Postponement of the face to face President’s Conference 2020It is with sadness that I advise that we have decided to defer the face to face President’s Conference, Called by God, until next year – Thursday, 29 April – Sunday, 2 May, 2021.I have been deeply concerned for all of our communities that are being impacted […]
A Stitch in Time to save livesUniting Church members with sewing skills are stepping up to meet the looming demand for face masks in the second wave of the COVID-19 pandemic in Australia.Maxine Gray and her friends from Tuggeranong Uniting Church in Canberra’s south are among the first to answer an urgent call from Uniting […]
Praying for lasting peace 75 years onThe Uniting Church Assembly in partnership with the Nobel Peace Prize-winning International Campaign to Abolish Nuclear Weapons (ICAN) will host an online interfaith service on 6 August marking 75 years since the nuclear attacks on Hiroshima and Nagasaki. The horrific explosions resulted in more than 200,000 deaths and countless injuries. The […]
How must we change in order to continue?Around 100 people across the Uniting Church participated in the first in a series of webinars looking at how COVID-19 has challenged and changed us as the church.Presented by the Assembly Resourcing Unit and the Being a Multicultural Church Circle, the webinar on 9 July explored the topic […]
United for peace on the Korean PeninsulaChurch representatives from the ROK and DPRK share Holy Communion at a WCC event in Leipzig, Germany, July 2017.The Uniting Church in Australia has joined global churches and ecumenical bodies calling for immediate steps to formalising peace on the Korean Peninsula.In a statement issued by the World Council of […]
President’s Church Anniversary messageDr Deidre Palmer has encouraged Uniting Church members to apply the difficult learnings of 2020 to shape the way the Church pursues God’s mission in the world.In her annual message to coincide with the foundation of the UCA on 22 June 1977, Dr Palmer said the Uniting Church was responding with creativity and […]
Three Asks and a PrayerThe national leaders of the UCA and UAICC are encouraging members to stay active in support of racial justice, as the movement against racism continues around the world.This week UCA President Dr Deidre Palmer and the Interim Chairperson of the National UAICC Pastor Mark Kickett, met to reflect on recent events, […]
Fostering a spirit of welcomeThis Refugee Week from 14-20 June, Australians are encouraged to help make Australia a more welcoming place for refugees and asylum seekers with the theme “Celebrating the Year of Welcome.”During the week, the Assembly Working for Justice Circle is hosting a conversation with a person, who is a member of Bankstown […]
Back to School Strike 4 Climate – 15 May 2020A nationwide climate action led by school students is taking place on Friday 15 May.Whilst there are many issues of concern during the COVID-19 pandemic, it is important not to lose focus on the crucial issues confronting our planet and all creation brought about by climate […]
UCA diversity shines in adversityUniting Church President Dr Deidre Palmer and Rob Floyd and Rev Dr Apwee Ting from the Assembly Resourcing Unit staff held a videoconference catch-up with leaders of nine National Conferences within the UCA on 22 April 2020.The meeting included leaders from our Fijian, Ibero-Latino, Middle East, Korean, Samoan, Tamil, Chinese, Tongan […]