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.
PLEASE NOTE:
Pastor Ian will be overseas on a work related trip and then a family holiday for the period from 7th May until the end of June 2025 and will not be able to be contacted directly during this time.
in the event of a pastoral care EMERGENCY, please contact the chairperson or secretary (see our Contact Us tab) for details on other ministers available to serve you during this period.
Alternatively, please feel free to contact your local Lutheran parish whose details are available by visiting the LCA website’s church finder on this link: https://www.lca.org.au/find-a/find-a-church/
OUR 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 11.5.2025:Mother’s Day celebration at Finnish Hall, from 11am.
This is a joint event with the Finnish Society of Melbourne and the Finnish Pentecostal Church.
followed by celebration coffee and cake.
- Sunday 25.5.2025: Organ recital at Our Saviours Lutheran Church, 11am.
- Sunday 1.6.2026: Songs of quiet reflection (Hiljaisuuden lauluja), Finnish Hall Altona from 11am.
- Sunday 22.6.2025: Midsummer church and soup lunch at Knoxfield, from 11am.
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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