Sep2023
Bishops call for day of prayer, church unity
Our LCANZ bishops are calling the people of the church to set aside Sunday 8 October for a churchwide day of prayer focusing on the unity of the church. This is a significant day as it is just a year from the 2024 Convention of General Synod.
Aug2023
Way Forward team completes evaluation of submissions
During July and August around 50 members of the Way Forward team and working groups devoted many hours to evaluating 60 submissions received from church members from across the LCANZ. The submissions were assessed against key criteria set by the General Church Board (GCB) and the College of Bishops
Aug2023
Young leaders – our hope and joy
25 August 2023 Listen to this podcast https://lca.box.com/shared/static/vlb4m6rg26vpo0mejaypdjxphbrcwo20.mp3 Young leaders – our hope and joy Pastor Joel Grieger and Elsa Matthias If you are troubled by the lack of young… Read more
Aug2023
Back-to-school grannies
11 August 2023 Listen to this podcast https://lca.box.com/shared/static/yggno2h7b0u9m0xnmtx6vla0c8pdwzuj.mp3 Back-to-school grannies Gill Stevenson and Darren Stevenson Having been involved over many years with programs connecting young students with retirement home residents,… Read more
Aug2023
Changes to Family and Domestic Violence leave
From 1 August 2023, all employees became entitled to 10 days of paid Family and Domestic Violence leave. This means that:
Aug2023
GCB approves Assisted Dying statement
On 21 July 2023, the General Church Board approved for publication the Doctrinal Statement and Theological Opinion (DSTO), Voluntary Assisted Dying.
