Second pre-Assembly gathering: Holding the tension of difference The second online pre-Assembly session was held on 11 JuneRev Kath Behan, Assembly National Consultant ‘Holding the tension of difference’ was the theme of the second Pre-Assembly online community building gathering for 17th Assembly members last Tuesday evening. Following on from the first session that acknowledged we […]
On Thursday 11 July the 17th Assembly meeting will open with worship and the joyful installation of Rev Charissa Suli as the 17th President of the Uniting Church in Australia. The Installation will be a historic event, with the Uniting Church being the largest Christian denomination in Australia to appoint a person of colour as […]
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 […]
Meet the 17th Assembly Cato Lecturer Korean American theologian Grace Ji-Sun Kim has been announced as the presenter of the 17th Assembly Cato LectureBy Rebecca BeislerThe presenter of the Cato Lecture at the 17th Assembly in July will be Korean American theologian Grace Ji-Sun Kim, a world renowned scholar and expert in intercultural, feminist and […]
On the road to the 17th Assembly The 17th triennial meeting of the Assembly of the Uniting Church will take place from 11-16 July, 2024, in SydneyPreparations have begun for the 17th Assembly of the Uniting Church in Australia which will take place in Sydney from 11-16 July in 2024.Assembly General Secretary Colleen Geyer said […]