St Pauls Lutheran Church, Greenwood, often called St Pauls Greenwood, is a confessional Lutheran congregation that gathers weekly for worship at 617 Acland-Silverleigh Road, Greenwood, 4401. You are welcome to come along to any service or event as found on the What’s On page! Please contact us if you have any questions!
Divine Worship is held on Sunday morning at either:
- 9:00am or 9:30am Lay Reading; or
- 10:15am Holy Communion
Please click here to view when the next Worship service time is or in case there are any changes.
St Pauls Greenwood is a confessional Lutheran congregation which was established in 1899.
Today, in 2026, St Pauls Greenwood is faithfully served by Pastor Peter Ziebell, and is a member-congregation of the Australian Evangelical Lutheran Church (AELC). Worship services are held each week on Sunday morning with Sunday School either before or after service, Bible Studies are held monthly, Young Adults & Youth (YAY) occur regularly for the young adults and youth of St Pauls Greenwood at St Johns Aubigny (a sister-congregation within the AELC), and Men’s Fellowship gathers once a month. All events can be seen here at the “What’s On” page.
Online Giving
“Each one must give as he has decided in his heart, not reluctantly or under compulsion, for God loves a cheerful giver.”
2 Corinthians 9:7
If you wish to give a one-time offering or a reoccurring direct debit offering, please find the giving details below. Thank you for your generosity in helping to sustain and build Christ’s church.
Online Giving Details
BSB 638-010
Account 6918247
History of St Pauls Greenwood
St Pauls Greenwood was established in 1899 and the building of the first church building was completed in November of 1900. In 2009. St Pauls celebrated 100 years of Lutheran worship in the Greenwood area. A record of the first 100 years, including the names of Pastors and officials has been printed. After the amalgamation of the two Australian Lutheran Churches in 1966 (the former UELCA and the ELCA synods) St Paul’s became a member congregation of the Lutheran Church of Australia (LCA).
As time went on, the members of St Pauls became disillusioned with trends that began to appear in the LCA, especially in regard to association with other non-Lutheran churches, the matter of closed communion, and membership in the Lutheran World Federation. Many resolutions to remedy the errors were sent to District and National Synods, but they were either changed or not presented. Many unsatisfactory meetings with officials of the LCA were held, and finally the officials of the LCA. tried to close St Pauls Greenwood by amalgamating it with some other local Lutheran Churches. As a larger congregation, St Pauls resisted these moves. In 1991, after further attempts to quieten Greenwood members was made by LCA officials, Greenwood members took a stand for the truth. They re-wrote their constitution and in 1992 severed ties with the L.C.A. and became an independent Lutheran Congregation. In 1992 Greenwood congregation joined with St Johns Aubigny in forming the Australian Evangelical Lutheran Church, simply known as the AELC. St Pauls Greenwood has no affiliation with the LCA, nor with the Lutheran World Federation.
Today, in 2026, St Pauls Greenwood is faithfully served by Pastor Peter Ziebell, and is a member-congregation of the Australian Evangelical Lutheran Church (AELC). Worship services are held each week on Sunday morning with Sunday School either before or after service, Bible Studies are held monthly, Young Adults & Youth (YAY) occur regularly for the young adults and youth of St Pauls Greenwood at St Johns Aubigny (a sister-congregation within the AELC), and Men’s Fellowship gathers once a month, including bushdances throughout the year. All events can be seen here at the “What’s On” page.
Divine Worship is held on Sunday morning at 9am, 9:30am or 10:15am. Please click here to view what time the next Worship service is, or click below for the Google Maps link to the congregation, at 617 Acland-Silverleigh Road, Greenwood, 4401.