Coonalpyn Lutheran Church

Coonalpyn Lutheran Church (also called Coonalpyn Redeemer Lutheran Church) is a Lutheran church in the Australian state of South Australia located in Coonalpyn. It is reported as being the largest church in the Coonalpyn Lutheran Parish which has congregations in Tintinara and Meningie. Built in the 1950s, it was the first Lutheran church in Australia to have both Evangelical Lutheran Church in Australia (ELCA) and United Evangelical Lutheran Church of Australia (UELCA) congregations worship in the same building before the two Synods amalgamated in 1966.

Coonalpyn Lutheran Church
Coonalpyn Redeemer Lutheran Church
View of the church from the Dukes Highway
35°41′58″S 139°51′36″E
LocationCoonalpyn, South Australia
CountryAustralia
DenominationLutheran Church of Australia
Websitewww.coonalpynlutheranparish.com.au
Architecture
Years built1950s

Stained glass window

The stained glass in the Narthex contains in its centre, the Luther rose. Below, sheafs of wheat and a lamb. Also, the symbols , Greek for Jesus Christ, conquers (or victorious).

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