New Special Purpose Facility Opened at Historic Doncaster

Advent Sunday was a day of community celebration for the small and vibrant congregation of the historic Trinity Lutheran Church at Doncaster.  The day marked a new beginning for the congregation with the opening of their new special purpose facility linking the heritage church with a period-built hall at the rear. Former District Bishop Pastor Greg Pietsch led the day’s celebrations with District Bishop Lester Priebbenow and Emeritus Pastor David Kleidon participating.  The new facility now provides easy and unrestricted access into the church worship space, and opens the hall as a sanctuary for congregational fellowship and welcoming area for Christian affiliates and community support groups to gather for meetings. The development has kept faith with the congregation’s core values by demonstrating God’s witness through service to the community in giving access to the legacy of property assets bestowed upon it.

Members of the former Ivanhoe Holy Trinity congregation were instrumental in making this development possible through a generous grant of funds from the sale of their church property.

The dedication of the new facilities to the glory of God was following by a community lunch at which representatives from nearby congregations and special guests attended, including Manningham City Councillor Geoff Gough (a baptised member of the congregation), and Pastor Adrian Kebbe and his leadership team from the Doncaster Presbyterian Church who worship on-site, and will share in the use of the new hall facilities.