Pastoral Letter from President of the Uniting Church in Australia
Greetings in the name of Christ, In recent days there has been some public commentary made about the possible creation of alternative conciliar and related [...]
Statement regarding Termination of Pregnancy Bill 2018
The Uniting Church in Australia, Queensland Synod is deeply concerned about the Termination of Pregnancy Bill 2018 introduced by the Queensland Government and fundamentally opposes [...]
Pastoral Letter from the President in Different Languages
The President’s Pastoral Letter on Marriage is available in different languages. Each translation is also available to download as a PDF.
Pastoral statement – Uniting Church approves same-sex marriage
Dear brothers and sisters in Christ, The President of the Assembly, Dr Deidre Palmer, has communicated with the church regarding the decisions of the 15th [...]
Pastoral Statement to the Uniting Church in Australia, Queensland Synod.
Dear Brothers and Sisters in Christ, Members of the 15th Assembly (Assembly) have just received the first papers for the triennial Assembly meeting in July. [...]
Joint statement from the Moderators of the Uniting Church in Australia, Queensland Synod and Presbyterian Church of Queensland
On March 27, 2018, this statement was provided to the relevant parties who participated in the conversations facilitated by Hon R. N. Chesterman AO RFD [...]
Interview transcript – Rev David Baker and Steve Austin, ABC 612 Brisbane
The Moderator of the Uniting Church in Australia, Queensland Synod, Rev David Baker spoke to Steve Austin on ABC 612 Brisbane on 27 February, 2018 [...]
Statement regarding reporting in Courier Mail, 27 February 2018
The Uniting Church in Australia, Queensland Synod is committed to doing all that we can to provide fair, consistent and compassionate redress for people [...]
Shalom Christian College update
28 November 2017 Dear brothers and sisters in Christ, As we progress towards the end of 2017 and the closure of the secondary school and [...]
Shalom Christian College statement
Following the eight-month Shalom Christian College Renewal Strategy process, there will be significant changes to the offering at the College in 2018. The College will [...]
UnitingCare Queensland appoints new Chief Executive Officer
The Queensland Synod congratulates Mr Craig Barke on his appointment as CEO of UnitingCare Queensland. Up until his recent resignation from the Board to accept the position [...]
Moderator encourages LNP engagement with Alliance
Moderator of the Uniting Church in Queensland Rev David Baker has today called for LNP engagement with the Queensland Community Alliance in an interview on ABC [...]
Marriage and the Uniting Church
The Uniting Church in Australia currently understands marriage as “the freely given consent and commitment in public and before God of a man and a [...]
Uniting Church does not reject activist
Yesterday (Thursday) The Courier-Mail reported that Kelly Purnell, an activist involved in protests at Parliament House this week, worked with Indooroopilly Uniting Church in Brisbane. [...]
Uniting Church is not rebranding
It was incorrectly reported in the Daily Telegraph today and then across numerous media outlets, including Channel Nine's Today program, that the church was rebranding to [...]