First Ordinations
Since the General Synod vote in October 2024, that led to women being ordained in the Lutheran Church of Australia and New Zealand (LCANZ), women have been responding to the call to be ordained.
To view the first ordinations see below.
Ordinations of women in the LCANZ
Maria Rudolph
was ordained at Concordia College Chapel, Highgate, SA
on Sunday 13 April at 2pm SA time.
Maria is assigned to serve St John's congregation in Perth, WA.
Sue Westhorp
was ordained at Luther College, Croydon, Victoria
on Sunday 27 April at 2pm Vic time.
Sue is assigned to serve St Paul's congregation in Box Hill, Vic.
Tanya Wittwer
will be ordained at St Stephen's Lutheran Church, Adelaide, SA
on Saturday 10 May at 11am SA time.
Tanya will be assigned to serve at St Stephen's congregation in Adelaide, SA.
Women who experience a call are invited to explore their call.
The document ‘Candidacy Pathways for the Office of the Public Ministry’ is available for download at www.lca.org.au/ministry-pathways