Jul2016
At Kintore, church and council chime in
At Kintore the peels of a church bell are once again calling the people to worship on Sunday mornings, after church and community came together on a joint ‘bell-raising’ project.
Jun2016
Pastor Brenton Fiedler: sent back to where he came from
In the 1990s, my family and I lived in Alice Springs where I was a motor mechanic for eight years. There I was first challenged by God to go to Australian Lutheran College.
Jun2016
30 years experience working with Aboriginal people
Mark Thiel has been serving Aboriginal people in the Lutheran Church of Australia for over 30 years at various locations in South Australia and the Northern Territory.
May2016
2016 Aboriginal women’s Bible leadership camp
Storytelling has always been a major way of teaching in every culture. Bible storytelling was the focus of the 2016 FRM Aboriginal Women’s Bible Leadership Camp led by Ann Eckert.
May2016
Second-hand vehicle donated to help the work of FRM
After Pastor Mathew Ker from the Warrnambool Lutheran Parish sent out an SOS for second-hand vehicles for FRM, one of their members responded by offering to give away and deliver his 4WD to FRM.
May2016
Killalpaninna mission – 150th anniversary
FRM celebrates 150 years since the first missionaries were sent from Hermannsburg in Germany to Australia.
Mar2016
Kamutu Tjungurrayi – the first aboriginal Christian martyr?
Kamutu Tjungurrayi was born north of Kintore, NT. Pastor Albrecht first met him in 1930 at Ilpili where he was a leader of the Pintupi people.
Mar2016
Meet Jimmy Haines
Jimmy Haines has been working faithfully as an evangelist and pastor for the last 25 years. He was ordained on 4th October 1998 at Ti Tree.
Nov2015
Training for Aboriginal Lutherans
FRM offers three ‘bush’ courses every year to provide theological training for pastors and potential pastors. FRM also provides at least one ‘bush’ course per year for indigenous women.
Nov2015
Go west, young man
On Sunday, 15 November, at Kiwirrkura, which must surely be the most remote community of the Lutheran Church in Australia, John West was ordained by LCA Bishop John Henderson.