The landscape of National Conferences in the UCA Written by Rev Dr Apwee Ting I’ve just returned from the 15th Fiji National Conference held at the Batchelor Institute of Indigenous Tertiary Education on Kungarakany and Awarai country in Batchelor, 98km south of Darwin. Over the four days, I could clearly feel how much the Fijian […]
The life of the Tongan National ConferenceWritten by Rev Dr ‘Isileli Jason Kioa The Tongan National Conference was the first of the 12 national conferences of the Uniting Church to be formed in June 1987, just two years after the declaration of the Uniting Church by the meeting of the Assembly in 1985 as a […]
UAICC, UCA and UnitingCare Australia welcome end to cashless debit card The Uniting Aboriginal and Islander Christian Congress, the Uniting Church in Australia and UnitingCare Australia commend the Albanese Labor Government for scrapping the Cashless Debit Card. “We have long advocated for the abolition of the Cashless Debit Card and we are pleased that action […]
By Rob Floyd, Assembly Associate General Secretary Over the last few years, one key strategic direction for the Assembly has been Intercultural Church – learn from and enable diverse cultural groups within the church to flourish together.A key focus of our work has been to encourage conversation and deeper exploration of how can we as […]
What does Christ’s vision of Reconciliation and Renewal look like in our world today? Join members of the Assembly Resourcing Unit (ARU) in this podcast as they ponder and reflect on our mission and ministry as the people of God.Series 4: The future church Assembly Associate General Secretary Rev Lindsay Cullen speaks speaks to Scott […]
Fakaalofa atu! Salam Sejahtera! Ni sa bula! 你好! Talofa Lava! مرحبا ! Tudo bem! Malo e lelei! Kudual! G’day and welcome!In the Uniting Church, we celebrate the gift of a diversity of languages and cultures that make up our communities.Integral to how we understand our faith and life is the belief that we are all […]
Act2 Communications Officer AppointedThe Assembly is delighted to announce the appointment of Bethany Broadstock to the new role of Act2 Communications Officer. Bethany has been working as the Communications Officer within the Assembly for two years and will now expand her role to include the communications work of the Act2 Project Unit. The Act2 Project […]
Intercultural: where our journey beginsIn our Assembly Strategic Plan we identify four key pillars that drive our work and are a primary focus as we seek to move boldly and confidently into the future. One of these pillars is Intercultural, encapsulating how we seek to live as a community that transcends cultural and other barriers, and in which […]
That’s a wrap on the WCC 11th Assembly“We long for a wider movement … a unity in which God establishes justice, an equal place for all, through which creation may be renewed and strengthened.” This line captures the spirit of the delegates’ message released on the final day of the World Council of Churches 11th […]
“History teaches everything, including the future”“History teaches everything, including the future”Written by Richard La’Brooy, Uniting Church National Historical SocietyThis quote from 18th Century French poet Lamartine is one that I often use when teaching History to my Year 7 students. It captures the nature of History. History gives us a window to the past but […]