Humans of the Uniting Church
International Women's Day
March 6, 2024
This year, we’re excited to be featuring some of the inspirational people who make up the Uniting Church. Check out the growing hub of stories here. If you know of someone with a great story to tell, contact us and nominate them to be featured.
On International Women’s Day 2024, this Friday 8 March, we celebrate the women in our lives, communities and the Uniting Church. We praise God for their ministry, leadership and many and varied gifts and contributions, and proclaim that in God's image we are equally made.
In this special International Women's Day themed edition of Humans of the Uniting Church, we meet three Uniting Church women across three generations. Click below to meet Emelia Haskey, Youth Worker at Brougham Place Uniting Church; Alison Xamon, chair of the Presbytery of Western Australia; and Ann Sutton OAM, who has served as an Elder at Wesley Uniting Church in Canberra for four decades.
Emelia Haskey
Emelia Haskey
"Having women represented in leadership roles is incredibly important. Seeing a female minister for the first time sparked my own curiosity about ministry"
Alison Xamon
Alison Xamon
"We have long recognised that everyone is called to play a part in building the Kingdom of God"
Ann Sutton
Ann Sutton
"I would like to see more men arranging the church flowers and more women working the technical sound systems. Today's church relies heavily on the work of women"
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