Our Vision for a Just AustraliaAn update of the Uniting Church statement “Our Vision for a Just Australia” expresses our hopes for Australia to be a nation that is just, compassionate, inclusive and courageous.In launching the July 2021 update, President of the Uniting Church in Australia Rev Sharon Hollis said: “With many people in Australia […]
Church in the Digital AgeRunning from March 2021 until November 2022, the Assembly Standing Committee has formed the Church In the Digital Age Task Group to identify the critical theological, pastoral and practical issues related to the worship, witness and service of the Uniting Church in Australia raised by the challenges and opportunities of the […]
National Day of Prayer for those impacted by COVID Below we share a collection of prayers from UCA members and our church partners for the National Day of Prayer on Sunday 22 August as we pray for all those communities in Australia and across the world impacted by the pandemic. Prayer from Rev Sharon Hollis, UCA President God of […]
Taking the Pulse of the UCA for the futureFrom now until the end of 2021, we will be taking the pulse of the Uniting Church as we consider the shape of our future. There will be opportunities to respond to what we’ve heard so far through the Act2 project, participate in consultations, and reflect on […]
Discipleship goes MessySince beginning its life in Australia in 2010, Messy Church has thrived as a creative, practical model for local congregations and communities seeking to nurture faith and grow disciples across generations.A typical Messy Church meets monthly and uses a combination of hands-on activities to explore biblical stories and themes, intentional celebration and community […]
Call for compassion and leadership on AfghanistanThe Uniting Church in Australia Assembly has joined calls urging the Australian Government to act urgently, swiftly, compassionately and with leadership in responding to the crisis in Afghanistan.The Assembly is one of more than 300 organisations who have signed a joint letter to all Federal MPs and Senators urging […]
Prayers for LebanonImage Credit: ABC NewsPlease hold in your prayers the people of Lebanon and UCA members with family in Lebanon, as the nation struggles through one of the world’s worst financial crises in more than a century.Assembly Consultant Covenanting Stuart McMillan offered the following expression of solidarity and compassion for our friends from Lebanon […]
Hearing the voices of our young peopleIt is one of the markers of an intergenerational church and community that it lives open and ready to hear how the Spirit is speaking through its young people.UCA President Rev Sharon Hollis said the voices of the young people provided much inspiration and prompting for the Church as […]
National Day of Prayer for COVID-19Uniting Church in Australia President Rev Sharon Hollis is encouraging UCA members to join in a day of prayer for all those experiencing the ongoing impacts of the pandemic. It follows an invitation from the National Council of Churches in Australia (NCCA) for churches to mark a National Day of Prayer […]
Urgent action needed for ‘code red’ warning A new report from the United Nations global body on climate science is a “code red for humanity”.This was the declaration of UN Secretary General Antonio Guterres upon the release of the sixth Amendment report of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC).In the new report the IPCC […]