UCA Tasmania

25/06/2026

Faithful Futures update: people across the Uniting Church in Tasmania and Victoria are invited to help shape the future of the Church through this shared project, and Expressions of Interest are now open for the first three Goal Groups.

This month we have launched the Expressions of Interest process for the first three of the Faithful Futures Goal Groups. Through this process we are inviting people across the life of the Uniting Church in Victoria and Tasmania to imagine together how God is calling us into the future.

We are encouraging people with relevant gifts and skills to consider participating in the goal groups as part of their own discipleship journey, and also asking them to encourage others to help to shape the church of the future as we follow Jesus.

We invite you to view an update video below. In this video Rev Isabel Greenall (Chairperson of the Faithful Futures Steering Committee) and some of the committee members share something of the progress of Faithful Futures and the Goal Groups. More information can also be found at the Faithful Futures webpage: https://victas.uca.org.au/faithful-futures/

In other news, this month Karen Roberts (Faithful Futures Project Lead) visited the Presbytery of Tasmania and met with the local leadership team to learn more about things that are happening in the Presbytery.

Together, they shared thoughts about the connections between Faithful Futures and the visioning that the presbytery are doing in their own local context across Lutruwita. Additionally, Karen had the opportunity to spend time with the team from Leprena and to join them at a celebratory event at the Kingston site where the team shared the vision for their next chapter with community partners. It was a great time of networking, sharing and learning.
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Faithful Futures Project is a collaborative effort between presbyteries, congregations and the Synod to discern priorities, direct resources, and ensure we are equipped for the challenges and opportunities ahead. Expressions of Interest to join the Goal Groups are now open. https://victas.uca.org.au...

21/06/2026

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27/05/2026

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Today marks the start of National Reconciliation Week (May 27-June 3), encouraging all Australians to learn about our shared histories, cultures and achievements, and to explore how each of us can contribute to achieving reconciliation in Australia.
Click on the link for more resources available to mark this important event:
https://www.reconciliation.org.au/our-work/national-reconciliation-week/
As we celebrate National Reconciliation Week, a Covenanting Pathways Toolkit prepared by the Synod's Justice and International Mission cluster is another important resource, and can be found at the link below:
https://victas.uca.org.au/wp-content/uploads/2026/05/Covenanting-Pathways-Toolkit.pdf

26/05/2026

The Uniting Church in Australia is in a season of prayerful discernment and renewal — and Act 2 is the invitation to the whole church to be part of it. Born from the recognition that we are living through a time of massive change, Act 2 draws on wisdom gathered from across the church to ask a courageous question: what needs to change so that we might flourish?

Following the commitments of the 17th Assembly in July 2024, three streams of work are now underway — strengthening local communities of faith, building a national network for theology, formation and leadership, and renewing the church's governance and resourcing — all with a shared goal of greater flexibility, deeper congregational support, and renewed focus on worship, discipleship, mission and ministry.

As a pilgrim people walking together in hope, we invite you to stay connected with this unfolding journey, hold it in prayer, and visit us at act2uca.com to learn more, find resources, and journey with us into what God is calling us to become.
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21/05/2026

08/05/2026

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20/04/2026

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Frontier Services has appointed Dave Parker as its new National Director, marking a significant moment of renewal for the Uniting Church’s bush ministry agency.

Bringing extensive leadership experience from Scripture Union Australia, Dave will help lead the growth of bush chaplaincy, strengthen First Peoples’ chaplaincy, and expand volunteer engagement across remote communities.

“I am excited and honoured to lead this incredible organisation into its next chapter,” he says.

Dave will commence in late May.

For more than a century, Frontier Services has supported people in rural and remote communities, offering practical, pastoral and spiritual care to those facing isolation, hardship and limited access to essential services.

06/04/2026

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The President of the Uniting Church in Australia, Rev Charissa Suli, told ABC Radio Australia's Pacific Soul that the celebration of Easter didn't look away from the realities of life.

"Many of us are carrying more than we care to show. There are financial pressures, and the rising cost of living. There's private grief and loss, and the rising epidemic of anxiety, depression and addiction. Conversations that divide us more than they heal," she said.

"And yet, Easter does not look away from any of this. When Jesus appeared, he did not hide his wounds ... and this is how his peace came upon them. Not by pretending everything is fine, but by being fully present by the Spirit, in the middle of real life and real challenges."

03/04/2026

An Easter message from the Presbytery Chairperson, Ricky Beswick.