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St Peter’s Lutheran Church
Reid, ACT 2612
Church Information
| Church Name: | St Peter’s Lutheran Church |
| Church Previous Name: | St Peter's Memorial Lutheran Church |
| Denomination: | Lutheran |
| Street Address: | St Peters Lutheran Church, 6 Boolee St, Reid ACT 2612, Australia |
| Suburb: | Reid |
| State: | ACT |
| Postcode: | 2612 |
| Foundation Stone Laid: | unknown |
| Foundation Stone Notes: | A plaque records: This church is erected to the Glory of God - by members of - The United Evangelical Lutheran Church - as a memorial to the men and women - who devotedly served their country - during World War II - 1939 ~ 1945. A stone tablet records: Behold I lay in Sion a - Chief Corner Stone, Elect, Precious - 1 Peter 2.6 - 1st Sunday after Trinity A D 1961. |
| Date Opened: | 10-09-1961 |
| Date Closed: | unknown |
| Email: | admin@churchesaustralia.org |
Comments
The St Peter's Memorial Lutheran Church, is part of the Canberra-Queanbeyan Luthern Parish and part of the Lutheran NSW and ACT District of the Lutheran Church of Australia. The church had its beginnings in 1949, when many migrants arrived in Canberra from Latvia, Estonia, Finland and other parts of Europe. The migrants were Lutherans. Regular services began in the Y M C A in Civic Centre, in Latvian, Estonian and German .The Latvians and Estonians soon formed their own congregation, and years later the Finns followed suit. On 21/5/1955, St Peter's Evangelical Congregation was officially founded. With incereasing members the need for a permanent building grow, with the present building being dedicated on 10/9/1961 [Sourced from: https://canberra-queanbeyan-parish.lutheran.org.au/saint-peters-memorial/]. More historical information/photographs of the church/congregation are invited. Photographs uploaded 30/10/2025.
