Lutheran Church of Australia

Lutheran Church of Australia
AbbreviationLCA, LCANZ
ClassificationProtestant
OrientationConfessional Lutheran
ScriptureHoly Bible
TheologyLutheran
Polity
StructureInterdependent local and national expressions with modified congregational polity
BishopRev. Paul Smith
Associations
HeadquartersNorth Adelaide, South Australia
Origin1966; 58 years ago (1966)[c]
Merger of
  • Evangelical Lutheran Church
  • United Evangelical Lutheran Church
Congregations600+
Members145,868 (2021)[d]
Ministers450+
Aid organizationAustralian Lutheran World Service
Nursing homes44
PublicationsThe Lutheran
Official websitelca.org.au
Slogan“Where Love Comes To Life”

The Lutheran Church of Australia (LCA) is the major Lutheran denomination in Australia and New Zealand. It was created from a merger of the Evangelical Lutheran Church in Australia and the United Evangelical Lutheran Church of Australia in 1966.


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  1. ^ "Cultural diversity: Census" (Press release). Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS). 28 June 2022. Retrieved 3 November 2022.