Intercultural Neighbouring Sunday Celebrate the cultural diversity at the heart of our Church and explore ways to build intercultural relationships in your neighbourhood.On Sunday 16 July, the Uniting Church will celebrate Intercultural Neighbouring Sunday (INS). Emerging from a decision of the 16th Assembly meeting, it will be the first time Uniting Church communities are invited […]
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 every part of the country, you’ll find these communities following Jesus, sharing in worship, life and faith, working for the common good and […]
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.auJoan Stott Bursary Awarded Congratulations to Laura Rose (Synod […]
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 26-29 July at Redcliffe Uniting Church, north of Brisbane. **UPDATE: Please note the updated program. The Conference will take place in two parts: 26-28 July for ministry agents […]
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 Justification The product of Lutheran-Roman Catholic dialogueRead The 1999 Joint Declaration on the Doctrine of JustificationIntroduction The 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 […]
Laudato si’ Pope Francis’ 2015 encyclicalRead Laudato Si’, the 2015 encyclical of Pope FrancisIntroduction Laudato si’, Pope Francis’s 2015 Encyclical entreating us to care for the earth, our common home, has been adopted by the Uniting Church as a continuing witness to the Gospel of Jesus Christ. It is a wide-ranging and challenging document which […]
The 1986 Confession of Belhar from South Africa 1982 Christian statement of belief written in AfrikaansRead The Confession of Belhar and Letter of Explanation Introduction The Confession of Belhar, from South Africa, has been adopted by the Uniting Church as a continuing witness to the Gospel of Jesus Christ. This Confession was written in the […]
Continuing WitnessThe 17th Assembly has agreed to recognise three ecumenical documents as “continuing witness” to the Gospel of Jesus Christ”. The Belhar Confession, The Joint Declaration on the Doctrine of Justification and Laudato si’ have been recognised as part of a new category of statements or confessions of faith from other churches which we might […]