Jul2018
Rita Okai graduation
When Rita Okai graduated from her Certificate III course in Christian Ministry and Theology in 2017, she was quite possibly the first Indigenous Lutheran in central Australia to have ever graduated with a tertiary theological qualification in the 140-year history of the FRM.
Jun2018
FRM bush course at Mt Liebig
The first FRM bush course for 2018 was actually held outside Mt Liebig community at Warren Creek outstation, 10km further west, the home of our host Pastor Roderick Kantamarra. About 30 attended, including FRM staff and volunteers.
Jun2018
Meet Michael Tjapiard
Meet Michael Tjapiard: ‘People from my community kept asking me to become a pastor. I also believed that God was calling me, so I become a pastor.’
Jun2018
New pastoral support worker
Rev Michael Jacobsen has been called to the FRM. He and his wife Hanne come from the Evangelical Lutheran Church of Bavaria.
Jun2018
Choir tours Melbourne, Sydney and USA
The Central Australian Aboriginal Women’s Choir (CAAWC) has been invited to perform at the Serenade! International Choral Festival to be held in Washington DC USA from 28 June – 2 July 2018.
May2018
Renovation – Reformation at Hermannsburg
Fifty years ago, Lutheran teacher Bob Arnold created a 4m diameter Luther’s Rose in the church garden at Hermannsburg.
May2018
FRM women’s Bible study camp 2018
Sunny days, crisp nights, and not a drop of rain – the April weather was perfect for our Bible study camp this year!
Apr2018
Parish worker installed at Mutitjulu
On 14 January 2018, Kunpry Peipei was installed as a parish worker by Pastor Hezekiel Jingoona and Mark Reid at Mutitjulu Lutheran Church where she regularly leads Sunday services, and assists with Holy Communion.