Intercultural: where our journey beginsIn our Assembly Strategic Plan we identify four key pillars that drive our work and are a primary focus as we seek to move boldly and confidently into the future. One of these pillars is Intercultural, encapsulating how we seek to live as a community that transcends cultural and other barriers, and in which […]
That’s a wrap on the WCC 11th Assembly“We long for a wider movement … a unity in which God establishes justice, an equal place for all, through which creation may be renewed and strengthened.” This line captures the spirit of the delegates’ message released on the final day of the World Council of Churches 11th […]
“History teaches everything, including the future”“History teaches everything, including the future”Written by Richard La’Brooy, Uniting Church National Historical SocietyThis quote from 18th Century French poet Lamartine is one that I often use when teaching History to my Year 7 students. It captures the nature of History. History gives us a window to the past but […]
On the passing of Queen Elizabeth IIThe Uniting Church acknowledges with sadness the death of Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II, who passed away peacefully surrounded by her family at Balmoral Castle in Scotland on 8 September. President of the Uniting Church in Australia Rev Sharon Hollis has offered this short prayer. God of life and […]
Identity: our ecumenical Church“The Uniting Church believes that Christians in Australia are called to bear witness to a unity of faith and life in Christ which transcends cultural and economic, national and racial boundaries … the Uniting Church declares its desire to enter more deeply into the faith and mission of the Church in Australia, […]
Congratulating Andrew Johnson, Act2 Project LeadThe Assembly is pleased to announce that Andrew Johnson has been appointed to the role of Act2 Project Lead. The Act2 Project is a whole of Church process led by the Assembly to consider how we can shape our life as the Uniting Church to support local communities of faith […]
The National Young Adult Leaders Conference is back!An invitation from Rev Sharon Hollis, President of the Uniting Church in Australia I wish to invite young adults in the Uniting Church to join me at the next National Young Adult Leaders Conference (NYALC), which will be held from 26-29 January 2023 at Merricks Lodge in Victoria. […]
Season of Creation Resources Hub Throughout the month of September Christians across the world will celebrate the Season of Creation, an annual invitation to pray and reflect on our shared call to care for the earth – our common home and the ‘household’ of God. The Season of Creation takes place from 1 September (World […]
Resources for an inclusive Churchintroduction by Rev Lindsay Cullen, Assembly National Consultant Over the years, I’ve regularly been part of conversations where members or leaders of the Uniting Church have been asked about what they appreciate about the Church, or where results of a questionnaire or survey which asked that question have been shared. Invariably, […]
GO THE SEASON OF CREATION ASSEMBLY RESOURCES HUB’Listen to the voice of Creation’: Season of Creation 2022 Throughout the month of September Christians across the world will celebrate the Season of Creation, an annual invitation to pray and reflect on our shared call to care for the earth – our common home and the ‘household’ […]