Category: Working for Justice

Journey to Net Zero: 2026 Roundtables

Be part of the Uniting Church’s Climate Action Roundtables The church community is invited to join this year’s series of Roundtables equipping communities for faithful, practical climate action   Subscribe to our newsletter If you want to get the latest news from the Uniting Church in Australia then subscribe to our weekly newsletter delivered to […]

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New UnitingCare Australia National Director officially commissioned

Tamara Thomas officially commissioned as National Director, UnitingCare Australia Before leaders and members of the Uniting Church and UnitingCare, Tamara Thomas has been formally welcomed into her new role as National Director of the Church’s social justice and advocacy agency   Tamara Thomas has been officially commissioned as the new National Director of UnitingCare Australia. […]

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UCA President urges political leaders to back peace and immediate ceasefire

Middle East conflict: UCA President urges Political Leaders to back peace and immediate ceasefire President of the Uniting Church in Australia, Rev Charissa Suli, has written to the Prime Minister, the Leader of the Opposition, the Leader of the Australian Greens and other Australian political party leaders, urging multi-partisan support for the Australian Government to […]

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President issues statement on Middle East conflict

Middle East conflict: Uniting Church President urges peace and protection of human life STATEMENT FROM THE PRESIDENT OF THE UNITING CHURCH IN AUSTRALIA REV CHARISSA SULI A CALL FOR PEACE AND THE PROTECTION OF HUMAN LIFE As President of the Uniting Church in Australia, I speak with deep concern as violence escalates across the Middle […]

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Day of Mourning 2026

              #UCADayofMourningSunday 25 January Since 1994, the Uniting Church has been in Covenant with the Uniting Aboriginal and Islander Christian Congress (UAICC). Entered into with honesty about our past and hope for the future, this Covenant commits us to working together for a just Church and a just nation. […]

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16 Days of Activism begins

“Digital violence is real violence”: 16 Days of Activism begins Alongside the President Rev Charissa Suli, voices from Australia, New Zealand and the Pacific share this message for the 16 Days of Activism against Gender-based Violence Alongside Uniting Church President Rev Charissa Suli, voices from Australia, New Zealand and the Pacific have united to send […]

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Uniting Church Assembly statement on the Israel-Hamas peace agreement

Statement on Israel-Hamas Ceasefire and Peace Agreement Rev Charissa Suli, President of the Uniting Church in Australia, has released a statement expressing deep relief and cautious hope following the reaching of a peace agreement last week and the commencement of hostage release on MondayStatement by President Rev Charissa Suli On the ceasefire and peace agreement […]

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Climate Talanoa: Justice, inclusion, wisdom

Climate Talanoa: justice, inclusion and wisdom Ron Johnson, Policy Advisor – Church Engagement with UnitingCare Australia, reflects on a recent meeting of Pasika, church and government representatives which gathered to discuss the impacts of climate change across the Pacific regionOn Thursday 2 October, Uniting Church President Rev Charissa Suli, Synod of NSW and ACT Moderator […]

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