Eight long years Written by Rob Floyd, Assembly Associate General Secretary and Chair of the Australian Churches Refugee Taskforce19 July 2021 marked eight long years since then-Prime Minister Kevin Rudd announced that “…as of today, asylum seekers who come here by boat without a visa will never be settled in Australia.” This decision has gone […]
In recent weeks we have shared stories of the intercultural life and ministry of the Uniting Church. The Assembly Resourcing Unit is inviting people who are inspired to talk about what it looks like to live faith and life cross-culturally to come together on Thursday 29 July for an online conversation. What does it look […]
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16th Assembly Elections and AppointmentsExtension of the Assembly General Secretary The 16th Assembly resolved to extend the appointment of Colleen Geyer as the Assembly General Secretary. In making the announcement, President Rev Sharon Hollis spoke warmly of Colleen’s ministry to the Assembly and her gracious and wise leadership. Colleen responded: “The past five and a […]
The Cato Lecture is an important feature of the triennial Assembly in the Uniting Church in Australia.In 1932, successful Victorian businessman Fred Cato established the Cato Lectureship to promote the enhancement of religion and education. The presentation of material of interest to the general body of church members was designed to extend the goodwill and […]
Social media highlights Day 1I’m set up and ready to go for the @UnitingChurchAu Assembly. Let’s go! pic.twitter.com/ZdtNtvjasJ— Richard La’Brooy (@richlabrooy) July 16, 2021 Super happy my church has just installed our first ordained woman as President of the National Assembly.The UCA needs to do a lot more to have our diversity reflected in our […]
How to connect with the online Assembly In just three days, from 17-18 July, the 16th Assembly of the Uniting Church will meet online for the first time in our history.Like many parts of the life of our Church, the need to move into the digital space has led us to be innovative and creative […]
Tongan National Conference goes onlineFor the first time in its history the Tongan National Conference (TNC) of the Uniting Church met online, and its Second Generation led the way. The TNC is the largest single gathering of UCA members, usually bringing together more than 1000 UCA members in the one location over a number of […]
National Conferences: history, life, and witnessThe Being a Multicultural Church Circle and Assembly Resourcing Unit is hosting a series of webinars exploring the Uniting Church in the 21st Century from a variety of perspectives. The second webinar held on the 24th June explored the history, life, and witness of the Uniting Church’s National Conferences. Read a […]
Celebrating Older Persons Sunday Uniting Churches are being encouraged to recognise the human rights and dignity of older people on the first Sunday after the United Nations’ International Day of Older Persons. “This is the first time we have encouraged local churches to recognise the International Day of Older Persons,” said UnitingCare Australia National Director, […]