Assembly Standing Committee meets for first time in 2025 The ASC met in Sydney over the weekend of 14-16 March to continue its governance and oversight of the Uniting Church Assembly written by Andrew Johnson, Assembly General Secretary On the weekend of 14-16 March the Assembly Standing Committee (ASC) met together at Mary MacKillop Place […]
Assembly to host national service of commemoration for the 110th anniversary of the Armenian Genocide mm Members of the Uniting Church are invited to join with the Assembly, the Armenian Missionary Association Of Australia (AMAA) and the wider Armenian community in marking the Armenian Genocide this April. This year marks 110 years since the Genocide […]
Assembly responds to 2025 Budget Uniting Church in Australia welcomes cost of living support in the 2025 federal budget but calls for greater action on a truly just economy and long term solutions The Uniting Church in Australia welcomes measures in the 2025 federal budget to ease cost-of-living pressures for Australians, but is concerned at […]
President launches national appeal for disaster relief Uniting Church President Rev Charissa Suli has launched an appeal through the National Disaster Relief Fund in support of communities in Queensland impacted by severe weather Uniting Church President Rev Charissa Suli has launched a national appeal to support disaster recovery in Queensland communities, including those impacted by […]
Prayers rising for Queensland and NSW ahead of Tropical Cyclone Alfred President Rev Charissa Suli has shared this message and prayer as Tropical Cyclone Alfred intensifies as it makes for landRev Charissa Suli, President of the Uniting Church in Australia, has shared this message and prayer with the Church as communities in south east Queensland […]
“We stand with you in unwavering solidarity” President Rev Charissa Suli has written a letter of solidarity and support to Rt Rev Dr Mariann Edgar Budde, Episcopal Bishop of Washington President of the Uniting Church in Australia Rev Charissa Suli has written a letter of solidarity and support to the Right Rev Dr Mariann Budde, […]
Uniting Church welcomes ceasefire agreement President Rev Charissa Suli has released this statement following the announcement of a ceasefire agreement between Israel and Hamas, a historic first step towards lasting peaceSTATEMENT FROM THE PRESIDENT OF THE UNITING CHURCH IN AUSTRALIA REV CHARISSA SULI The Uniting Church in Australia welcomes with joy the announcement of a […]
Partners in Christ with the Chinese National Conference Representatives of the Chinese National Conference (CNC) came together in late November for the first time since March 2019. Acting Secretary of the CNC Rev Dr Ji Zhang offers this report of the gathering written by Rev Dr Ji Zhang, Acting Secretary of the Uniting Church Chinese […]
The Christmas message from Uniting Church in Australia President Rev Charissa Suli is now available to download, watch share! In her first Christmas message as President, Rev Suli reflects on how the good news of this season surprises us with unexpected hope. “At Christmas we remember the birth of Jesus, the birth of hope itself,” […]
“Climate justice is a theological imperative” Uniting Church President Rev Charissa Suli shares the sermon she preached at a WCC ecumenical prayer service ahead of COP29The World Council of Churches invited Uniting Church President Rev Charissa Suli to preach at an ecumenical prayer service held on Monday to mark the beginning of the UN Climate Conference […]