reported a decline… Read more

What’s this? A brand-new Lutheran church being built in these uncertain and lean times? Well, that is what has happened in Noosa on Queensland’s beautiful Sunshine Coast! For most of… Read more

COVID-fatigue … We pause to reflect on all that 2021 has bought to our lives – and we note some of our friends and family members seem stretched to their limits, tired in a way a holiday can’t or won’t fix.

Did you know that the ‘step-down’ approach to mental health care was pioneered by the Lutheran congregation in Nambour 50 years ago? Read the story of this special anniversary.

Christmas Blessings have been overflowing over the past few years into Lutheran Drought Aid Qld (LDAQ) with goods kindly and thoughtfully donated by various committees and congregations within the LCAQD.

At the end of 2021, after five years of outstanding Christian Service as Executive Director of Lutheran Education Queensland (LEQ) and almost nine years prior to that as Assistant Director, Dennis Mulherin will be stepping down from the role. Tim Kotzur reflects on his impact…

If the young people in your church could be honest with you for half an hour about the joy and struggles of their life, what would they talk about? If they were to… Read more