Called to be a Hybrid Church The third Assembly Resourcing Unit webinar exploring how COVID-19 will change the church examined the idea of “Hybrid Ecclesiology” or the different forms the church will take as it emerges from the pandemic.The Assembly’s Being a Multicultural Church Circle hosted the webinar on 27 August to encourage the deeper […]
A New Season of Caring Uniting Church members will join Christians around Australia and across the world in acts of worship and advocacy to promote care for all creation throughout the month of September. Assembly President Dr Deidre Palmer is encouraging UCA members to take part in the month-long ecumenical celebration, Season of Creation, […]
NYALC OnlineUCA President Dr Deidre Palmer has invited young adult leaders across the Uniting Church to join her online for an opportunity to connect and reflect on being Church at this time. The video gatherings scheduled over the next few months are an opportunity to remain connected after COVID-19 has meant the cancellation of the […]
By Gabby CadenheadMy name is Gabby Cadenhead, and I am in my final year of a Bachelor of Music and Bachelor of Arts at the University of Sydney. I worship at Leichhardt Uniting Church.Christian Students Uniting (CSU) is a community of university students on multiple campuses across Sydney and New South Wales united by a […]
BYO Coffee An invitation from the ARU team to join us on Zoom. NEW DATES FOR AUGUST + SEPTEMBER Monday 24 August 6:00 PM Monday 31 August 6:00 PM Thursday 3 September 6:00PM Monday 7 September 6:00PM Thursday 17 September 6:00PM Monday 21 September 6: 00PM COVID-19 has impacted us all differently, but for many […]
PASTORAL LETTER – REV. DOROTHY HARRIS-GORDON (1941-2020) Dear Sisters and Brothers in Christ,We join in thanking God for the life and ministry of Rev. Dorothy Harris-Gordon, who passed away in Lismore in northern NSW late on Friday 7 August 2020.Aunty Dorrie as she was known, was the first Aboriginal woman ordained in the Uniting Church in […]
Uniting together in prayer and hopeLeaders of the National Conferences of the Uniting Church met virtually this week, exchanging stories of faith and ministry in what has been a challenging time for many of their communities.Middle East National Conference Chairperson Rev. Gaby Kobrossi spoke about devastating impact of the explosions in Beirut and his community’s […]
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 […]