Forty years in the wilderness
Karel Reus reflects on the past 40 years of the Uniting Church in Australia.
Karel Reus reflects on the past 40 years of the Uniting Church in Australia.
We look back at how the Uniting Church's relationship with First Peoples has changed over the past 40 years.
NIGEL TAPP For those uninitiated in the decision-making process of the Uniting Church, it can be a little confusing to attend a meeting where three coloured cards – orange, yellow and blue – seem to dominate proceedings.
In its first Statement to the Nation, the newly minted Uniting Church declared it would seek to rectify injustice wherever it saw it
Forty years ago today the Uniting Church in Australia was born. Former Associate General Secretary Peter Blackwood’s parents, Rev Ron and Jean, attended the first Assembly gathering and evening service.
Street march as part of NCYC 1957 in Adelaide NIGEL TAPP Ministering to children, young people, youth and families has been central to the mission of the Uniting Church in Australia.
On 22 June 1977 the inauguration of the Uniting Church in Australia was telecast live nationally on ABC television. An amazing thought in this changed media landscape.
Church members from all congregations are invited to come together for a special afternoon of singing in celebration of the Uniting Church’s 40th anniversary.
When I look at the photos of the inauguration, I barely recognise the current Uniting Church. In the photos, the Church is represented largely by a group of older white men.
NIGEL TAPP Sexuality debates within the Uniting Church have been around almost as long as the institution itself.
PENNY MULVEY Next month is the Uniting Church in Australia’s 40th birthday. What memories are conjured up for you as you look back to 22nd June 1977? I was a student at a Methodist girls’ school in Sydney.
JIM Gibson can’t help but feel pride every time he sees the distinctive dove and cross logo of the Uniting Church.