Uniting Church responds to review of Redress The Uniting Church has welcomed new recommendations to improve the National Redress Scheme arising out of a two-year independent review of the Scheme, released by the Minister for Families and Social Services Senator Anne Ruston. Many of the recommendations in the report focus on improving experience for survivors […]
National Redress Scheme – Two Years OnIt has been two years since the Uniting Church in Australia joined the Federal Government’s National Redress Scheme (NRS) for survivors of institutional child sexual abuse.Almost 4000 Uniting Church institutions, including congregations, schools and agencies, now participate in the NRS and since March 2019 the UCA has received 500 […]
National Redress Scheme – One Year OnThe Uniting Church in Australia is marking a year since joining the Federal Government’s National Redress Scheme (NRS) for survivors of institutional child sexual abuse.“The occurrence of abuse in our institutions is part of our history. We do not hide from it but commit to continuing to learn from […]
‘The power of memory’ The fourth national conference of the Uniting Church National History Society is coming up from 24-27 August 2023By Rev Professor Glen O’Brien, Chair of the Uniting Church National History Society Some people think of historical study as focused on musty newspapers clippings and boring old men with beards in fading, sepia-toned […]
2023 Assembly Calendar of Dates Welcome to the 2023 Assembly Calendar On this page you will find the 2023 dates for the key days we mark together as a national Uniting Church, events held around the Uniting Church that are open to all, key liturgical dates, key ecumenical dates and events, and various dates that are […]
Webinar: Royal Commission into Institutional Responses to Child Sexual Abuse – 5 Years OnThis December marks five years since the Final Report of the Royal Commission into Institutional Responses to Child Sexual Abuse was handed down.In response to the lessons and learnings of the Report, UCA Redress Ltd and the National Safe Church Unit have […]
Fourth Anniversary of the National Apology to Survivors of Institutional Child Sexual AbuseJoint statement – UCA President, National Director UCA Redress Ltd, Director, National Safe Church UnitOctober 22 marks the fourth anniversary of the National Apology to Survivors of Institutional Child Sexual Abuse.In marking the anniversary, the Uniting Church reiterates its own apology to survivors […]
ASC Update November 2021The Assembly Standing Committee (ASC) met for the last time in 2021 via zoom on 12-14 November.The meeting began with a governance training session led by Heather Watson. The ASC is committed to reviewing and building its skills in governance and will be undertaking training throughout the triennium. Prior to the November […]