Together in Mission in Thriving Victor Harbor Community

From larger loans for transformative school buildings, to smaller finance needed for new church carpet, to a grant enabling an inspiring intergenerational program; LLL is proud to support the thriving Lutheran community in Victor Harbor, South Australia.

As part of LLL’s missional partnership with our customers, we have been able to assist Encounter Lutheran College, Victor Harbor Lutheran Church and Victor Harbor Lutheran Homes work together in mission to make a real difference in the local community.

Encounter, a beacon of educational excellence in the region, opened two new buildings in 2024 – the Wilderness Centre and Lighthouse Early Learning – with the aid of LLL Loans, while the church was able to complete a much-needed carpet replacement project.

The residents at Lutheran Homes’ Harbor Village, situated on land shared with the church, have enjoyed taking part in an intergenerational program, supported with an LLL Mission Outreach Grant, that sees Encounter Year 4 students, and their Year 1 ‘buddies’, regularly visit their ‘village friends’ at Harbor Village retirement living community.

“Our intention was to help residents increase their joy in living through their interactions across the generations,” Pastor Nigel Rosenzweig said in explaining the background of his grant application.

“To find ways of bringing the residents together with the students was at the heart of what we wanted to do.”

Pastor Nigel and Harbor Village’s Hilary Armstrong hired Tamara McPherson to drive the program that engages students and their village friends in a range of fun-filled activities.

“There’s been such an uptake from the residents and the conversations they’re having with the kids are getting stronger and stronger each time we come together,” Tamara said.