Social.Justice.Church

22/10/2025

In collaboration with Equal Voices WA and St Andrew's Anglican Church, Social.Justice.Church is holding a Pride church worship service and you are invited!

This service will include voices from several Christian denominations, as we come together to celebrate the love of God for the LGBTIQA+ community.

Join us at Wesley Church for prayers, hymn singing, preaching by Rev Simone Smalley, and communion for all.

Please join us as we gather for worship in a space that is genuinely inclusive and safe.

The details:
Date: Sunday, 9 November 2025
Time: 6pm
Where: Wesley Uniting Church - corner of William and Hay Streets, Perth

Light refreshments will be provided at the end of the service.

08/09/2025

Towards Enduring Sustainability - Film Screening
Uniting Church Social Justice Commission, Social.Justice.Church and WA Australian Religious Response to Climate Change - ARRCC WA invite all interested to attend this screening of 'Coral's Last Stand - the flight to save Scott Reef' during the Season of Creation.
The documentary screening will take place on Sunday 21 September 2025, 12.00pm at Uniting Church in the City’s Tranby Hall. Light refreshments will be served and there will be updates about current issues for climate action and steps we can take towards enduring sustainability. The film screening will commence at 12.30pm.
Registrations are requested for catering purposes.
📅Date - Sunday 21 September 2025
⏲️Time - 12.00pm
📍Location - Tranby Hall, UCIC, Level 1, 97 William St, Perth

Social Justice UCWA

14/08/2025

It is this Sunday! 17 August, 2025

There is still time to book a FREE ticket to attend our special 𝘎𝘦𝘯𝘰𝘤𝘪𝘥𝘦 𝘪𝘯 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘞𝘪𝘭𝘥𝘧𝘭𝘰𝘸𝘦𝘳 𝘚𝘵𝘢𝘵𝘦 film screening and panel discussion with Rev Mitchell Garlett and Dr Jim Morrison.

There will be a light lunch from 12pm with the 𝘀𝗰𝗿𝗲𝗲𝗻𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗳𝗿𝗼𝗺 𝟭𝟮:𝟯𝟬𝗽𝗺. Please register by booking a free ticket.

12pm, Sunday 17 August, Tranby Hall at UCIC, level 1, 97 William Street, Perth.

Co-hosted by the Uniting Aboriginal & Islander Christian Congress, Yokai, UCWA Social Justice Commission & Uniting Church in the City's Social.Justice.Church

18/06/2025

🌟 A New Chapter for Social.Justice.Church 🌟

As of the end of May 2025 - and after much prayer, reflection, and conversation - we’ve concluded our Friday Night Fellowship services. Thank you to everyone who journeyed with us. Your presence, prayers, and commitment to justice have meant so much.

I’m sure you’ll all agree that our final gathering under this initiative marked a meaningful close to this season of shared worship and community.

Looking ahead, we’re returning to our original name: Social.Justice.Church - an initiative of the Uniting Church in the City, and part of the wider Uniting Church in Australia.

Rather than regular worship services, we’ll now focus on justice-focused events held in partnership with other groups.

We’ll share details about upcoming events here on Facebook and via Mailchimp - so stay tuned, and make sure you're subscribed!

With gratitude and anticipation,

The Social.Justice.Church Team

23/05/2025

National Sorry Day, observed annually on May 26th, is a day to acknowledge and remember the mistreatment of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander children who were forcibly removed from their families and communities, a period known as the "Stolen Generations”.

This is a time to listen, reflect, and acknowledge Stolen Generations Survivors while recognising the role we all play in truth-telling and healing.

Together, we stand in solidarity—honouring the past, acknowledging lived experiences, and committing ourselves to a future built on justice and reconciliation.

This is a Yokai Healing our Spirit and Bringing Them Home event.

Where: Stolen Generations Memorial, Moort-Ak Waadiny (Wellington Square, East Perth)
When: Monday 26 May from 11am – 2pm
RSVP: https://events.humanitix.com/sorry-day-2025

15/05/2025

A reminder that our service 𝐼𝑛 𝑡ℎ𝑒 𝐷𝑒𝑒𝑝 𝑃𝑙𝑎𝑐𝑒𝑠 𝑜𝑓 𝐺𝑟𝑖𝑒𝑓 with guest speaker Susan Lord is tomorrow night from 6pm.

We hope to see you there!

⏰ 6 - 7pm on Friday 16 May
⛪ at Wesley Uniting Church, on the corner of William & Hay Streets, Perth
🍱 Refreshments after the service.

𝐴𝑙𝑙 welcome.

09/05/2025

For our 16 May service 𝐼𝑛 𝑡ℎ𝑒 𝐷𝑒𝑒𝑝 𝑃𝑙𝑎𝑐𝑒𝑠 𝑜𝑓 𝐺𝑟𝑖𝑒𝑓 we welcome guest speaker Susan Lord.

Susan was a high school chaplain for 13 years working with many students who experienced the loss of family members. In the hospital setting Susan has worked as a chaplain for 8 years, navigating the grief journey with many individuals and families. Susan looks forward to this opportunity to share some stories and talk about some practical ways to assist people in the places of deepest grief’.

⏰ 6 - 7pm on Friday 16 May
⛪ at Wesley Uniting Church, on the corner of William & Hay Streets, Perth
🍱 Refreshments after the service.

𝐴𝑙𝑙 welcome

02/05/2025

Join us from 6pm on Friday 16 May for our next service 𝐼𝑛 𝑡ℎ𝑒 𝐷𝑒𝑒𝑝 𝑃𝑙𝑎𝑐𝑒𝑠 𝑜𝑓 𝐺𝑟𝑖𝑒𝑓 when we welcome guest speaker Susan Lord who will share some stories and practical ways to assist people in the places of deepest grief.

⏰ 6 - 7pm on Friday 16 May
⛪ at Wesley Uniting Church, on the corner of William & Hay Streets, Perth
🍱 Refreshments after the service.

𝐴𝑙𝑙 welcome

14/03/2025

There's only one week to go until our March Friday Night Fellowship service at Wesley in the City!

This month we are very excited to have Rev Dr Cathie Lambert delivering our sermon. The topic is Bringing the Feminine out of the Shadows, and is in honour of International Women's Day (March 8th).

Please let me know if you have any questions. I hope to see you there.

12/03/2025

Our Vision for a Just Australia: Foundation 5 – An Inclusive and Equal Society

This foundation is grounded in the view of humanity promoted by the Hebrew and Christian Scriptures. But this view does not translate into reality, as we live in a society where:

• social and economic disadvantage is often determined early.
• there are high levels of family violence,
• and many people are disenfranchised and discriminated against due to faith, cultural background, ability, age, and gender identity.

This is not aligned with the idea that we all are bearers of God’s image (Gen 1: 26 – 27) or that we should live in a community where hierarchy and favoritism is absent (Galatians 3: 28, James 2: 1 – 9). It is up to us to challenge the status quo that favors the few at the expense of the many. Our work is the work of reconciliation and renewal, which is the mission of the body of Christ in our world.

To read more, and to hopefully be inspired, please click on the link:https://uniting.church/wp-content/uploads/2021/07/F5-An-Inclusive-and-Equal-Society.pdf

08/03/2025

Please accept my apologies everyone, this was meant to go up last night.

On the 7th of March the Uniting Church Calendar of Other Commemorations honours third century Christian martyrs Perpetua and Felicity.

Hailing from North Africa, the story of Perpetua and Felicity was recorded in one of the earliest Christian texts, the Passion of Saints Perpetua and Felicity. Written from the perspective of Perpetua, this manuscript is a diarised account of her imprisonment and martyrdom along with her slave Felicity, who was said to be pregnant at the time.

The story recounts that their deaths occurred during public games in a Roman amphitheatre alongside three other Christian companions, Revocatus, Secundulus and Saturninus.

In some circles, Perpetua and Felicity are considered to be patrons of same-sex couples. More information about this can be found in a fascinating article online at Q Spirit: https://qspirit.net/perpetua-felicity-same-sex-couples/

You can also find an English version of Perpetua’s diary at the Internet History Sourcebook Project website from Fordham University: https://sourcebooks.web.fordham.edu/source/perpetua.asp