Tag: 44th Synod

  • In plain English, please!

    The 44th Annual Meeting of the Synod of WA agreed by consensus to require reports and proposals to be accompanied by a plain English statement.  This requires the intent of the document to be written in plain English on the side of the full version of the document. The language of reports and proposals can […]

  • Ministry honoured during Service of Thanksgiving and Tribute

    A Service of Thanksgiving and Tribute was held for Uniting Church WA Ministers who have retired over the past year, and also those who have deceased. The worship service was help in the Wesley College Chapel on the Saturday afternoon of the 44th Annual Meeting of the Synod of WA. Susy Thomas, Moderator of the […]

  • Supporting International Partners

    Kerry Povey, chair of the International Development and Partnerships Commission (IDPC), formerly known as UnitingWorld WA, presented the report to the 44th Annual Meeting of the Synod of WA on Saturday, 12 September at Wesley College. IDPC has active engagement with four key international partners and supports projects in West Papua, Timor Leste, West Timor […]

  • Rev Steve Francis’ Farewell

    Ex-Moderator, Rev Steve Francis, gave his final Moderator’s Report to the 44th Annual Meeting of the Synod of WA on Saturday 12 September at Wesley College. Steve has served as Moderator, the public leader and spokesperson, of the Uniting Church in Australia (UCA), Synod of Western Australia for two consecutive trienniums 2014 to 2020. Steve […]

  • Members welcomed to the 44th Annual Meeting of the Synod of WA

    The 44th Annual Meeting of the Synod of WA opened this morning at Wesley College with welcomes and devotions. The new Moderator of the Uniting Church WA, Susy Thomas, shared her hopes for the weekend. “We are a pilgrim people; it’s a journey to the promised land,” she said. “God has promised to feed us […]

  • New Moderator overflows with hope

    Susy Thomas was installed as the new Moderator, the public leader and spokesperson, of the Uniting Church in Australia (UCA), Synod of Western Australia for the triennium 2020 to 2023 at the opening worship of the 44th Synod last night, Friday 11 September in Wesley College Chapel. A small community gathered in a COVID safe […]