St. Peter's Lutheran Church (SPLC) is located in

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. The church's denomination is Lutheran and has approximately 140 members. The Lutheran school associated with St Peter's Church was moved to

in 1982. The church followed a number of years later. In addition to worship services and the church's related religious education and fellowship program, the church has multiple events throughout the year such as the Easter breakfast on Mt Wellington and a Christmas pageant. SPLC is a part of the Victorian-Tasmanian district of the

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History

SPLC was established as an Australian Lutheran congregation in 1949. Many founding and early members were post-war migrants. SPLC bought a

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. The church was bought for $55,000 in 1973. The church was built by the architectures Crouch and Wilson of Melbourne in 1871. The church later moved to

due to the weak and old structure of the sandstone and bricks. The Davey Street church is now owned by Hillsong.

Activities

The church has numerous activities that reach out to the community. These include: * Bible Studies * Band Led Services * Choir * Prayer Group * Quiz Nights * Craft Mornings * Church Concert SPLC also has an Easter Sunday dawn service on Mount Wellington's summit and also has a Christmas festival later in the year.

Beliefs

SPLC has traditional

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beliefs. These include the

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(Father, Son, and Holy Spirit), the belief that

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died for the forgiveness of sins, following the

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s teachings and the

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s (Baptism, Holy Communion, etc.).

Affiliations

SPLC is affiliated with its Lutheran school

Eastside Lutheran College Eastside Lutheran College (ELC) is located in Warrane, Tasmania, in Australia. It is a co-educational Lutheran college, catering for Kindergarten to Year 12. ELC has approximately 400 students. When St Peter's Lutheran school was relocated to ...

. In the church on Friday afternoons, the chapel service is led by Pastor Mike Steicke. SPLC also works close with its northern

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parish. The two pastors (Mike Steicke and Nich Kitchen) have pulpit exchanges throughout the year.

References

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