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The offering from General Synod will support a Finke River Mission (FRM) project revising and reprinting Lutheran song and hymnbooks in Central Australian Aboriginal languages.

The General Synod of the LCANZ has elected Pastor Neville Otto, senior pastor at St Paul Box Hill in suburban Melbourne and... Read More

LCANZ bishop-elect Pastor Paul Smith says he is ‘humbled’ by his election by General Synod and has asked for the prayers of... Read More

As is customary, congregations are invited to contribute to the General Synod offering. The recipient of the 2021 offering will be the Evangelical Lutheran Church of Papua New Guinea, a partner church of the LCANZ.

Two two-part Information and Practice Sessions are being offered to delegates and consultants to help them prepare to fully participate in the online sessions of General Synod, 1-2 October.

The Book of Reports is being posted to delegates and parishes today, Friday, 3 September. The Book of Reports, including proposals and board/council reports, is also available to read or download from the Business tab of this website.

Almost all eligible entities (LCANZ parishes and governing bodies) have nominated the delegates who will represent them for the three-year synodical term. So far, however, only about one-half of them have registered to attend.

Taking into account the extraordinary circumstances relating to COVID-19, the General Church Board has unanimously agreed to hold the 20th regular Convention of General Synod in two parts: online in 2021 and in-person in 2022.

The LCANZ’s General Synod will be able to meet electronically should this be necessary in future, following the approval of changes to the church’s bylaws via a postal ballot by 2018 Synod delegates.