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Adelaide, SA - Bethlehem Lutheran

Adelaide, SA - Bethlehem Lutheran

Year Built: 1872

Address: 170 Flinders Street, , Adelaide South Australia, 5011

The beginnings of the Church can be traced to 1860 when about six families withdrew membership from Pastor Borgelt's Klemzig congregation on scriptural and confessional grounds. With several families who had been members of the Trinity congregation, as well as a number of others who were not affiliated with any group, they formed the…

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Adelaide, SA - St Stephen's Lutheran

Adelaide, SA - St Stephen's Lutheran

Year Built: 1848

Address: 152 Wakefield Street, , Adelaide South Australia, 5000

This congregation was founded by about 20 families from Mecklenburg and Hanover and remnants of the older congregation. The original congregation of this church was formed in Klemzig in 1848. They remained there until 1862 when their first church was built in Pirie Street. The congregation increased again in size and it was at this point…

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Albury, NSW - St Luke's Lutheran

Albury, NSW - St Luke's Lutheran

Address: 436 Guinea Street, , Albury New South Wales, 2640

A Foundation stone for a new Church was laid on 28 September 1938.

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Alice Springs, NT - Lutheran

Alice Springs, NT - Lutheran

Address: 49 Gap Road, , Alice Springs Northern Territory, 0870

The Lutheran Mission Block was obtained in June 1938 by Pastor Albrecht from the Hermannsburg Mission. This block of six acres of land was located at 49 Gap Road in Alice Springs and became known locally as Mission Block. A small church was built on the site in December 1938. The current Church was dedicated in 1967.

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Angaston, SA - Zion Lutheran

Angaston, SA - Zion Lutheran

Year Built: 1861

Address: 85 Murray Street, , Angaston South Australia, 5353

The Church was originally built for joint use however by 1861 there was a divide and only the Baptists kept using it until 1929. For the next 12 years it was used by building contractor G.N. Dallwitz. A Lutheran Church had been built in Hill street but when that was destroyed by fire in 1941 Dallwitz offered this building to the…

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Ararat, VIC - St Paul's Lutheran

Ararat, VIC - St Paul's Lutheran

Address: 110 Western Highway, , Ararat Victoria, 3377

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Auburn, SA - St John's Lutheran

Auburn, SA - St John's Lutheran

Year Built: 1860

Address: Curling Street, , Auburn South Australia, 5451

The Church was formerly a primitive Methodist church. Made of stone with bluestone quoins and dressings it was built by Joseph Meller in 1869 on part of an Aboriginal corroboree ground. After church union it was used as a Sunday school then sold in 1889 to the Orange Lodge a protestant group of Irish background. Purchased in 1927 by…

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Balaklava, SA - St Paul's Lutheran

Balaklava, SA - St Paul's Lutheran

Address: 44 Short Terrace, , Balaklava South Australia, 5461

The Church was known as St Bartholomaeus from 1899 to 1957.

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Ballarat, VIC - St John's Lutheran

Ballarat, VIC - St John's Lutheran

Year Built: 1876

Address: 203 Doveton Street, , Ballarat Victoria, 3350

Built in 1876 the Architect was Henry Richard Caselli.

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Barmera, SA - St Paul's Lutheran

Barmera, SA - St Paul's Lutheran

Year Built: 1958

Address: 19 Fowles Street, , Barmera South Australia, 5345

A Foundation stone on the church hall reads, " For no other Foundation can any one lay than that which is laid which is Jesus Christ 1 Corinthians 3 V II 16th August 1981". A further foundation stone reads, " I am not ashamed of the Gospel of Christ for it is the power of God unto salvation to everyone that believeth Romans 1 16 9th March…

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Beebo, QLD - St Paul's Lutheran

Beebo, QLD - St Paul's Lutheran

Address: Glenarbon Church Road, , Beebo Queensland, 4385

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Beenleigh, QLD - Bethesda Lutheran

Beenleigh, QLD - Bethesda Lutheran

Its first congregation was formed in 1880. In the beginning of the year 1884, the congregation joined the Bethania Parish and later in the year £230 was raised to build the new church. On September 14, 1884, the church was dedicated, Pastor Sueltmann conducting the ceremony. The Beenleigh Lutheran congregation seceded from an earlier…

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Belconnen, ACT - Holy Cross Lutheran

Belconnen, ACT - Holy Cross Lutheran

Year Built: 1985

Address: Corner Emu Bank Road & Eastern Valley Way, , Belconnen Australian Capital Territory, 2617

The Foundation stone was laid on 21 April 1985.

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Benalla, VIC - Lutheran

Benalla, VIC - Lutheran

Year Built: 1987

Address: 154 Waller Street, , Benalla Victoria, 3672

The church was opened and dedicated by Reverend M. V. Jordan President of the Victorian District on 26 April 1987.

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Berri, SA - Zion Lutheran

Berri, SA - Zion Lutheran

Address: Marshall Street & Vaughan Terrace, , Berri South Australia, 5343

Originally known as the Fountain of Living Water from1914 to 1926, then Zion Lutheran. A Foundation stone reads "Praise is due to Thee O Lord in Zion 30th April". A foundation stone on the first church reads " This stone was laid to the Glory of God 14th July 1929".

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Berserker, QLD - Calvary Lutheran

Berserker, QLD - Calvary Lutheran

Year Built: 1961

Address: 59 Burnett Street, , Berserker Queensland, 4701

The Lutherans purchased the church in 2016 for for $522,000.

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Bethania, QLD - Lutheran

Bethania, QLD - Lutheran

Address: 17 Church Road, , Bethania Queensland, 4205

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Bethania, QLD - Lutheran

Bethania, QLD - Lutheran

Year Built: 1872

Address: 73 Church Road, , Bethania Queensland, 4205

The church was built in 1872 from locally sourced handmade bricks, timber and shingles. It replaced an earlier slab church built in 1864. The building consists of a rectangular double height nave with square projections at both ends. The gable roofs over the two projecting rooms are lower than the nave roof. At the eastern end is a 1972…

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Bethany, SA - Bethany Lutheran

Bethany, SA - Bethany Lutheran

Year Built: 1883

Address: Bethany Road, , Bethany South Australia, 5352

The Church was built in 1883. The design is of simple rectangular plan with gable roof, smaller gabled annex to rear, square tower at front with tall pointed spire, rendered features on facades create a strong outline for the building. Construction - coursed rubble walls, rendered corner strips and windows indicate a reasonably…

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Biloela, QLD - Lutheran

Biloela, QLD - Lutheran

Year Built: 1964

Address: 113 Grevillea Street, , Biloela Queensland, 4715

A Foundation stone reads, " To the Glory of God 11th October 1964 - Ephesians 2 : 20".

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Birdwood, SA - Holy Cross Lutheran

Birdwood, SA - Holy Cross Lutheran

Year Built: 1860

Address: 1 Church Street, , Birdwood South Australia, 2446

The town of Birdwood, formerly Blumberg,' was founded in January 1848 after the first settlers of Blumberg arrived from Hamburg, Germany in December of 1847. The first worship services of the congregation were held in the home of one of the elders of the congregation until his death in 1850. A small church was then built about 1.5km…

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Black Springs, SA - Trinity Lutheran (Former)

Black Springs, SA - Trinity Lutheran (Former)

Address: Black Springs Road, , South Australia, 5413

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Blanchtown, SA - Advent Lutheran

Blanchtown, SA - Advent Lutheran

Year Built: 1903

Address: Paisley Road, , Blanchtown South Australia, 5357

The first Lutheran pastor was Pastor Peter Bonifacuis Hoefner, who lived on the East side of the Paisley river and conducted services at his home from 1896 to 1901. In 1901 Pastor Hoefner moved from the Blanchetown district to Queensland. The congregation then joined the Stonefield Parish whose pastor was Pastor J. P. Lohe. On February…

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Blyth, SA - Trinity Lutheran

Blyth, SA - Trinity Lutheran

Year Built: 1970

Address: South Terrace, , Blyth South Australia, 5462

The first church was built in 1909. The Church foundation stone was laid on 20th September 1970 by Rev P A Scherer, architects Drogemuller & Pudney, opened 21 Feb 1971. Former St Petri bell in bell tower. First Trinity Lutheran in district opened 1881 in former Wesleyan chapel.

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Blyth, SA- St Peter's Lutheran

Blyth, SA- St Peter's Lutheran

This Church is a separate church from the Trinity Lutheran Church in Blyth. A bell was presented to the church by the German Emperor in 1929.

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Bookpurnong, SA - Pilger of Zion Lutheran

Bookpurnong, SA - Pilger of Zion Lutheran

Year Built: 1924

Address: Berri Loxton Road, , Bookpurnong South Australia, 5333

In 1900 three pioneer Lutheran families worshipped in the Pfeiffer home adjacent the River Murray at Bookpurnong. A pug and pine church building with a thatched roof was erected nearby in the following year. • By 1910 an influx of Lutheran settlers led to the formation of a congregation under the guidance of Pastor LE Kuss of Loxton.…

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Booleroo Centre, SA - St Paul's Lutheran

Booleroo Centre, SA - St Paul's Lutheran

Address: 22 Arthur Street, , Booleroo Centre South Australia, 5482

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Booleroo Centre, SA - St Paul's Lutheran (Former)

Booleroo Centre, SA - St Paul's Lutheran (Former)

Address: 1 Bouda Hut Road, , Booleroo Centre South Australia, 5482

A notice inside the door reads in part. The pulpit was mounted above the altar. The arch with script on it is still faintly visible on the wall. Access yeas by r staircase on the left side. Early music for singing was first provided by Violin, later an organ was bought and placed on the left side in front. The right side contained a…

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Boonah, QLD - Trinity Lutheran

Boonah, QLD - Trinity Lutheran

Address: Rathdowney Road, , Boonah Queensland, 4310

The church was established in the 1880's. The Boonah and Dugandan congregations amalgamated in 1981.

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Bordertown, SA - St Paul's Lutheran
Bordertown, SA - Trinity Lutheran

Bordertown, SA - Trinity Lutheran

Year Built: 1930

Address: Corner Smith & Patterson Streets, , Bordertown South Australia, 5268

The beginnings of the church fall to the Hausler family who moved into the district in 1930. With no Lutheran church to speak of they encouraged the Victorian district of the UELCA to conduct services on a regular basis. Pastor E Sprengel of Mt Gambier conducted the first three services in the Hauser home which was located about 8 miles…

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Bower, SA - St Peter's Lutheran

Bower, SA - St Peter's Lutheran

Year Built: 1890

Address: 8461 Thiele Highway, , Bower South Australia, 5374

The land on which the church is located was once owned by Mr F. W. Kaeding. The Foundation stone was laid on 14 September 1890 by Pastor J. Hansen and it was finished by 1899 when a dedication service was held on 24 September. The Sunday School was opened in 1919. The church is 45 feet x 25 feet and cost approximately 120.

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Bridgewater, SA - Grace Lutheran

Bridgewater, SA - Grace Lutheran

Year Built: 1961

Address: 15 Wembley Avenue, , Bridgewater South Australia, 5155

The Foundation stone was laid in 1961. Extensions to the church were made in 2002.

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Brisbane, QLD - St Andrew's Lutheran

Brisbane, QLD - St Andrew's Lutheran

Year Built: 1976

Address: 25 Wickham Terrace, , Brisbane Queensland, 4000

In 1857, the first Lutheran service was held in the city, and this led to the formation of the congregation in 1858. An application in 1859 secured a Crown Grant of land from the colony of New South Wales, prior to the separation of Queensland later in that year. The foundation stone of the second church was laid on the Feast Day of St…

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Bundaberg, QLD - St John's Lutheran

Bundaberg, QLD - St John's Lutheran

Year Built: 1960

Address: 30 George Street, , Bundaberg Queensland, 4670

Lutheranism in Bundaberg was established in 1873. Lutheran Pastor Carl Hellmuth of Maryborough visited Bundaberg to preach, administer Holy Communion, and baptise - the first formal Lutheran services in Bundaberg. In 1877 monthly services commenced in a shop in Bundaberg and in 1882 Bundaberg's first Lutheran church was built in Tanitha…

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Burrumbuttock, NSW - Holy Cross Lutheran

Burrumbuttock, NSW - Holy Cross Lutheran

Year Built: 1888

Address: Howlong Burrumbuttock Road, , Burrumbuttock New South Wales, 2642

In April 1884, the congregation purchased land from a recreational reserve in Burrumbuttock for the purpose of building a church and manse. The building of the church was designed, built and finished in 1888, and a dedication service was held by the then residing Pastor Harms on 9 December.

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Byaduk, VIC - Zion Lutheran (Former)

Byaduk, VIC - Zion Lutheran (Former)

Address: 124 Byaduk Lutheran Church Rd, , Byaduk Victoria, 3301

The Church was established in 1866 by Prussian Immigrants and closed in 2006. The original church was destroyed by fire in 1900. It was dedicated in 1906.

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Cambrai, SA - St John's Lutheran

Cambrai, SA - St John's Lutheran

Address: Corner Marne & Skinner Streets, , Cambrai South Australia, 5353

The original church was built of stone in 1904. The separate hall was erected in 1963.

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Capalaba, QLD - Immanuel Lutheran

Capalaba, QLD - Immanuel Lutheran

Address: 314 Ney Road, , Capalaba Queensland, 4157

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Cavendish, VIC - St Luke's Lutheran

Cavendish, VIC - St Luke's Lutheran

Address: 31 Bunbury Street, , Cavendish Victoria, 3314

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