We are delighted that the 17th Assembly Cato Lecture will be given by Korean American theologian Grace Ji-Sun Kim, a world renowned scholar and expert in intercultural, feminist and post-colonial theology. Grace is the author or editor of 22 books and Professor of Theology at Earlham School of Religion in Richmond, Indiana. She is a much sought after […]
Meet the members of the 17th AssemblyWe’re counting down to the 17th Assembly of the Uniting Church in Australia which will be held from 11-16 July in Parramatta, Sydney.The meeting will gather together more than 200 people from every part of the Uniting Church to create a community of fellowship, worship and discernment. In the […]
Gathering in faith, building community: pre-Assembly sessions begin Three online sessions will help 17th Assembly members prepare for the July meetingRev Kath Behan, Assembly National Consultant Last week, the Assembly Resourcing Unit hosted the first of three online community building sessions for the members of the 17th Assembly. The theme of the first session was […]
Welcoming the call for a Human Rights Act New report of parliamentary inquiry recommends national legislationThe Uniting Church Assembly was proud to be among more than 100 organisations welcoming the call for a national Human Rights Act following the recommendations of a new report tabled in Parliament. Labor MP Josh Burns, Chair of the Parliamentary Joint Committee […]
President at Church of Scotland General Assembly Uniting Church President Rev Sharon Hollis is in Edinburgh this week for the General Assembly and was invited to bring a greetingUniting Church President Rev Sharon Hollis is in Edinburgh this week at the General Assembly of the Church of Scotland. The annual gathering brings together 500 church […]
2024 Uniting Church Anniversary message Uniting Church President Rev Sharon Hollis shares this message marking 47 years of the Uniting Church in Australia President Rev Sharon Hollis has shared a video message to mark the 47th anniversary of the Uniting Church in Australia on 22 June 2024. The final video message of her Presidency, Rev Hollis […]
Vale Rev Professor Norman Young Farewelling one of the giants of Union and the Uniting Church in AustraliaThe Assembly is deeply saddened to hear of the passing of Rev Professor Norman Young, who died on Sunday 19 May in Melbourne. A deeply humble, wise and respected figure, Norman was one of the courageous and visionary […]
Farewelling Raul Sugunananthan Raul Sugunananthan is departing the Assembly following 10 months of effective advocacy workTomorrow 23 May the Assembly will farewell Raúl Sugunananthan from his role as Assembly Policy and Advocacy Officer. The Assembly was excited by the possibilities when Raúl joined the Assembly Resourcing Unit and over the past ten months it has […]
Act2 speaks your language The Act2 Project team has released a suite of language resources to help people engage with the Act2 reportAct2 resources are available in 17 languages – and counting! The Act2 team is proud to be able to make available a suite of multilingual resources to help the Uniting Church engage with […]
Uniting in Prayer: your community From 19 May – 22 June we’re Uniting in Prayer. Here’s five ways to be involved #UnitinginPrayerWe are so excited for Uniting in Prayer to begin this Sunday 19 May, Pentecost Sunday. For 35 days across the national Uniting Church, we’ll be upholding in prayer our communities, our life and […]