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 […]
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 […]
Week 4: Justice in ActionThis is the final article in a series of articles from the Palestine and Israel Ecumenical Network (PIEN) in the lead up to the World Council of Churches World Week for Peace in Palestine and Israel (15-22 September). In 2022 the theme is ‘Faith, Hope and Love in Action: Towards Justice […]
Rev Anne Hewitt on ecumenismRev Anne Hewitt What is your role and what do you do? What are some of the key pieces of work? My role is Executive Director and General Secretary for Churches Together South Australia. I provide ecumenical ministry, strategic executive leadership and pastoral support that resources, promotes, enables and encourages opportunities […]
Rev Sandy Boyce on ecumenismRev Sandy Boyce What is your role and what do you do? What are some of the key pieces of work? I’m the Executive Officer of the Victorian Council of Churches. The VCC has at its core a commit to deepen relationships with each other in order to express more visibly […]
Rev David Baker on ecumenismRev David Baker What is your role and what do you do? What are some of the key pieces of work? I’m General Secretary of Queensland Churches Together. QCT’s vision is to see “the church in Queensland serving, witnessing, praying, and working together”. QCT’s purpose is to resource the church, 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, […]
Week 3: Love in ActionThis is the third in a series of articles from the Palestine and Israel Ecumenical Network (PIEN) in the lead up to the World Council of Churches World Week for Peace in Palestine and Israel (15-22 September). In 2022 the theme is ‘Faith, Hope and Love in Action: Towards Justice in […]
Season of Creation – Week 1Hearing the voice and wisdom of First PeoplesPresident Rev Sharon Hollis, Alison Overeem and National Interim Chair of the Uniting Aboriginal and Islander Christian Congress Rev Mark Kickett discuss the 16th Assembly decision to take seriously the voice and wisdom of First Peoples on creation care and climate justice. Listen […]
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 […]