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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
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St Johns Lutheran Church, Southgate, Melbourne, Victoria (LCofA)
Includes Pastoral message, Worship schedule, events and activities calendar, youth and adult fellowship opportunities, location with directions, contacts and links. Member congregation of the Lutheran Church of Australia.

St. John's Lutheran Church, Tea Tree Gully (Adelaide), South Australia (LCofA)
Includes Worship times, events calendar, activities, youth program, faith and mission statements, fellowship, outreach and service opportunities, contacts, location with map reference and links.

The Bethlehem Lutheran Church, Brisbane, Queensland (LCofA)
serving the Coopers Plains area, includes Worship times, mission and ministry statements, contacts, and numerous links.

St Johns German Lutheran Church, Springvale, Victoria (LCof A)
Includew Worship schedule, faith statements, events calendar, and contacts. Located in South East of Melbourne.

St. Paul's Lutheran Church, Nundah, Queensland (LCofA)
Worship times, history, worship resourses, information on sexual abuse, the ordination of women, drama, location, and contacts.

St. Paul's Lutheran Church, Box Hill, Victoria (LCofA)
Includes worship schedule, activities and events, pastoral message, youth program, contacts, location and links.

Saint Peter's Lutheran Church, Canberra, Australian Capital Territory (LCofA)
Contains Worship schedule, Pastoral message, liturgy, faith statements, notice board, news, music program, location, and contacts.

Calvary Lutheran Church, Greensborough, Victoria (LCofA)
Includes Worship times, pastoral messages, history, location, and contacts.

St. John's Lutheran Church, Perth, Western Australia (LCofA)
Includes worship schedule, events and activities, bulletin and newsletter, location with directions, contacts, and links.