GLC Mareant Circuit Youth

28/04/2026

30/11/2025

TOKSAVE

To: The Mareant Circuit Youths and Christians, and the Clergymen, Christians, and Youths of Other Circuits and Regions within CLGPNG

Our 6th Annual Youth Crusade at Kalyopong is set and ready to commence from 7th–12th December, 2025. Kalyopong Congregation is one of the most remote communities in Region 4, GLC PNG. It takes 2–3 hours to walk from Papali, and there are only a few houses available to accommodate people.

Those who truly wish to attend this crusade must decide with a committed heart. Please bring your own mats, bedsheets, and other basic necessities if you are planning to attend.

Thank you.

By the CPC

26/08/2025

GLCPNG DAY '-- AUGUST 26. HAPPY 75TH ANNIVERSARY

Today is a special day for the Gutnius Lutheran Church Papua New Guinea to remember the mission expidition that arrived at Yaramanda in 1975. That expedition was headed by three missionaries of the Lutheran Church of Australia namely Reverends Harold Freund and Felix Doering and Biulder Patrick Kleining with over 200 carriers from Ogelbeng, near Mt Hagen.

Also on the 4th of November 1948, the two pioneer missionaries of the American based Lutheran Church Missouri Synod arrived at Yaramanda to join the LCA missionaries. They were Reverends Willard Burce and Otto Hintze. The LCMS was invited by the LCA to take lead to plant the Gospel of Jesus Christ among the Enga people and their peripheral neighbour's of the central highlands.

As fruits of this joint effort by the two overseas Lutheran churches, the GLCPNG was borne. We the fruits of this mission effort in the 75 years (1948-2023) give all praise and honor goes to God for saving the people ( the dead, living and those to come in future) from sin, death and he'll. We also pray God to bless all former missionaries from overseas and our own indigenous pastors and evangelists who worked alongside in mission and ministry in the 75 years.

The current generation members of the GLCPNG, people of Enga, our neighbour's and the two overseas churches who are dear to the GLCPNG history deserve to see and hear good things of the GLCPNG. In 1980 the baptised population was 90,000 and today the GLCPNG membership had shrinked to less than a quarter of this figure in the middle of the church’s life.

This statiscal shame is added by a myriad of spiritual and physical problems that affect the GLCPNG. On top of the list is the permanent closure of the GLCPNG head Office at Irelya, Wabag District. The former missionaries and forebearing national pastors/evangelists have never thought the next generation would destroy what they had planted through hardwork that we never stop to think.

On this 75th anniversary we the Christians and pastors of the GLCPNG must hang our heads in shame because we are divided into six administratively distinct groups -- headed by three Bishops and three prophets. What a shame!

The mission leaders who formed the first Church Council in 1964 and adopted the Church Constitution in 1965 did not provide for divisions and disunity in the one Church body--the body of Christ. Like the GLCPNG, two other churches founded by the LCMS in 1948--Brazil and India are totally independent and very well established. They have their own Universities and send missionaries to overseas countries from their seminaries which offer doctorate degrees in Theology.

Being 75 years is an old age. We cannot act like children and mad fools to keep on destroying and dividing the church biult and properly developed by missionaries from two globally powerful countries -- United States of America and Australia.

The three Bishops and three prophets with all their identical councils and officers must resign enmass on this anniversary. if we are acting within the GLCPNG label and attend one Synod in 2024. Also note that infighting and rivalries had lasted over 40 years and we must stop all our pretentious and fake positions for one set of leaders be appointed by the 2024 Synod.

To those who are planning and coordinating the 2024 Synod must compile the Christian Roll, appoint and register delegates, set meeting schedules, budget and invite independent observers from our partner churches to witness the 2024 synodical process and the election of one Bishop and one council for the GLCPNG.

Happy 75th Anniversary to you all. Lord bless you and the GLCPNG. Much blessings to our missionaries!

By: Ezekiel Peter

Photo; The early Church at Yaramanda planted by the missionaries in 1948. Photo by David Philip.

09/08/2025

28/07/2025

*TOKSAVE*

From: The GLCPNG National Statistics Office.

_To: Pastors and Evangelist_

*RE: GLERGYMEN ID CARDS*

As per the above, GLCPNG Glergymen ID cards production was a resolution of the pastors conference. As such the pastors agreed to pay a price set for the production of the ID cards.

Following that resolution, I have started the project. See instructions below.

1. All ID cards will be picked up at Birip TLS from Ps. *Lata Minao* (DP TLS). Call him on *71334472* to pick up your ID cards.

2. Yesterday, I left all the region 1 and 2 ID cards at Birip TLS. Pick it up from Ps. Lata Minao.

3. Region 3, 4, 5, 6 and 7 ID cards will be available at birip anytime this week. Also check with Ps. Lata.

4. Those who want to take new ID shots will do it every Saturday starting next week Saturday at Irelya or Wabag town. I will make myself available at Irelya or wabag town from 10:00 am - 12:00 midday.

5. All the ID cards are endorsed by the Head Bishop with his signature.

6. Church officers will also have ID cards. They can also take shots on Saturdays together with the pastors.

7. Price for each ID Card is *K15* . Pay to receive your ID cards.

8. For more information on the ID Cards production, call me on 73640849

Thank you,

*Willie Kombua*
GLC PNG National Statistics Officer

20/07/2025

THE WEEK LONG GUTNIUS LUTHERAN CHURCH PNG NATIONAL PASTORS CONFERENCE ENDED TODAY

Over 200 GLCPNG pastors all over PNG had a week long conference at the Timothy Lutheran Seminary in Enga Province. This conference started on 7th July and ended successfully today.

This conference significantly reunited the pastors who were divided for 42 years due to church politics. Key issues affecting the Lutheran Theology and believes, pastors code of ethics and pastors role on stewardship were discussed and resolutions reached.

Prominent Lutheran Laymen in the likes of the Hon. Governor for Enga Province Sir Peter Ipatas and Lawyer Alfred Manase showed their presence during the conference in support of the unity within the pastors. Sir Peter in his speech stated the reasons why his Enga provincial government was stepping in to assist in the unity. "The Gutnius Lutheran Church had contributed so much in the development of Enga. Therefore, we assisted in the unity so that the church works again to help both physical and spiritual developments", Said Sir Peter Ipatas. Mr. Alfred Manase encouraged the pastors to plan ahead for the next 77 years of the church. He challenged the pastors to plan ahead for the changes in technology which is affecting the church and it's theologies.

Dispite the recent National Court which does not stop the usual spiritual operations of the church, this conference changed the lives of Many GLC pastors. The successful ending of this conference speaks for greater blessings for the church ahead as God leads.

The next conference in 2027 will be hosted in the Wapenamanda district, (Region 1). And 2026 will be the synod year for GLCPNG.

In closing the Head Bishop Rev. Kagl Siwi and his assistant Bishops encouraged the pastors to take the fire from this Conference to all parts of PNG witnessing the work and salvation of God.

Pastors

20/07/2025

*[Revival of Tinjipaka Lutheran Sub Health Centre]*

By: Willie Kombua

Firstly, let me state a brief background of the Tinjipaka Lutheran Sub Health Centre.

This health Service was established in 1993 and it was an initiative of the former Kandep MP Jimson Sauk. Due to a huge tribal fight between the nearby tribes, this health service got destroyed completely.

The destruction took place in 2006 together with the Wambup Lutheran Primary school, the Tinjipaka Lutheran Church and the Tinjipaka Lutheran Mission Station. Tinjipaka is the head quarter of the Mareant Circuit where the mission station was established by early Lutheran missionaries.

The church building and the primary school were rebuilt by the former member for Kandep Alfred Manase in 2018. The school now has an enrollment of over 400 students and 7 teachers, with grades 1 to 8.

Unfortunately, the Tinjipaka Lutheran Sub Health Centre has been suspended for 18 years since the destruction. The people of Tinjipaka have realized their mistakes and regretting that they have lost this important service.

However, their mistakes had taught them a good lesson that they will never forget in lifetime. Therefore, they have bravely taken the initiative to rebuild the primary school themselves with bush materials, where Mr. Manase stepped in and assisted. Now the EPG is assisting with construction of few classrooms. Now the Health Service needs to start. The people in this area needs the health Service back and they need assistance for it.

Late Andrew Alup, a senior health worker from Tinjipaka who served in Tinjipaka and moved to Mambisanda hospital due to the tribal fight passed on in Mambisanda after retirement two weeks ago.

While releasing his body to the family, the CEO and the Hospital Management announced to have the Tinjipaka health Service reopened. This was a great and a relieving news to the people of Tinjipaka. This is God at work in the business of reviving the church and everything belongs to the church.
Late Andrew Alup is my immediate uncle and I on behalf of my people of Tinjipaka and the Lutheran community there, thank the Lutheran Health Services Management team for this wonderful initiative of reviving this important service.

We took the body of late Andrew to Tinjipaka over the weekend and announced the health service revival during the funeral. The people were very emotional by hearing this news. They conveyed their heartfelt thanks to the GLCPNG and its health Service Management team.

The place is peaceful for almost 10 years now and the revival of this health service is timely.

Since the health service's revival was announced during the passing of my uncle Andrew Alup, the immediate family of Andrew, (the Alup family elites) will take the initiative to construct the outpatient as a memory of late Andrew and their community service to people. The Lutheran Christians and the locals of Tinjipaka are now building a Kunai staff house to accommodate a health worker for the start. They want the health worker to be sent as quick as possible to serve at Tinjipaka.

God has once again blessed the Lutheran Christians of Kandep Tinjipaka and therefore our God is good all the time. The revival of these Service is an indication of true unification. So the church is revived and already setting off as destined by God.

_Photo: Man starting work at the Tinjipaka Luth. Sub Health Centre site._

20/07/2025