Lutheran Church of Australia
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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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Lutheran Church of Australia | |
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Abbreviation | LCA, LCANZ |
Classification | Protestant |
Orientation | Confessional Lutheran |
Scripture | Holy Bible |
Theology | Lutheran |
Polity | |
Structure | Interdependent local and national expressions with modified congregational polity |
Bishop | Rev. Paul Smith |
Associations | |
Headquarters | North Adelaide, South Australia |
Origin | 1966; 58 years ago (1966)[lower-alpha 3] |
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Congregations | 600+ |
Members | 145,868 (2021)[lower-alpha 4] |
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” |
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