Welcome to the Finnish Lutheran Church of Melbourne
We offer a welcoming meeting place for all Finns in Melbourne, and provide spiritual care and a broad range of activities for all age groups.
On these pages you can find information on our background, services, usual activities, and calendar of activities.
On these pages you can find information on our background, services, usual activities, and calendar of activities.
UPCOMING PROGRAM:
We have returned to our usual program of services, the first Sunday of the month at the Finnish Hall in Altona and the 4th Sunday of the month at Our Saviours Luther Church in Knoxfield (unless otherwise advertised).
Upcoming events:
- Sunday 24.11.2024: Sunday Service, Our Saviours Lutheran Church, Knoxfield, from 11am. Coffee fellowship and a BRIEF extraordinary general meeting will follow - all members welcome to review our newly updated constitution.
PLEASE NOTE: The purpose of this special meeting is for members to approve a submission to update our congregation’s outdated constitution - which is a requirement as part of our Charities Registration status.
To preview a draft document prior to Sunday’s meeting, please click the following blue link:
DRAFT CONSTITUTION UPDATE
- Sunday 8.12.2024: Finnish Independence Day service and celebration together with the whole Finnish community, Finnish Hall, Altona. Commences at 11am and followed by celebrations and coffee service.
- Wednesday 25.12.2024: Christmas Day celebration service, Swedish Church Toorak, from 10am.
Further events can be viewed on our Calendar.
ALL WELCOME to every event.
Link to FB page can be found here: https://www.facebook.com/Finnish-Lutheran-Church-of-Melbourne-105908840896358).
ONLINE CHURCH SERVICES
Our Sunday services will be live-streamed on our Facebook page, for those of you who cannot make it in person and have access to the internet. These videos will also be available to watch at a later date on the same FB page. You can find the direct link here:
https://www.facebook.com/Finnish-Lutheran-Church-of-Melbourne-105908840896358
If you would like to view services from St Paul's Lutheran Church in Box Hill, please go to their Youtube channel and select the services you would like to view:
https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCjxCh_msqE8PDXBFkF1AGPA
Finnish services from Finland are broadcast on Yle Areena - to view the programs, follow the link here:
https://areena.yle.fi/1-3757226
You can also get a lot of information, devotionals etc, from Finland's church website, including English translations if needed. Visit:
www.evl.fi
Join the church
You can join the Mikael Agricola Finnish Lutheran Church by completing the attached membership form. Please print out, fill in, sign, and scan the form, and email it to [email protected]. You can also post the form to the church manse, 48 Bences Rd, Merrimu Vic, 3340.
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