PACIFIC CONFERENCE OF CHURCHES – LEADERS’ MEETINGBy Dr Deidre Palmer I joined Church leaders from the Pacific gathered online from 1-3 December 2020 to reflect on the challenges of the impacts of COVID-19, and the ongoing issues faced by the regions in which our churches are serving.Our theme for the conversation was “Towards a Resilient […]
Easier Access to Assembly Resources From 5pm (AEST) on Friday, more than 40 years of Uniting Church Assembly resources will be available on an easily searchable online platform. Five hundred and seventy-eight documents have been uploaded to the illuminate platform, which is found at https://ucaassembly.recollect.net.au/ The resources cover a huge range of Church life – […]
On the Sunday before Australia Day, Uniting Church congregations across the country hold worship services to reflect upon and lament the effect of the invasion and colonisation of this nation upon First Peoples.The observance of a Day of Mourning was endorsed by the 15th Assembly arising from a request of the Uniting Aboriginal and Islander […]
What’s in a name? UCA Act2So why did we call a project that’s thinking about the future of the Uniting Church, “Act2”? In a movie/story the first act introduces the hero/main character and identifies the challenges that need to be faced or the problem that needs to be solved.In the second act, the main character […]
President’s Conference 2021Thursday 29 April, 4pm – Sunday 2 May, 1pmU-City, Franklin Street, AdelaideFrom the President:I am pleased to offer all members of the Uniting Church in Australia the chance to participate in my rescheduled President’s Conference.The theme of the conference is Christian vocation. One of the core themes of the Uniting Church is “every member ministry”. […]
The Uniting Church is joining people across the world in marking 16 Days of Activism Against Gender-based Violence.The global campaign is especially important this year as the lockdowns forced by COVID-19 have increased the vulnerability of women and girls to all forms of violence.Each day of the 16 days a young Uniting Church woman is […]
ASC Update November 2020Picture: The Assembly’s Associate General Secretary Rob Floyd and General Secretary Colleen Geyer at the November 2020 online ASC meeting (photo credit: Dr Deidre Palmer)The Assembly Standing Committee (ASC) met online from Friday evening 6 November to Sunday afternoon 8 November 2020. This followed an extra online meeting on Saturday 6 September.ACT2 […]
World Children’s Day 2020: Investing in our future means investing in our children The National Safe Church Unit is inviting people across the life of the Uniting Church in Australia to recognise World Children’s Day on 20 November by reflecting on their Church’s commitment to be a safe place for children and young people. “The […]
Written by Rev. Sophia Lizares, Minister Kalamunda Uniting Church and St Martin’s Foothills Uniting Church Troubled by cyclones and mounting authoritarianism in their home country, as well as the COVID-19 pandemic both there as well as in Australia, Filipinos are charting a distinctive path as members of the Uniting Church. Using the Filipino practice of “Damayan: […]
Praying for AmericaAt the time of this article, the US Presidential Election remains in the balance. The counting of votes is continuing amid threats of legal challenges. The people of the United States, particularly our friends in other churches remain in our prayers at this time. Here we share some of their prayers at this time […]