ELCPNG News Updates

After years of struggling without proper health services, the remote Dinangat community of ELC-Ukata District in Yus Local Level Government of Kabwum District now has renewed hope with the opening of a new aid post on March 20, 2026. Dinangat is one of the remote communities in the Yus area, where access to transport and […]

The Evangelical Lutheran Church of Papua New Guinea (ELCPNG) is preparing for both the National Pastors and Evangelists Conference and the National Youth Conference in 2026 after the two gatherings were postponed from 2025. The 16th ELCPNG National Pastors and Evangelists Conference is scheduled to be held from June 21 to 25, 2026, at Komba

Former Morobe Provincial Education Program Advisor Keith Jiram is now ELCPNG Education Secretary, starting January 5, 2026, for a three-year term (2026–2028). The Evangelical Lutheran Church of Papua New Guinea (ELCPNG) has appointed a new Education Secretary who resumed duty on January 5, 2026. The new Education Secretary is Keith Jiram, a senior education officer

The 20th National Women’s Conference of the Evangelical Lutheran Church of Papua New Guinea (ELCPNG) will be hosted by ELC Papua District at Laloki Secondary School from September 13 to 18, 2026. ELCPNG Women’s Coordinator Dawa Kale said preparations by ELC Papua for the conference are progressing very well, and the district is ahead with

The Taiwan Technical Mission (TTM) in Papua New Guinea has signed a memorandum of understanding with Bumayong Lutheran Secondary School (BLSS) in Morobe Province for a Smallholder Mechanization Empowerment Project. TTM PNG leader Chinyu Lee, BLSS Board of Governors chairman Bernard Maladina, and Evangelical Lutheran Church of Papua New Guinea (ELCPNG) General Secretary Bernard Kaisom

📍 Bunsil Government Station, Siassi | 🗓️ Thursday, 22 January 2026 We are now in the 4th day of the formal session of the 35th National Synod of the Evangelical Lutheran Church of Papua New Guinea (ELCPNG), and the meeting is progressing according to the normal Synod order and schedule. This is the 35th ELCPNG

Head Bishop’s Message to the Church and the Nation Christian greetings to every member of our Church, and to all members of our communities across the country. I bring warm Christmas greetings to everyone. I take this opportunity to express my gratitude to our stakeholders and partners who have been working with us throughout the

The Lutheran Highlands Seminary, Ogelbeng (near Mt Hagen city, ELC-Hagen district) is one of ELCPNG’s key training institutions for pastors and church workers, and is also recognised as one of the early centres of Lutheran mission work in the Highlands, dating back to the 1930s. It is one of ELCPNG’s three main seminaries producing clergy

KAINANTU, Eastern Highlands Province — Youths from the Ataru congregation in the Kingston area of the Evangelical Lutheran Church of Papua New Guinea (ELCPNG) Kainantu District have improved their community through a beautification program and drainage work, following Social Accountability (SA) training conducted in 2023 in Kainantu. ELCPNG Kainantu District Youth Training Coordinator Grace Yagara

HEAD BISHOP’s MESSAGE Dear ELCPNG Grace and peace to you in this blessed Advent season!. As we approach the 35th Synod of the Evangelical Lutheran Church of Papua New Guinea, I am pleased to announce our theme for 2025: “Stand Firm, We Are Free” ,  Galatians 5:1 “Sanap Stong, Yumi Fri Pinis.”Galesia 5:1 The 35th