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“They devoted themselves to the apostles’ teaching and to fellowship, to the breaking of bread and to prayer. Everyone was filled with awe at the many wonders and signs performed by the apostles. All the believers were together and had everything in common.”
Acts 2:42-47
Lutheran Mission – Australia welcomes all confessional Lutherans who ascribe to our Confessional Statement to join us.
Lutheran Mission-Australia (LM-A) exists to serve congregations, pastors, and members who wish to continue the Lutheran tradition of full reliance on God’s Word. From this foundation, we seek to witness to the full Gospel of repentance, forgiveness, and eternal life.
Our doctrines and teaching are expressed in our Confessional Statement which reflects our unconditional subscription to the Book of Concord and our continued commitment to the unaltered Theses of Agreement. LM-A members are expected to commit to this Confessional Statement through their congregation.
LM-A is a public company limited by guarantee. While this structure perhaps seems a little legalistic and un-churchlike, it is considered the most appropriate structure for a body such as LM-A. Those wishing to join LM-A should familiarize themselves with our constitution, which sets out both the establishment and ongoing operation of LM-A.
How to become a member
If you are located near one of our LM-A congregations, we encourage you to contact that congregation and ask to become a member. They will provide you with a short form to complete. You can find a list of all our congregations here.
If you are a member of a congregation which is working towards becoming a member congregation of LM-A, we encourage you to remain with your current congregation. Once the congregation becomes a part of LM-A, your membership will be transferred to LM-A.
If you do not live near an LM-A congregation or group working towards becoming a congregation, LM-A has established St Paul’s Lutheran Mission Circuit, a non-geographical congregation to which you can belong. This will provide the best option for pastoral care of those unable to regularly travel to a LM-A congregation. We will endeavour to provide members of this congregation with occasional in-person, word-and-sacrament ministry via an assigned pastor. If you would like to join St Paul’s Lutheran Mission Circuit, please contact Pastor Martin Scharnke at martinscharnke@lutheranmissionaustralia.org.au
Questions?
Please read out FAQs section, as it covers a number of questions and answers that may address your concerns. If you have any questions we haven’t covered, please feel free to send them using the form on the Contact Us page, and we will do our best to answer them as soon as possible.