Lutheran Church of Australia

Lutheran Church of Australia
Abbreviation	LCA, LCANZ
Classification	Protestant
Orientation	Confessional Lutheran
Scripture	Holy Bible
Theology	Lutheran
Polity	Congregational Episcopal
Structure	Interdependent local and national expressions with modified congregational polity
Bishop	Rev. Paul Smith
Associations	NCCA LWF[a] ILC[b]
Headquarters	North Adelaide, South Australia
Origin	1966; 58 years ago (1966)[c]
Merger of	Evangelical Lutheran Church United Evangelical Lutheran Church
Congregations	600+
Members	145,868 (2021)[d]
Ministers	450+
Aid organization	Australian Lutheran World Service
Nursing homes	44
Publications	The Lutheran
Official website	lca.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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