ISBN 978-1-923645-95-0
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There’s a Point to it
A History of Immanuel Lutheran Church, Point Pass, 1876-2026
For 150 years, Immanuel Lutheran Church at Point Pass has stood at the heart of faith, learning, and community in South Australia.
Founded in 1876, Immanuel shaped generations through worship, education, and service, giving rise to Immanuel College and influencing Lutheran life far beyond its rural setting.
Drawing on new research, this book traces the congregation’s journey through settlement, division and reunion, war, pastoral change, and renewal. It tells a deeply human story of faith lived ‘under the shadow of the belltower,’ and off ers a lasting tribute
to a congregation whose proud legacy continues to endure.
About the Author
SAMUEL DOERING IS an award-winning South Australian historian, author, and public speaker. A graduate of the New College of the Humanities, London, he is President of the Professional Historians Association of South Australia and works as a researcher and historian at Anlaby Station. He was the 2024 History Council of SA Emerging Historian of the Year and is currently undertaking a PhD at Flinders University.