Papua New Guinea – LCA International Mission

Practically sharing the good news

By Patricia Morgan | 0 comment | Categories: Congregations, Papua New Guinea, Schools

Our kindergarten community was super excited to be holding our Obstacle-a-thon again this year in support of the Heldsbach Kindergarten Project in Finschhafen, Papua New Guinea (PNG). Our support is a practical way we can ‘Share the Good News’ which is the vision of our church community at Good News Lutheran Church, Middle Park, Queensland. […]

Harnessing the power and promises of prayer

By Erin Kerber | 0 comment | Categories: Cambodia, Indonesia, Malaysia Peninsula, Malaysia Sabah, Myanmar, Papua New Guinea, Singapore, Thailand

Prayer is simply, by faith, the articulation of our heart’s response to that which begins in the heart of God. The Trinity are so intimately connected that their thoughts form the continual communion and community that is prayer. Their first recorded internal conversation and prayer (let there be light, let there be life) begins the […]

PNG Missionary Fellowship Service celebrates 50 years

By Helen McNichol | 0 comment | Categories: Mission Workers, Papua New Guinea

The Papua New Guinea (PNG) Missionary Fellowship was joined on Sunday, March 10 by a number of residents from Tanunda Lutheran Home (TLH), in whose chapel this 50-year reunion took place. A service in the chapel was well attended, and this was followed by a luncheon, then a number of speakers took the stand to […]

Inspiring time of fellowship

By Mary Jo Zwar | 0 comment | Categories: Mission Workers, Papua New Guinea

Gramps Chapel at Tanunda Lutheran Home was the venue for the 2024 reunion of the Papua New Guinea Missionary Fellowship. On Sunday, 10 March, 85 members of the fellowship joined the congregation for a worship service that incorporated elements reminiscent of the mission experience, including the Lord’s prayer spoken in New Guinea pidgin. Former missionary […]

Preparing for PNG

0 comment | Categories: Mission Workers, Papua New Guinea, Volunteers and Supporters

In July 2023 Andrew, Meredith, Bea and Hans Ronnevik started a new call to serve in Papua New Guinea (PNG) through the Global Mission unit of the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America (ELCA). They have committed to a four-year term, from summer 2023 to summer 2027 with a two-month home leave every two years (always […]

A wow event for the good news

By Rev Greg Schiller | 0 comment | Categories: Papua New Guinea

In January 2024, Rev Greg Schiller represented the LCANZ as an official visitor at the ELCPNG synod (#34). Immanuel District hosted the synod, at Ialibu mission station where evangelism began in the 1950s. There were many spectacular aspects to the synod, highlighting the blessings which God continues to bestow on this beautiful part of the […]

Birthing Kits Provide Life for Babies in PNG

By Joel Ronapo | 0 comment | Categories: Birthing Kits, Papua New Guinea

Lutheran Health Services is the Health Ministry of the Evangelical Lutheran Church of Papua New Guinea. Lutheran Health Services Morobe Region is the biggest region of all the three regions (including Highlands, MASE and Morobe-Secretary) under Lutheran Health Services. Morobe Region has a total of 35 health facilities, which comprises two hospitals, two health centres, […]

Two decades of supporting mums and babies

0 comment | Categories: Birthing Kits, Papua New Guinea

Twenty years after Margaret Voigt presented the idea to the Lutheran Women of Australia’s (LWA) convention to supply birthing kits to Papua New Guinea (PNG), the 2023 birthing kits shipment arrived in Lae in mid-November. The 750 birthing kits will be distributed to various health facilities which are supported by Lutheran Health Services, the health […]

Sober Spirituality

By Pastor Mick Hauser | 0 comment | Categories: Mission Workers, Papua New Guinea

While the spiritual world of angels and demons may not be a regular topic of conversation among many Australians and New Zealanders, in other cultural contexts around the world, including that of Papua New Guinea, spiritual activity impacting human existence may be seen as part of everyday life. Lutheran pastor and seminary lecturer Mick Hauser, […]

Lulan’s journey to wokmeri trening skuls coordinator

By Lulan Kae | 0 comment | Categories: Papua New Guinea

Greetings in the name of our Lord, Jesus Christ from the coordinator, the staff, the teachers and the board of the four Women’s Ministerial Training Schools (Wokmeri Trening Skuls) of the Evangelical Lutheran Church of Papua New Guinea (ELC-PNG): – Baitabag Wokmeri Training School in Madang District of Madang Province; – Stang Wokmeri Training School […]

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