Category: Growing in Faith

Celebrating Older Persons Sunday 2025

Celebrating Older Persons Sunday 2025 2025 is the fourth year the Uniting Church will mark an annual occasion to celebrate and reflect on the human rights and contributions of older peopleUniting Church communities across Australia are invited to mark the fourth annual Older Persons Sunday during October. Established by the Uniting Church Assembly in 2022, […]

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Embracing a new future together: General Secretary

Embracing a new future together Amid promise and pain, the Assembly’s General Secretary is calling on Uniting Church members to embrace deep, systemic change and live out our faith together by Andrew Johnson, Assembly General Secretary A little over a year ago I stood on the floor of the Assembly in Session to accept the […]

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A loving community in Christ? Assembly General Secretary reflects

A loving community in Christ? Andrew Johnson offers the second reflection in a series based on his speech to the 17th Assembly in July This is the second in a series by Assembly General Secretary Andrew Johnson, as he reflects on themes from his speech to the 17th Assembly. Read the first reflection here. A […]

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Open doors and open hearts on Iona

Open doors and open hearts on the holy island of Iona Uniting Church minister Rev David MacGregor writes about the blessing of a lifetime spending nine weeks with the ecumenical Christian community on Iona, Scotlandwritten by Rev David MacGregor For nine immense weeks from mid-August this year, I served as a full-time volunteer on Iona, […]

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'Not on the Titanic': Assembly General Secretary reflects

Not on the Titanic: a reflection and a beginning Andrew Johnson offers this reflection as he begins his role as General Secretary of the Assembly this week by Andrew Johnson, Assembly General Secretary “I do not believe we are on the Titanic…” As I step into the role of Assembly General Secretary I have been […]

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General Secretary Commissioning

Commissioning of Andrew Johnson as Assembly General Secretary The Assembly is delighted to announce that Andrew Johnson will be commissioned as the new Assembly General Secretary on 23 November at Gungahlin Uniting ChurchThe Uniting Church in Australia Assembly is delighted to extend an invitation to the Commissioning of Andrew Johnson as Assembly General Secretary. All […]

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On UN day for nuclear elimination, a look back at our position

“A demonic method of killing and wounding … and poisoning God’s creation” Ahead of the UN’s International Day for the Total Elimination of Nuclear Weapons, we have a look at past Uniting Church statements on nuclear disarmament and what you can do for the cause right nowSince its birth in 1977 the Uniting Church has […]

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Fijian Bible Study – Year C now available

A Fijian Bible Study A new book of weekly Bible Studies in Fijian based on Year B of the Revised Common Lectionary by Rev Dr Iliesa Jovili MeoThe third volume of the Fijian Bible study written by minister, theologian and author Rev Dr Iliesa Jovili Meo is now available. The new book, written in Fijian, […]

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