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