A mission to ‘extend the kingdom of God’
Rev John Clarke has been inducted as Uniting’s director of mission at a service held at the synod chapel on Wednesday.
Rev John Clarke has been inducted as Uniting’s director of mission at a service held at the synod chapel on Wednesday.
On 1 July, employees and volunteers from 24 separate Church entities officially came together as one organisation under the Uniting banner.
Next month UnitingCare agencies and Wesley Mission Victoria will begin operating under the name of Uniting, as they form a single organisation delivering the Church’s community services.
Rev John Clarke (pictured) has joined the Uniting team in Victoria and Tasmania as the director of mission.
Uniting is the new community services organisation to be formed from 21 UnitingCare agencies and Wesley Mission Victoria.
NIGEL TAPP A new single board will assume governance responsibility for 22 Uniting Church community service agencies from Monday 3 October. The emerging organisation will be known as ‘Uniting’.