Papua New Guinea – Program Partners – LCA International Mission

International and local Lutheran partners

IN COUNTRY MISSION PARTNER

Evangelical Lutheran Church of Papua New Guinea (ELCPNG)

Bishop: Rev Jack Urame
Assistant Bishop: Rev Lukas Kedabing
General Secretary: Mr Bernhard Kaisom
Inter Church Relations and Ecumenism: Rev Kinim Siloi
Lutheran Overseas partner Church Liaison officer: Mr Reinhard Lorenz

INTERNATIONAL MISSION PARTNER

Lutheran Overseas Partner Churches (LOPC)
Lutheran Church of Australia
Mission EineWelt (MEW); Centre for Partnership, Development and Mission of the Evangelical Lutheran Church in Bavaria
Evangelical Lutheran Church in America (ELCA) Global Mission
Nordkirche (formerly NMZ) also known as the Evangelical Lutheran Church in Northern Germany – Centre for Global Ministries and Ecumenical Relations
Leipzig Lutheran Mission Department for World Mission

AID AND DEVELOPMENT PARTNER

Australian Lutheran World Service

The LCA is also represented in PNG by Australia Lutheran World Service (ALWS) working through the Churches Partnership Program (CPP), using AusAid funding provided to a various mainline churches to support capacity building in community development.

The LCA has two arms reaching out across the borders of our country to share Jesus’ love: LCA International Mission (LCAIM) and Australian Lutheran World Service (ALWS). LCA International Mission has the responsibility for mission and evangelism, so that, through the work of the Holy Spirit and in partnership with others, we can bring the life-changing news of the gospel to people overseas and cross culturally in Australia. ALWS has responsibility for overseas aid and development and is the resettlement agency of the LCA.

More about mission in Papua New Guinea

Stories to inspire you

View all the PNG stories on this website, or start with these latest three below.

A Gift of Love

After almost 20 years of preparing birthing kits for women in rural areas of Papua New Guinea (PNG), Joan Kluge and her sewing machine are retiring. This article is a tribute to the wonderful contribution which Joan has made over the years, to the church and to our sisters in Christ in PNG. Joan became […]

Gospel launch joy in PNG

Nearly 40 years after Bible translation work began in the delta region of Papua New Guinea’s (PNG) Gulf Province, the Kope people of the area can now read the Gospel of Luke in their own language. The first New Testament book to be completed in the Kope language, it was dedicated and launched in late […]

Guided to teach others

Jesus’ love and guidance have always been evident in my life. Being adopted, God protected me and provided for me with a loving Christian family. My Mum and Dad, Helen and Ronald Zarnke, brought me to baptism at Peace Lutheran Church Gatton in Queensland, where I was adopted into my spiritual family. When I was […]

PNG MISSION EXPERIENCES FOR YOU

Please pray. Sign up to our e-newsletter to receive updates and prayer points. Simply go to www.lca.org.au/enews, add your email address and select LCA International Mission. Done!

Talk to me (Nevin, contact details below) about a Papua New Guinean partnership. You can pray for your partners in mission, raise funds for projects, and receive updates about the exciting work God is doing among the people you support. (You’ll gain more than you give, you know.)

Your financial gifts are always needed and appreciated. Visit our Direct Donate page and select the PNG projects God is nudging you to support. If you don't like donating via websites, visit our Donation information page for other options. Or call me (Nevin) and I’ll help you to donate any way you want.

Want the face-to-face experience? Sure! You can join a mission team or create one from your congregation, school or small group, even your family. Do you think God might be calling you to serve in Papua New Guinea? Call me (Nevin) to talk about it.

Hi, I'm Nevin. I’m here to help you and encourage you to join God’s mission in Papua New Guinea.