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Tag: Uniting Church in Australia

  • National Assembly adapts

    A video message from Uniting Church in Australia President, Dr Deidre Palmer and General Secretary, Colleen Geyer gave the National Assembly report at the 44th Annual Meeting of the Synod of WA on Saturday 12 September at Wesley College.  Their report highlighted the breadth and depth of the work of the church and its agencies, […]

  • What has the Uniting Church said about Asylum Seekers and Refugees? 

    February 12 2015 The Uniting Church in Australia is calling for the immediate release of all children and their families from Australian-run immigration detention centres, after the publication today of a shocking report by the Australian Human Rights Commission (AHRC). The damning report, The Forgotten Children, is the largest survey of children in detention ever conducted […]

  • Uniting Church WA Divests from Fossil Fuels

    The Uniting Church in Australia, Synod of Western Australia has decided to divest from companies involved in mining, exporting, or energy generation from fossil fuels. Instead, the Church will seek to invest in companies which reduce the impact on the environment through power generation from renewable sources. The Church’s investment policy has always been guided […]