Dwelling in Love at the 16th AssemblyThe 16th Assembly meeting wrapped up on the Sunshine Coast on Monday afternoon after four days of joyful Christian community, worship, prayer and discerning the will of God for the Uniting Church in Australia. Over four days from 6-9 May, 200 members from around the country came together on […]
Moving to a truly intercultural ChurchThe 16th Assembly has passed a proposal that seeks to deepen the Uniting Church’s commitment to living faith and life interculturally through a range of measures including a new annual Sunday of celebration, ‘Intercultural Neighbouring Sunday’. It also requests some review of the Regulations, UCA policies and other key documents […]
A word from the National DirectorsDay 3 of the 16th Assembly heard about the national work of the church from senior leaders of the Assembly and its agencies – UnitingCare Australia National Director Claerwen Little, UnitingWorld National Director Dr Sureka Goringe, Frontier Services National Director Jannine Jackson, National Director for Strategic Finance and Administration Leo […]
Growing in Love: Worship Day 3Members of the reconvened Assembly began Day 3 by coming together in prayer, worship, Bible Reflection – and joyful dance – as they prepared again to discern the Spirit together. Marrpalawuy Marika from Gan Gan in North East Arnhem Land gave an Acknowledgement of Country (written by Rev Dr Amelia […]
#UCA22 social media highlightsReady for Day 2 of Assembly. First day of business with some big proposals before us. (Also, I’d forgotten what life was like without a Yellow Card!) @UnitingChurchAu #dwellinginlove #godineveryact pic.twitter.com/QzkGCb051R— Richard La’Brooy (@richlabrooy) May 6, 2022 Busy weekend ahead. Landed on the Sunshine Coast for the national meeting of @UnitingChurchAU (the […]
Worship Day 2 #UCA22 Dwelling in Love with all Creation Day 2 of the reconvened Assembly began in worship with an Acknowledgment of Country sung in the language of the Gubbi Gubbi People, led by Megan Laurie-Thomson and the Assembly band. Like the online meeting of the Assembly last year, students from Nungalinya College in […]
Youthful delegates gather ahead of 16th AssemblyTwenty youthful members of the 16th Assembly have gathered today ahead of the beginning of the reconvened meeting. The pre-Assembly gathering is an opportunity for youthful members to build community, share their hopes and gain insights into how the meeting works. Members under 30 make up one in 10 […]
Rev Dr Solmon Zwana joyfully inductedWritten by Enock Mukucha & Tapiwa Gochayi Rev Dr Solmon Zwana of the Methodist Church in Zimbabwe was inducted by the Uniting Church in Australia on 22 April 2022 at Liverpool Uniting Church. The ceremony was facilitated by the Parramatta Nepean Presbytery and attended by members of the Zimbabwean Methodist […]
Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples should be aware this story contains images of deceased persons. Renewing the Covenant almost 30 years onAlmost 30 years after the Covenant statement between the Uniting Church in Australia and Uniting Aboriginal and Islander Christian Congress (UAICC) was first signed, this binding commitment at the heart of the UCA […]