Rev Alastair Macrae introduced the Doctrine Working Group’s The theology of marriage and same-gender relationships within the Uniting Church report to the Assembly, noting that the report is based on the 1997 resolution on marriage and the Uniting Church and the marriage liturgy found in Uniting in Worship 2.
He acknowledged that the theological framework of creation/fall was ...
The Standing Committee recently approved a new strategic direction for the UnitingCare agency network as part of the broader strategic review of all activities and operations of the synod.
A new agency board will be established to oversee delivery and support functions of community services across Victoria and Tasmania.
Governance of the UnitingCare network will subsequently move from the Commission ...
The Synod Standing Committee recently made the decision to withdraw as a Supporting Church of ACCESS Ministries.
The decision, made at the Standing Committee’s 24 June meeting, comes after more than three years of consultation with groups including ACCESS Ministries, the Department of Education and Training and Uniting Church religious instructors.
The Christian Religious Education Task Group, on behalf of ...
The Uniting Church in Australia has been unable to achieve consensus on a proposal to amend regulations regarding eldership and church councils.
The results from the facilitation group on the issue of eldership in Uniting Church congregations was presented by Rev. Jenny Byrnes.
“Eleven of the 20 working groups only gave qualified support to the direction,” said Rev. Byrnes.
The power of institutions must never again be allowed to silence a child nor must it be allowed to diminish the preparedness or capacity of adults to act to protect children.
That was one of the key messages delivered by the Chair of the Royal Commission into Institutional Responses to Child Sexual Abuse, Justice Peter McClellan, to the 14th Triennial ...
Colleen Geyer has been appointed the new Assembly Gen Sec at the National Assembly meeting in Perth.
Ms Geyer will take over the position from Terence Corkin, who leaves at the end of this year after 15 years in the role.
The General Secretary acts as Chief Executive Officer of the Uniting Church at Assembly level. The role of ...
The Uniting Church in Australia has encouraged Church members to advocate strongly for increases in government overseas aid funding.
The Assembly meeting also agreed to encourage Church members to increase their own support for development aid through personal and church giving, and through advocacy and encouragement of their friends and community.
The installation of Stuart McMillan as 14th President of the Uniting Church provided a joyous highlight for the opening weekend of the church’s 14th Triennial Assembly in Perth. The Assembly, with its theme of “Hearts on Fire” runs every day this week and concludes on Saturday 18th July.
Stuart McMillan who has worked with Aboriginal people in ...
West Australian Police Minister, Liza Harvey, has sparked controversy for blaming homelessness in Perth on charities not doing their jobs properly.
Ms Harvey told reporters she believed there was sufficient funding and services available to tackle homelessness.
“The accommodation is there, the support services are there, the not-for-profit groups are there, the money’s flowing into the system,” ...
A network of Muslim organisations in the United States have raised more than $28,000 to rebuild African-American churches burnt down in the aftermath of the Charleston shootings.
Eight churches suffered fire damage in the span of 10 days and police confirmed at least three of them were lit by arsonists. The FBI is currently investigating the fires ...
More than 50 people braved the cold last Sunday to pray for asylum seekers at a vigil held outside St Mark’s Uniting Church, Mornington.
The 90-minute vigil was organised by three Uniting Church ministers: Rev Cameron McAdam from Mount Eliza Uniting Church, Rev John Haig from St Mark’s Uniting Church and Rev Paul Chalson from Mount Martha Uniting Church.
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NAIDOC Week, celebrated on the first full week of July every year, is an opportunity to recognise the contributions Indigenous Australians make to this country.
This year’s theme is ‘We All Stand on Sacred Ground’ and acknowledges Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples’ deep spiritual connection with land and sea. The theme was chosen to celebrate the ...
