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Lutheran Church of Australia is (LCthe) has a similar background thereto of the Lutheran Church-Missouri Synod. It has: 320 parishes, 540 congregations,: 71,397 baptized members, 52,463 communicant members and 450 active pastors. A President is the Reverend Mike Semmler.

History
Australian Lutheran roots last back to 1838, whilst refugees fled persecution in the Prussian Union. The important inflow occurred post World War II and migration also brought the total of Lutherans from either more European countries.

The split occurred inside 1846, with a Evangelical Lutheran Church within Australia & United Evangelical Lutheran Church of Australia. These denominations joined to form a Lutheran Church of Australia inside 1966.

Colleges and Seminaries
A Australian Lutheran College offers theological and teacher education.

Affiliations
member of the National Council of Churches in Australia The LCthe relates to globe Lutheranism in a out break by example basis There is altar & ambo fellowship sustaining them churches inside Papua New Guinea Evangelical Lutheran Church of Papua New Guinea Gutnius Lutheran Church - Papua New Guinea Associate member of the Lutheran World Federation International Lutheran Council

Lutheran Church of Australia
Official Website.

Lutheran Church of Australia - Queensland District
Official Site.

New South Wales and Australian Capital Territory District
Official site.

South Australia and Northern Terretory District
Official site.

Victoria District
Official site, including Tasmania churches.

Lutheran Church of Australia - Western Australia District
Official Web Site of the LCAWA District