How and Why the ELCR Was Formed
The ELCR was formed in 1966, when a number of sincere Lutherans could not, for conscience reasons, enter the union between the former Evangelical Lutheran Church in Australia (ELCA) and the United Evangelical Lutheran Church of Australia (UELCA) into today’s Lutheran Church of Australia (LCA). Below is a brief overview of the events leading up to formation of the ELCR and the reasons for its formation.

The ELCR is characterised by love for and loyalty to Christ and the pure Word, adherence to pure Lutheran teaching, and out of love to Jesus the leading of Godly lives.
“May God in His mercy grant that the ELCR continue to remain faithful to pure Lutheran teaching, that through God’s Word souls be rescued from sin and kept in the true faith to eternal life.” – G.L. Winter
For a detailed history or more information on the ELCR, please contact our pastors.