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	Uniting Church in Australia - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Uniting Aboriginal and Islander Christian Congress (the UAICC operates in many ways as a Synod) collectively represents the Indigenous Australians who are members of the Christian church.
		Christian education is provided for all members of the Uniting Church, for all ages, through local congregations and agencies such as Coolamon College.
		The Uniting Church is example of ecumenism, it is one of a number of uniting-united churches globally.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Uniting_Church (2274 words)

	Uniting Church in Australia - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		The Uniting Church in Australia (UCA) was formed on June 22, 1977 when many congregations of the Methodist Church of Australasia, Presbyterian Church of Australia, and Congregational Union of Australia merged together under the Basis of Union.
		The National Christian Youth Convention is a national UCA activity, run in school and university holidays in January every second year in a different city.
		An issue regularly debated almost from the inception of the UCA is the place of homosexual people in the church, and in particular the possibility of their ordination.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Uniting_Church_in_Australia (2274 words)

	Uniting Church in Australia - Synod of WA (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-23)
		Aboriginal ministry is a priority in the mission of the Uniting Church.
		Congress is deeply concerned for the pastoral needs of the Aboriginal people at the grass roots where the people are.
		Uniting Church chaplains minister to people and their families in prison, in hospitals, in the defence forces and in schools.
	wa.uca.org.au /content.asp?content=specmin (190 words)

	ncca - The Uniting Church in Australia
		The Covenant between the Uniting Aboriginal and Islander Christian Congress (UAICC) and the rest of the Uniting Church of Australia (UCA) was established in 1994 and provides a process by which reconciliation can continue to be a focus for the Uniting Church in Australia.
		The Uniting Church has begun to prepare a national register of all records of agencies which became part of the Uniting Church when it was formed in 1977.
		The Uniting Church recognises the right of individuals, and their families, to free access to their records as well as the need for counselling support to be available on request.
	www.ncca.org.au /natsiec/resources/reportspolicy_statements/journey/contents/uca?mysource_site_extension=printer_friendly_pages (1142 words)

	Insights - Uniting Church magazine online
		Congress brought together the various ministries with and among indigenous people, and placed the oversight of those ministries in the hands of indigenous people.
		Congress continues to exist as a way of encouraging indigenous people to be a sign of the Kingdom or reign of God, a people of holistic evangelism, a people with the ability for self-determination and access to support and resources.
		The third task is that of renewing the Covenant, the commitment made between Congress and the Uniting Church to walk together as equals.
	insights.uca.org.au /2005/august/indigenous-theology.htm (1828 words)

	AdultFellowship (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-23)
		The Uniting Church is the third largest Christian denomination in Australia.
		The Uniting Aboriginal and Islander Christian Congress is the Aboriginal arm of the church, with 10,000 to 15,000 Aboriginal and Islander people involved.
		The church is diverse, with a range of views and practices in theological and spiritual emphasis, worship style, social opinions and mission focus.
	communitysites.impulse.net.au /strathuc/adultFellowship.htm (357 words)

	Insights - Uniting Church magazine online
		Congress is the Aboriginal arm of the Uniting Church, formed by resolution of the Uniting Church Assembly in 1985, due in large part to the vision of the Rev. Charles Harris, an Aboriginal minister in Queensland.
		In January 2002 her interest in Aboriginal language and culture led her to Galiwin’ku (Elcho Island) with About FACE 5 (Faith and Culture Exchange), a Uniting Church program where non-indigenous Australians are placed in indigenous communities with the aim of fostering relationships and understanding between the two.
		For her, Congress is an integral part of the church and she believes that it needs to consolidate itself and start reaching out to Aboriginal people.
	insights.uca.org.au /2003/august/aboriginalministry.htm (1134 words)

	Uniting_Church_Overview (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-23)
		In addition the UCA is a child of the Reformation of the 15th and 16th centuries (leading to Congregational and Presbyterian churches), of the Wesleyan renewal of the 18th century (leading to the Methodist church), and of the ecumenical movement of the 19th and 20th centuries (leading to United and Uniting churches).
		The Uniting Aboriginal and Islander Christian Congress is the Aboriginal arm of the church, with 10,000 - 15,000 Aboriginal and Islander people involved.
		The Uniting Church is an active member of the Christian Conference of Asia, the World Alliance of Reformed Churches, the World Methodist Council and the World Council of Churches.
	diakonia.uniting.com.au /uca/aboutuca.htm (834 words)

	7.30 Report
		The Uniting Aboriginal and Islander Christian Congress - the church's Indigenous arm - said in a statement today that the Territory's education system is failing Aboriginal people.
		The Territory Government, in turn, is threatening to seek Commonwealth Government intervention to prevent a church school in Queensland from recruiting students from remote Aboriginal communities.
		Kalkarindji is the latest remote school in the Northern Territory to lose pupils to a Christian school in Townsville more than 2,000km by road to the east.
	www.abc.net.au /7.30/content/2003/s946454.htm (1023 words)

	UCA Presbytery Of Tasmania
		We are a group of Palawa Christians who meet with other Christian people to support each other.
		We are part of the Uniting Aboriginal and Islander Christian Congress, which is the national network of Aboriginal Christian communities across Australia which are part of the Uniting Church.
		Congress is trying to find new ways of experiencing Christianity which are based on people's own identity, spirituality and lifestyle.
	tas.uca.org.au /uaicc.php (230 words)

	Pagans.Org :: (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-23)
		The Assembly is the national council of the Uniting Church.
		Uniting Aboriginal and Islander Christian Congress (UAICC) - The UAICC is an autonomous organisation within the Uniting Church in Australia.
		Congress has the responsibility for the oversight of the church's life and mission with and for the Aboriginal and Islander people of Australia.
	www.pagans.org /modules/mx_dmoz/mx_dmoz.php?browse=/Society/Religion_and_Spirituality/Christianity/Denominations/Uniting_Church_in_Australia (292 words)

	Insights - Uniting Church magazine online
		The covenant between the Uniting Church and the Uniting Aboriginal and Islander Christian Congress has now surpassed ten years, when in 1994 a formal commitment was made to each other.
		However the Rev. Shayne Blackman, National Administrator of the Uniting Aboriginal and Islander Christian Congress, believes there is "more that can be achieved through recognising and exploring the special place that Australia's first people should have in our nation, our hearts and our minds".
		This forum was attended by the leaders of Congress, the Assembly and the general secretaries of each synod, each with a clear understanding that the Covenant should indeed be enhanced.
	nsw.uca.org.au /news/2005/new-indigenous-covenant_24-02-05.htm (617 words)

	Uniting_Church_in_Australia ONLINE SHOP - Uniting_Church_in_Australia ONLINE SHOP
		The Uniting Church in Australia The official website/portal of the Uniting Church in Australia.
		Northern Synod Official website of the regional council of the Uniting Church in Australia that covers the Northern Territory and the northern regions of Western Australia.
		Uniting Aboriginal and Islander Christian Congress (UAICC) The UAICC is an autonomous organisation within the Uniting Church in Australia.
	www.eheee.com /dir_529017_0_0___.html (328 words)

	Frontier Services - Centralian Patrol
		There are also Aboriginal owned pastoral stations and Aboriginal employees of the National Parks and Wildlife Service.
		The patrol was established as a pilot project in 1992 between the South Australian Regional Council of the Uniting Aboriginal and Islander Christian Congress with Frontier Services support.
		The focus of ministry in this patrol is the Aboriginal communities spread throughout the area.
	www.frontierservices.org /services/mobileaboriginalpatrol.htm (225 words)

	NCYC 2007 - Agents of Change - January 3-9 Perth 2007 - UCA (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-23)
		The Uniting Church in Australia (UCA) was formed in 1977, as a union of the Congregational Union of Australia, the Methodist Church of Australasia and the Presbyterian Church of Australia.
		The Uniting Church is the third largest Christian denomination in Australia with over 1 million Australians claiming an association with the church.
		The UCA is involved in a number of ministries such as Frontier Services in outback areas and the Uniting Aboriginal and Islander Christian Congress.
	www.agentsofchange.org.au /index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=61&Itemid=108 (242 words)

	uaicc - news (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-23)
		Congress in Port Augusta has entered an all girls B Grade Basketball team in the Basketball Association Competition which will commence on September 27th.
		A series of events were supported and run by Congress members and the youth over the week; a Mini- Masquerade Ball, a Mini-Ball for up to 12 year olds which had a winter theme where everything was white and finally culminating in a Senior Ball on Saturday night.
		Aboriginal and Islander people from Queensland, Elcho Island and the top end, Alice Springs and the Centre, Port Augusta, Adelaide and everywhere, Maori and Tongan, everyone was there!
	www.congress.org.au /news/2005.htm (1400 words)

	Aboriginal Congress Northern Region (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-23)
		We read and understand from Genesis chapter one verses 26 and 27 that man was made in the image of God, in the likeness of God and that "male and female He created them".
		We are ashamed to be known as members and ministers of the Uniting Church.
		If the Uniting Church continues to be open to persons who are in a same sex relationship being accepted into leadership, then there is no place for the indigenous members of the Northern Synod in the Uniting Church.
	www.beswick.info /ucissues/aboriginalcongressnreg.htm (460 words)

	News & Politics
		Australia's Uniting Church on July 12 ended its national General Assembly agreeing overwhelmingly not to make a decision on questions regarding homosexuality, particularly ordination of sexually active gays and lesbians.
		Conservatives are calling for the resignation of Reverend Dorothy McRae-McMahon, the second-highest-ranking officer of the denomination as its director of mission, who came out as a lesbian to the General Assembly along with 9 other gay and lesbian clergy.
		We have stood with her in forums of the Uniting Church in the past and gladly stand with her now," they said in the open letter.
	www.planetout.com /noframes/newsplanet/article.html?1997/07/14/6 (410 words)

	What is Congress? (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-23)
		The Uniting Aboriginal and Islander Christian Congress (UAICC) is an association of Indigenous peoples within the Uniting Church.
		It was formed in 1982 after meetings that brought together Aboriginal and Islander members of the Church and other interested people in a conference at Crystal Creek, near Townsville.
		The Congress requested and was granted by the Assembly, in 1985, authority to make decisions in all matters relating to ministry with Aboriginal and Islander peoples.
	www.sa.uca.org.au /site/page.cfm?u=250 (100 words)

	Shalom Christian Indigenous College » Wesley Mission › Keith Suter Comments
		One of the country’s most inspiring success stories in Indigenous education is taking place in the Northern Territory under the auspices of the Uniting Church’s Uniting Aboriginal and Islander Christian Congress.
		The head of the College is the Rev Shane Blackman, a Uniting Church minister.
		Dr Perkins has a background in Christian boarding schools and so was particularly interested in the boarding house arrangements.
	www.wesleymission.org.au /ministry/suter/040409.asp?print=true& (511 words)

	Pastoral Letters to the UCA 18 July, 2003.
		Yesterday the Uniting Church’s national Assembly reaffirmed presbyteries’ role in determining who is suitable for ordination, candidature for ministry or placement in ministry on a case-by-case basis.
		Others operate on a Christian standard that has come to be referred to as ‘right relationships’ as described in the 1997 Report - Uniting Sexuality and Faith.
		The proposal attempts to help the Uniting Church be a place where all its members can participate in the mission and ministry of Christ through the Church, seeking to live up to the high expectations of our Christian calling.
	fou.uniting.com.au /letters.html (796 words)

	UCAQLD: Social Responsibility News (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-23)
		The boy, an Aboriginal, had been sentenced for the theft of a few dollars worth of goods - textas, pencils and a small can of art paint.
		Mr Henderson is appealing to the Federal Government to over-rule the Northern Territory and Western Australia in regard to mandatory sentencing.
		National Administrator of the Uniting Church’s Aboriginal and Islander Christian Congress, Rev Shayne Blackman, made it clear he did not condone wrongful behaviour by juveniles.
	www.ucaqld.com.au /mission/sr/news/feb00/14feb00.html (336 words)

	NARANA - About
		The gallery/retail area displays a wide range of Aboriginal arts and crafts and our staff are always interested to share their extensive knowledge of history and culture.
		Narana Creations is a division of the Uniting Aboriginal and Islander Christian Congress that is the Aboriginal arm of the Uniting Church in Australia.
		The Congress is wholly controlled by Aboriginal people and works with Aboriginal people building self-reliance and a new future.
	www.narana.com.au /pages/about.htm (193 words)

	Aboriginal Catholic Ministry - Melbourne (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-23)
		In 1992 the Aboriginal Catholic Ministry developed a vision of a ceremonial place in Melbourne for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Christians of all denominations.
		When premises owned by the Uniting Church in Thornbury became vacant in 1992, the Aboriginal Catholic Ministry made a submission to the Uniting Church to acquire the property for use as a centre where Aboriginal Christians can feel at ease expressing our spirituality and celebrating our ceremonies.
		In July 1989 the Aboriginal Catholic Ministry organised a conference of Aboriginal Catholics at Robinvale in northern Victoria.
	www.acmm.org.au /readarticle.php?article_id=8 (1375 words)

	Religion Explorer : Christianity Denominations Uniting Church in Australia
		Official website of the regional council of the Uniting Church in Australia that covers the Northern Territory and the northern regions of Western Australia.
		Official website of the regional council for the Uniting Church in Australia that covers southern parts of the state of Western Australia.
		The UAICC is an autonomous organisation within the Uniting Church in Australia.
	www.religionexplorer.com /top/Christianity/Denominations/Uniting_Church_in_Australia (243 words)

	History
		In late 1988, Aboriginal and Islander leaders from a number of Queensland towns and communities associated with the Uniting Aboriginal and Islander Christian Congress were brought together through the financial backing and personal interest of Mr.
		They were unable to find an Aboriginal or Islander word that reflected this particular idea.
		The hope for their new College was that it would be able to graduate students who understand, want and are equipped with the skills needed to attain "shalom" in their life and also in the life of their communities.
	www.shalomcollege.com.au /history.htm (332 words)

	NARANA - Congress (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-23)
		The Uniting Aboriginal and Islander Christian Congress (Congress) is Aboriginal people in the Uniting Church committed to assisting Aboriginal people towards self-determination and building communities of fellowship throughout Australia.
		The Congress is working for renewed relationships between indigenous and non-indigenous Australians throughout the Uniting Church and reaching much further into the Australian community.
		At the Minajalku Centre, in Thornbury, the U.A.I.C.C in partnership with the Koories from other churches, is developing an Aboriginal Christian spiritual place.
	narana.com.au /pages/congress.htm (177 words)

	ncca - Rev Sealin Garlett Dinner
		Rev Garlett is a Uniting Church minister and Chairperson of the Uniting Aboriginal and Islander Christian Congress (UAICC).
		Rev Garlett spoke on his journey to becoming a proud Aboriginal Christian man. He gave the audience an insight into his faith as he shared his story of discovering that Aboriginal culture has an integral role in his understanding of Christianity.
		Many Aboriginal people felt forced to give up their culture when becoming Christian as they were told that their culture was not compatible with Christianity.
	pandora.nla.gov.au /pan/14322/20050515/www.ncca.org.au/natsiec/theology/rev_sealin_garlett_dinner.html (185 words)

	Seeing through terra nullius (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-23)
		This book, which details Aboriginal experience, much of it traumatic and death-dealing, not only presents historical and current injustices from the perspective of the oppressed; it invites non-Aboriginals to make a radical shift in awareness by acknowledging indigenous culture and valuing the Aboriginal way of seeing reality.
		She is executive secretary of the Aboriginal and Islander Commission of the Australian Council of Churches, vice-chairperson of the NSW Uniting Aboriginal and Islander Christian Congress, a candidate for ministry in the Uniting Church and a PhD candidate at Sydney University.
		“Aboriginal spiritual traditions teach us a positive way of living in harmony with the land that is respectful to ourselves and to all of God's creation”, she writes.
	www.greenleft.org.au /back/1993/100/100p27.htm (768 words)

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