Uniting Church-Jewish Dialogue“Big Issues for Indigenous People and the Nation as a Whole”By Rev Lindsay Cullen, Assembly Associate General SecretaryIn May the 55th dialogue meeting between the Uniting Church and the Executive Council of Australian Jewry (ECAJ) was privileged to have as a guest Professor Tom Calma AO, Chancellor of the University of Canberra and […]
This is my Uniting Church Meet some of the amazing communities that make up the Uniting Church in AustraliaLocal communities of faith are the beating heart of the Uniting Church. In almost part of the country, you’ll find these communities following Jesus, sharing in worship, life and faith, working for the common good and reaching […]
Uniting Church Adult Fellowship National Committee The Uniting Church Adult Fellowship National Committee (UCAF NC) is a committee associated with the Assembly. The Assembly provides our Mandate to promote the ministry of adult fellowship across Australia. You can find our mandate here. Contact the National Secretary secretary@ucafnc.org.auStructure In May 2021 the UCAF National Committee changed […]
President’s Conference 2023We are excited to invite you to be part of the 2023 President’s Conference, to be hosted by Uniting Church President Rev Sharon Hollis from 26-30 July at Redcliffe Uniting Church, north of Brisbane. The President’s Conference is a great national opportunity to gather with others across the Uniting Church to connect, share […]
At the heart of the Uniting Church is a commitment to walk together with First Nations people in seeking justice. We seek to work and pray together as First and Second Peoples for more just, inclusive and equal relationships in the church and in this nation. Inspired by this commitment, we support a constitutionally enshrined […]
Joint Declaration on the Doctrine of Justificationthe product of Lutheran-Roman Catholic dialogue. Read The 1999 Joint Declaration on the Doctrine of JustificationIntroductionThe Joint Declaration on the Doctrine of Justification (1999) is a significant ecumenical achievement and the culmination of a thirty-year dialogue between the Catholic Church’s Pontifical Council (now Dicastery) for Promoting Christian and the Lutheran […]
Laudato si’the 2015 encyclical of Pope FrancisRead Laudato Si’, the 2015 encyclical of Pope FrancisIntroductionThe second document for consideration is Laudato si’, Pope Francis’s 2015 Encyclical on “care for our common home.” It is a wide-ranging and challenging document which offers a theological understanding of the ecological crisis the world faces and provides a theological […]
The 1986 Confession of Belhar from South AfricaRead The Confession of Belhar and Letter of Explanation IntroductionThe first document for consideration in the current triennium is the Confession of Belhar from South Africa, which claims our common humanity in the Gospel.This Confession was written in the Dutch Reformed Mission Church in South Africa in 1982 […]
Continuing WitnessAt its theological centre The Basis of Union points us to the gospel by summarising the story of Jesus’ life, death and resurrection. Across paragraphs 5-10, it points us to where we continually encounter this gospel: the biblical witnesses, the sacraments, the creeds, and the documents of our Reformation and Wesleyan traditions.In paragraph 11, […]
Covenanting Banner Acknowledge the First Peoples in your area.Uniting Church congregations and presbyteries are encouraged to build relationships with local First Peoples communities, acknowledge the traditional owners of the land on which they meet, worship and work together for reconciliation with and justice. One way to acknowledge the First Peoples in your area is to […]