Major Emphases of the Uniting Church
Our fundamental convictions are stated in the Basis of Union.
The statement in the box below was approved by the then Synod of Victoria in September, 1999, as "suitable for a public notice recalling some major emphases of the Basis of Union".
Paper copies were made available to all Uniting Church congregations and agencies in the then Synod of Victoria.
The Uniting Church in Australia
(according to its Basis of Union)
is a Christian community who:
* worships the one God
the Father, the Son and the Holy Spirit,
* trusts in Jesus Christ
the divine One who became human, died and rose for the world (Par 1, 3),
* shares God's love with all people
across barriers of race, gender and class (Par 1, 2),
* seeks unity within the whole church
that the world may believe in Christ (Par 2),
* hears Christ through the Scriptures
in which he meets, feeds and guides us (Par 5),
* celebrates baptism and the Lord's Supper
in which Christ embraces and feeds God's people (Par 6-8),
* affirms the faith of the whole church
in the Apostles' and Nicene Creeds (Par 9),
* engages with issues of our time
confessing Christ in fresh words and deeds (Par 11),
* believes God's Spirit gives gifts to all members
and calls them to serve God in the world (Par 13f),
* prays that God will be praised and glorified
in the Church's worship, witness and service (Par 15-17).
The Synod of Victoria offers this statement as a notice pointing to the Basis of Union, not an interpretation of it.
About the Uniting Church
The Uniting Church in Australia was formed in 1977 by union of the Methodist, Presbyterian and Congregational Churches
Here is the national Website
Here is the Synod of Victoria & Tasmania Website
