Category: Justice

Uniting Church Assembly responds to 2025 Budget

Assembly responds to 2025 Budget Uniting Church in Australia welcomes cost of living support in the 2025 federal budget but calls for greater action on a truly just economy and long term solutions The Uniting Church in Australia welcomes measures in the 2025 federal budget to ease cost-of-living pressures for Australians, but is concerned at […]

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Lament in Lent for our native forests

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 […]

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Uniting Church welcomes ceasefire agreement

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 peaceSTATEMENT FROM THE PRESIDENT OF THE UNITING CHURCH IN AUSTRALIA REV CHARISSA SULI The Uniting Church in Australia welcomes with joy the announcement of a […]

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Day Of Mourning 2025

             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 […]

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President's sermon ahead of COP29

“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 […]

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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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Older Persons Sunday 2024

Worship resource out now for Older Persons Sunday 2024 2024 is the third year the Uniting Church will mark an annual occasion to celebrate and reflect on the human rights and contributions of older peopleA flexible worship resource is now available for Uniting Church communities to mark the third UCA Older Persons Sunday this October. […]

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Uniting Church Week of Prayer for Peace in the Middle East

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 LebanonPresident of the Uniting Church in Australia Rev Charissa Suli has called the national Uniting Church […]

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