Circle Advocate Rev Dr Amelia Koh-Butler reflects on what makes seeking common ground hard, and why it’s always worth pursuing. A few years ago I was involved with a bunch of radical disciples who birthed a new community. It’s called ‘The Commons’ in Newcastle, NSW. The founders were inspired by Acts 2:42-47. The believers devoted […]
Emily Evans is one of the Seeking Common Ground Panel members. She is also a member of the World Council of Churches Central and Executive Committees. We’ve asked her to share some of her experiences. What were your first experiences of ecumenism? One of my first experiences of ecumenism was at a local level when I […]
By Rev Dr Matthew Wilson, Co-Convenor UCA-ECAJ Dialogue The National Dialogue of the Uniting Church in Australia Assembly and the Executive Council of Australian Jewry (ECAJ) has met 45 times since 1991. The Dialogue was established when tensions arose between the Uniting Church and the Jewish community in relation to the political situation in Israel-Palestine. […]
Rev Dr Ji Zhang reflects on the historic agreement between the Vatican and the People’s Republic of China on the mutual recognition of bishops appointed both by the Catholic Church in China and Vatican. In the 17th century, Matteo Ricci was one of the founding figures of the Jesuit China mission. He studied Chinese, read […]
Get to know our Advocate Rev Ann PerrinThe Advocate for the Growing in Faith Circle is Rev Ann Perrin. We asked Ann to share a little about herself. What I am doing now: Team Leader for the Hawkesbury Mission Zone in the Parramatta Nepean Presbytery of the NSW/ACT Synod. My greatest achievement is two adult […]
Get to know our Advocate Rev Alex SangsterThe Advocate for the Transforming Worship Circle is Rev. Alex Sangster. Alex has been a minister in the Uniting Church in Australia for over 12 years and is committed to opening up worship to all people and finding ways to connect people into God’s story incarnated in Jesus […]
By Rev Ellie Elia, Minister at St Andrew’s Uniting Church Glenbrook Something is growing at St Andrew’s Uniting Church Glenbrook NSW, and it’s wild and beautiful and surprising.The Season of Creation gives to the worshipping life of the congregation an opportunity to awaken the senses, reconnect and recommit to our place in God’s creation, and reflect […]
By Simon Lee, Lead Minister, NEW Beginnings Uniting Church Towards the end of 2017 NEW Beginnings Uniting Church (NBU), in Cronulla NSW, felt it was important for the health of our church that we should be not only singing songs in worship that have represented our faith heritage, but also songs that represent who we […]
Get to know our Advocate Rev. Dr Matagi VilitamaThe Advocate for the Being a Multicultural Church Circle is Rev Dr Matagi Vilitama. We asked Matagi to tell us about himself. The other day I was having the very first Bible study with the English Conversation Group who are using our church hall. The study was arranged […]
By Manu Ahosivi, Member of Park Uniting Church, Brisbane, QLD Synod The Tongan National Conference (TNC) held their executive meeting at Canterbury Uniting Church in Melbourne on the 17-19 August 2018. I have been part of the conference for almost 10 years and have always committed myself to attend the executive meetings to be part of the […]