The Cato Lecture is an important feature of the triennial Assembly in the Uniting Church in Australia.In 1932, successful Victorian businessman Fred Cato established the Cato Lectureship to promote the enhancement of religion and education. The presentation of material of interest to the general body of church members was designed to extend the goodwill and […]
Social media highlights Day 1I’m set up and ready to go for the @UnitingChurchAu Assembly. Let’s go! pic.twitter.com/ZdtNtvjasJ— Richard La’Brooy (@richlabrooy) July 16, 2021 Super happy my church has just installed our first ordained woman as President of the National Assembly.The UCA needs to do a lot more to have our diversity reflected in our […]
How to connect with the online Assembly In just three days, from 17-18 July, the 16th Assembly of the Uniting Church will meet online for the first time in our history.Like many parts of the life of our Church, the need to move into the digital space has led us to be innovative and creative […]
Tongan National Conference goes onlineFor the first time in its history the Tongan National Conference (TNC) of the Uniting Church met online, and its Second Generation led the way. The TNC is the largest single gathering of UCA members, usually bringing together more than 1000 UCA members in the one location over a number of […]
National Conferences: history, life, and witnessThe Being a Multicultural Church Circle and Assembly Resourcing Unit is hosting a series of webinars exploring the Uniting Church in the 21st Century from a variety of perspectives. The second webinar held on the 24th June explored the history, life, and witness of the Uniting Church’s National Conferences. Read a […]
Celebrating Older Persons Sunday Uniting Churches are being encouraged to recognise the human rights and dignity of older people on the first Sunday after the United Nations’ International Day of Older Persons. “This is the first time we have encouraged local churches to recognise the International Day of Older Persons,” said UnitingCare Australia National Director, […]
Worshipping in an Intercultural ChurchAs we continue to explore our calling to be an Intercultural Church, we consider what it means to worship together in a way that is inclusive and celebrates the rich cultural diversity of our Church.On any Sunday in the Uniting Church, worship is shared in more than 45 languages, including languages […]
Uniting Church responds to review of Redress The Uniting Church has welcomed new recommendations to improve the National Redress Scheme arising out of a two-year independent review of the Scheme, released by the Minister for Families and Social Services Senator Anne Ruston. Many of the recommendations in the report focus on improving experience for survivors […]
Uniting Friends of Ageing launched UnitingCare Australia has launched a new national network for local church members to become engaged with transforming ageing and aged care.“Uniting Church members have a wealth of lived experience with ageing and aged care, for themselves or family members. They are valuable contributors to the work of UnitingCare Australia, especially […]