Defence Force Chaplains retreat 2026Finding time to pause, reflect and reconnect is important in any ministry, particularly one shaped by the demands and complexities of military life. For Uniting Church Defence Force chaplains, the annual Faith Group Spiritual Conference held at Holsworthy Barracks’ All Saints’ Chapel last week provided such an opportunity, bringing colleagues together […]
CFTL prepares for discernment on theological educationSubscribe to our newsletterIf you want to get the latest news from the Uniting Church in Australia then subscribe to our weekly newsletter delivered to your inbox.The Commission for Theology, Formation and Leadership (CFTL) met online on 29 October. Since its previous meeting, the Admission of Ministers Working Group […]
Filipino National Conference 2026: Weaving a future Generations of Filipino Uniting Church members gathered to celebrate faith, culture and community, while weaving a shared vision for an intercultural future Three days of worship, storytelling, cultural celebration and discernment have brought together generations of Filipino members of the Uniting Church, as the Filipino National Conference […]
Giving form to the movement of the Spirit The Uniting Church, our ordering and the gift of our common life by Andrew Johnson, Assembly General Secretary There is a story we sometimes tell about the Uniting Church: that we began as a movement and somehow became an institution. It speaks to something important about […]
Revesby Uniting opens its heart even widerWhat does it look like when a small congregation asks not how to bring more people into church, but how the church might become more deeply part of its community? For Revesby Uniting Church, one answer is as simple as opening its doors – 24 hours a day. The […]
Bringing community voices to the heart of Parliament Subscribe to our newsletter If you want to get the latest news from the Uniting Church in Australia then subscribe to our weekly newsletter delivered to your inbox. Decisions made in Parliament House can have profound outcomes far beyond Canberra. They shape whether community services have […]
A STORY OF BELONGING Corina Sumner’s artwork for Held Together By Michael Zewdie Through weaving, water and the meeting of cultures, Corina Sumner’s artwork invites the Uniting Church to consider how we belong to one another while honouring the stories each of us carries. “This artwork is a story […]
September Governance, Resourcing, and Administration Commission update Rev David Fotheringham shares the latest update from the Commission on Governance, Resourcing, and Administration. Subscribe to our newsletter If you want to get the latest news from the Uniting Church in Australia then subscribe to our weekly newsletter delivered to your inbox. Rev David Fotheringham […]
The National Assembly’s Director of Advocacy and Justice, Hannah Jackson, was commissioned during worship at her home congregation, Ipswich Uniting Church in Queensland on Sunday. Led by Assembly General Secretary Andrew Johnson, the service featured a sermon from Uniting Church in Australia President Rev Charissa Suli, drawing on the theme “Built Together” as part of […]
The Uniting Church in Australia is beginning an important process of discernment to identify the next President-elect of the Assembly. Ahead of the 18th Assembly, the Uniting Aboriginal and Islander Christian Congress (UAICC), Presbyteries and Synods have the privilege and opportunity to identify people who may be nominated for election as President-elect (Reg. 3.6.4.1). Nominations […]