Uniting Church in Australia

URI: https://gptkb.org/entity/Uniting_Church_in_Australia

GPTKB entity

Statements (54)

Predicate	Object
gptkbp:instanceOf	gptkb:Christian_denomination
gptkbp:acceptsOrdinationOf	gptkb:women LGBTQ+ persons
gptkbp:annualAssembly	gptkb:Parliament_of_the_United_Kingdom
gptkbp:class	gptkb:Protestantism
gptkbp:country	gptkb:Australia
gptkbp:ecumenicalAffiliation	gptkb:World_Council_of_Churches gptkb:Christian_Conference_of_Asia gptkb:National_Council_of_Churches_in_Australia
gptkbp:founded	1977
gptkbp:foundingDocument	gptkb:Basis_of_Union
gptkbp:governingBody	Presbyterian polity Congregational polity
gptkbp:headquarters	gptkb:Sydney
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label	Uniting Church in Australia
gptkbp:notableBuilding	gptkb:Pitt_Street_Uniting_Church gptkb:Scots_Church,_Adelaide gptkb:St_Michael's_Uniting_Church,_Melbourne gptkb:Wesley_Uniting_Church,_Perth
gptkbp:notableEvent	gptkb:Approval_of_same-sex_marriage_rites_(2018) Adoption of Basis of Union First Assembly in 1977 Formation in 1977
gptkbp:notableInstitution	gptkb:Frontier_Services gptkb:UnitingCare_Australia gptkb:UnitingWorld gptkb:Uniting_Aboriginal_and_Islander_Christian_Congress
gptkbp:notableLeader	gptkb:Andrew_Dutney gptkb:Deidre_Palmer gptkb:Gregory_James gptkb:Sharon_Hollis
gptkbp:notablePublication	gptkb:Basis_of_Union Uniting Church in Australia Assembly documents Uniting Church in Australia News
gptkbp:numberOfCongregations	over 2,000
gptkbp:numberOfMembers	over 243,000 (2016 census)
gptkbp:officialLanguage	English
gptkbp:originatedIn	gptkb:Congregational_Union_of_Australia gptkb:Methodist_Church_of_Australasia gptkb:Presbyterian_Church_of_Australia
gptkbp:regionServed	gptkb:Asia gptkb:Australia Pacific
gptkbp:relatedDenomination	gptkb:Congregational_Union_of_Australia gptkb:Methodist_Church_of_Australasia gptkb:Presbyterian_Church_of_Australia
gptkbp:socialStance	advocates for social justice supports same-sex marriage
gptkbp:symbol	Uniting Church in Australia logo
gptkbp:website	https://uniting.church/
gptkbp:bfsParent	gptkb:Protestantism gptkb:World_Council_of_Churches gptkb:World_Methodist_Council
gptkbp:bfsLayer	4