MELBOURNE LATVIAN
EVANGELICAL LUTHERAN CHURCH
Upcoming Worship Services in 2025
DECEMBER
14th December 11am
Bilingual Christmas family service
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The Christmas story will be told
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Two children will be christened – Jānis and Isabella Segar
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Holy Communion will be offered
24th December 11am
Christmas Eve service bilingual service
2026
18th January 11am
Archbishop Karlis Žols will be leading the worship service together with Pastor Helga.
He is the archbishop of the Latvian Evangelical Lutheran Church Worldwide. He lives in Latvia and will be visiting Australia 8-18th January.
Discerning the Future of our Latvian Lutheran Congregation
21st February 10am-2pm
22nd February 11am devotions and meeting until 2pm
All interested people are invited to discuss our future direction
Draudzes Vēstis
Newsletter
2025
We are members of The Latvian Evangelical Lutheran Church Worldwide. The congregation serves the Latvian community of Melbourne, with most services in Latvian. Worship services are held on Sunday mornings at 11.00am in Holy Cross Church. All are welcome to join us for worship. Services are held in the Latvian language with monthly bilingual services.
The Church was founded on April 8th, 1951 and began services to the broader Latvian community of Victoria.
Please feel free to contact Pastor Helga Jansons phone: 0497839083 or pastorhelgaj@gmail.com
Our Mission
To hold religious services, special services that recognize Latvian traditions, baptisms, confirmations and funeral services for the Latvian community and their friends and family. Pastoral visits are offered for people when requested, and when people are in hospital or when family members would like the pastor to visit when someone is unwell.
To support Latvian culture and community by participating and cooperating with Latvian organisations in Australia. To hold church services in the Latvian language in the traditional style as well as bilingual services as part of the Latvian Evangelical Lutheran Church Worldwide ( LELBPasaulē). We offer confirmation preparation to youth and adults, and teach and lead youth in the Christian Latvian Lutheran traditions. Publish a quarterly newsletter in Latvian (and, can offer an alternative text in English). To provide spiritual care also for those members of the church and to those who do not speak Latvian but would like to participate in the community. To remain a part of the Latvian Evangelical Lutheran Church in the world (LELBP).