| Uniting Church in Australia | |
|---|---|
 UCA logo | |
| Classification | Protestantism |
| Orientation | Calvinism and Methodism |
| Polity | Presbyterianism, Connexionalism and Congregationalism |
| President of the Assembly | Sharon Hollis |
| Distinct fellowships | Uniting Aboriginal and Islander Christian Congress |
| Associations | NCCA, WCC, CCA, WCRC, World Methodist Council, Pacific Conference of Churches |
| Region | Australia |
| Origin | 1977 |
| Merger of | Methodist Church of Australasia, Presbyterian Church of Australia, Congregational Union of Australia |
| Congregations | 2,000[1] |
| Members | 243,000 (2016)[1] |
| Nursing homes | UnitingCare |
| Aid organization | UnitingCare UnitingWorld |
The Uniting Church in Australia was formed on June 22, 1977, as a union of three churches: the Congregational Union of Australia, the Methodist Church of Australasia and the Presbyterian Church of Australia. The Uniting Church's beliefs are drawn for the Bible and from the Apostles' and Nicene Creeds. The church also takes heed of the Reformation Witness in the Scots Confession of Faith (1560), the Heidelberg Catechism (1563), the Westminster Confession of Faith (1647), the Savoy Declaration (1658), and of the preaching of John Wesley in his Forty-four Sermons (1793).
External links[]
The Uniting Church in Australia, official website.