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SSI 19.5.26 RUSH

Uniting Church welcomes launch of TECS

 Uniting Church welcomes launch of TECS  By Paul WallbankThe Uniting Church in Australia participated in this week’s launch of SSI’s new Train, Engage, Connect and Support e-learning resource, to aid faith and community leaders in building confidence to recognising and responding to cases of family, domestic and sexual violence. Launched on Tuesday, 19 May by the Minister for Social Services, the Hon Tanya Plibersek, at the BAPS Shri Swaminarayan Hindu Mandir Centre in Sydney’s Rosehill, the free online training program aims to equip leaders with the […]

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Gathered for the Generations

 Gathered for the Generations  Subscribe to our newsletterIf you want to get the latest news from the Uniting Church in Australia then subscribe to our weekly newsletter delivered to your inbox.By Rev. Sandy BrodineVicTas Younger Generation Education and Strategy CoordinatorLast week, children, families, youth, and young adult workers from across the Uniting Church came together in […]

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Bishops' Commission for Christian Unity and Inter religious Dialogue at the Mary MacKillop Memorial Chapel, 12 May

Australian Catholic Bishops Conference

  Reflections from the Australian Catholic Bishops Conference  By Paul WallbankAhead of the Week of Prayer for Christian Unity, President Rev. Charissa Suli joined Heads of Churches and Christian leaders from across Australia for an Ecumenical Prayer Service hosted by the Australian Catholic Bishops Conference in Sydney last week. Held by the Bishops’ Commission for Christian Unity and Inter-religious Dialogue at the Mary MacKillop Memorial […]

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Standing for Justice

 Standing for JusticeThe Uniting Church’s Submission to the Racism InquiryBy Michael ZewdieOn 8 May 2026, the Uniting Aboriginal and Islander Christian Congress (UAICC) and the Uniting Church in Australia made a joint submission to the Joint Standing Committee on Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Affairs, which is conducting an inquiry into racism, hatred and violence […]

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For the Love of Our Neighbours: The UCA's Call to End Fossil Fuels

By UCA minister Rev. Meredith WilliamsThe Uniting Church in Australia has always understood that faith without action is incomplete. Our Assembly Strategy 2026–31 calls us to use our voice and our actions to confront injustice — not just within our own borders, but across the world. Nowhere is that prophetic call more urgent than in […]

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A Reflection on the Life of Rev Professor Dr Jione Havea

By President Rev Charissa SuliAll the Scriptures for this week have resonated with us differently today. As the Uniting Church in Australia, we mourn the passing of Jione Havea—a husband, father, brother, colleague, mentor, theologian, and faithful servant of the Church. There’s something about this moment that feels both heavy and sacred.In Acts, we hear of […]

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Meet Paul Wallbank

  By Michael ZewdieThe Assembly of the Uniting Church in Australia is pleased to welcome Mr Paul Wallbank as its incoming National Manager, Media and Communications — a significant appointment as the church continues to deepen its public witness and strengthen how it tells its story to the nation. Paul joins the Assembly from a career that […]

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