Rev Sandy Boyce on ecumenismRev Sandy Boyce What is your role and what do you do? What are some of the key pieces of work? I’m the Executive Officer of the Victorian Council of Churches. The VCC has at its core a commit to deepen relationships with each other in order to express more visibly […]
Rev David Baker on ecumenismRev David Baker What is your role and what do you do? What are some of the key pieces of work? I’m General Secretary of Queensland Churches Together. QCT’s vision is to see “the church in Queensland serving, witnessing, praying, and working together”. QCT’s purpose is to resource the church, and […]
Our IdentityIn our Assembly Strategic Plan we identify four key pillars that drive our future work and areas of development needed for the church to move boldly and confidently into the future.One of these pillars is Identity, encapsulating how we communicate, embody and give witness to who we are as the Uniting Church in Australia […]
Season of Creation – Week 1Hearing the voice and wisdom of First PeoplesPresident Rev Sharon Hollis, Alison Overeem and National Interim Chair of the Uniting Aboriginal and Islander Christian Congress Rev Mark Kickett discuss the 16th Assembly decision to take seriously the voice and wisdom of First Peoples on creation care and climate justice. Listen […]
Celebrating ‘Wear it Purple’with thanks to Will, Amanda and Elliot Nicholas for these reflections and resources on ‘Wear It Purple’ Day, a national awareness campaign which takes place every year, aiming to support safe, empowering and inclusive environments for the young rainbow community. A video from Will NicholasA reflection from Elliot Nicholas I’m pretty sure […]
‘Wear it Purple’ to support queer young peoplefrom UnitingCare Australia Members of the UnitingCare network throughout Australia will be wearing purple this Friday 26 August to demonstrate support for queer young people. Wear it Purple is a national awareness campaign which takes place every year, aiming to support safe, empowering and inclusive environments for the […]
How to connect with the WCC AssemblyThe World Council of Churches (WCC) is right now preparing to welcome over 4000 people from across the global church to Karlsruhe, Germany, for its 11th Assembly. It runs from 31 August – 8 September with some pre-gatherings to be held this weekend, and is the first Assembly in […]
<div class=”vce-asset-background-simple-item” style=”background-image: url(https://uniting.church/wp-content/uploads/2022/08/3-3.png)”></div> One of the most important ways you can put a commitment to being an Intercultural Church into action is to encourage others in your congregation, faith community or small group to learn about being Intercultural. So we’re providing here some excellent study materials, “Building Bridges” and “Living with the Neighbour who […]
<div class=”vce-asset-background-simple-item” style=”background-image: url(https://uniting.church/wp-content/uploads/2022/08/2-7.png)”></div> Exploring the Implications of Being Intercultural Approaches to Worship Different cultural traditions sometimes worship in different ways, and a series of small booklets has been produced which enable people to explore some of those differences.Worshipping in Different LanguagesWorshipping the Korean WayWorshipping the Nieuan WayWorshipping the Samoan WayWorshipping the Tongan WayWorshipping the […]
FOUNDATIONAL DOCUMENTSThe Basis of Union The Basis of Union is the foundational theological document whose development and affirmation enabled the union of Congregational, Methodist and Presbyterian churches in Australia in 1977 to form the Uniting Church in Australia.The Basis of Union and Being InterculturalWhat does the Basis of Union say about being an Intercultural Church? […]