Category: News

2025-2026 Uniting Church Lectionary

2025-2026 Uniting Church Lectionary available now The Assembly has released the 2025-2026 Uniting Church Lectionary (Year A), a key resource for preaching and worship leading in the ‘Year of Matthew’The 2025-2026 Uniting Church Lectionary is now available to download from the Assembly, and available to order from Wayzgoose, the online store for Uniting Church resources. […]

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Uniting Church welcomes Archbishop of Canterbury appointment

The Uniting Church celebrates with joy the first woman to serve as Archbishop of Canterbury Uniting Church President Rev Charissa Suli extends warmest congratulations to the Church of England and the The Rt Rev Sarah Mullally, announced today the newly appointed Archbishop of Canterbury A Statement on the appointment of the Archbishop of Canterbury-designate Rev […]

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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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Seventh anniversary of the National Apology

Marking 7 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 […]

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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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Threads of Love Across Nations: A President’s Reflection

Threads of Love Across Nations: A President’s Reflection Rev Charissa Suli has penned this reflection following the recent dual celebration of Australian-Tongan diplomacyby Rev Charissa Suli, President of the Uniting Church in Australia This past week has been one of the most significant and deeply moving experiences of my ministry. As a Tongan Australian serving […]

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Celebration of friendship, faith and an enduring bond

A Celebration of Friendship, Faith and an Enduring Bond A historic service last Sunday united Tonga and Australia in a celebration that went beyond diplomatic ties   Last Sunday, the walls of St Stephen’s Uniting Church in Sydney resonated with music, a sense of shared history and gratitude to God, as more than 600 people […]

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Rev Don Pederick: An extraordinary life and ministry

Rev Don Pederick: An extraordinary life and ministry A faithful servant of the Uniting Church, Rev Don Pederick recently celebrated a milestone birthday and another year of dedicated ministry. We take a moment to honour himThe Uniting Church in Australia has been shaped and sustained by the quiet, steady faithfulness of people like the Rev […]

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Following Footsteps, Bringing Hope

Following Footsteps, Bringing Hope Earlier this month, our outback ministry agency Frontier Services commissioned Pastor Kirsty Burgu as its newest Bush Chaplain to stand with those living in the remote West Kimberley region of Western Australia   In the West Kimberley, where ancient and biologically rich landscapes stretch wide beneath an endless sky, a new […]

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