Uniting for BiodiversityBy Rob FloydAt the end of this month, September 2020, the President of the UN General Assembly will convene a summit on biodiversity in New York.Conducted at the level of Heads of State and Government, the Summit’s theme is “urgent action on biodiversity for sustainable development.” https://www.un.org/pga/74/united-nations-summit-on-biodiversity/This year’s megafires in Australia and the […]
Alison Overeem Alison Overeem is a proud palawa woman from South-East Tasmania who is driven by culture, family, empowerment and creating safe spaces to build hope and dignity. Alison is passionate about raising awareness of Aboriginal culture and history and the rights of women in society and has been a member of the Tasmanian Women’s […]
ASSEMBLY STRATEGIC PLAN 2020 – 2023Download Full PDF
Rev. Tim Matton-Johnson Rev. Tim Matton-Johnson Tasmanian is of Aboriginal heritage and proud of it. He lives on the ancestral country of the Moomairremener people. Now retired, Tim previously was in placement with UAICC Tasmania, along with several other UCA placements in the VIC/TAS Synod over the past 35 years. Tim reflects on what he’s […]
Called to be a Church for all
Uniting Church Values Statement – Royal Commission into Aged Care Quality and Safety The Uniting Church welcomes the decision of the Federal Government to establish a Royal Commission into the quality and safety of aged care and pledges itself to cooperate fully and openly. The Commission’s recognition of the importance of building a national culture […]
Uniting Church Values Statement in relation to the Royal Commission into Violence, Abuse, Neglect and Exploitation of People with Disability. In 2018 the 15th Assembly of the Uniting Church in Australia affirmed that: Christ is most fully present when all people in the Body are unconditionally accepted as people of worth. All people are created […]
Webinar Event Details OCTOBER 3 ONLINE WEBINAR AND OCTOBER 4 ONLINE WORSHIP: On Saturday October 3, the President will host a Webinar with three one hour sessions to open up the conversation about God’s call to us in our everyday lives, and to showcase some of the content of the 2021 conference. SESSION ONE: […]
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 […]
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