lament in lent: on country, with country, for country Aunty Alison Overeem and Rev Alex Sangster invite the Uniting Church community to show solidarity with creation through the lament in lent vigil, being held on country in Tasmania This Lent, come and stand with mob on Country to support our ancient forests! Proud Palawa woman […]
Uniting Church welcomes ceasefire agreement President Rev Charissa Suli has released this statement following the announcement of a ceasefire agreement between Israel and Hamas, a historic first step towards lasting peace STATEMENT FROM THE PRESIDENT OF THE UNITING CHURCH IN AUSTRALIA REV CHARISSA SULI The Uniting Church in Australia welcomes with joy the […]
Livestream – 2025 national Day of Mourning service A national service of lament and celebration of survival to mark the Day of Mourning will take place at 5:30pm AEST on Friday 24 January at Albert Street Uniting Church in Brisbane. (3:30pm AWST, 5pm ACST, 6pm ACDT, 6:30pm AEDT). Watch […]
Save the Date! Net-Zero Roundtable #2 Climate champions across the Uniting Church are invited to the second annual national Net Zero roundtable in February 2025Calling all climate champions across the Uniting Church! You’re invited to be part of the Assembly’s second online national Net-Zero roundtable 26 February 2025, 4-6pm AEDT (1pm AWST, 2:30pm ACST, 3pm […]
“Climate justice is a theological imperative” Uniting Church President Rev Charissa Suli shares the sermon she preached at a WCC ecumenical prayer service ahead of COP29The World Council of Churches invited Uniting Church President Rev Charissa Suli to preach at an ecumenical prayer service held on Monday to mark the beginning of the UN Climate Conference […]
Prayer Vigil for Peace in the Holy Land ‘Out of the Depths I cried to you, O Lord’ A vigil of song, silence, love and lament for the Holy Land held on 28 November We are now more than one year into the devastating Israel-Hamas war ravaging Palestine and the Holy Lands. More than […]
Uniting Church President calls the UCA to prayer for the Middle East The Uniting Church in Australia will mark a national Week of Prayer for the Middle East from 29 September – 6 October as bombings kill hundreds in Lebanon President of the Uniting Church in Australia Rev Charissa Suli has called the […]
Marking 6 years of the National Apology to Victims and Survivors of Child Sexual Abuse The Assembly has released a liturgy and a statement from President Rev Charissa Suli to mark the AnniversaryOn 22 October 2018, former Prime Minister Hon Scott Morrison MP delivered an historic National Apology to Victims and Survivors of Institutional Child […]
Faith leaders unite across the country for climate action Uniting Church ministers, leaders and congregations were among those who rallied for action on the climate crisis yesterday as part of the Multifaith Week of Action led by the Australian Religious Response to Climate ChangeYesterday, Uniting Church leaders and communities were among those making a stand […]
A statement from the President for the World Week for Peace in Palestine and Israel President Rev Charissa Suli calls the Uniting Church to prayer for the Holy Land as the World Council of Churches’ World Week for Peace begins STATEMENT FROM THE PRESIDENT OF THE UNITING CHURCH IN AUSTRALIA REV CHARISSA SULI […]