Uniting Church in Australia
- UCA
- Uniting Church
Bezeichnung für eine 1977 gegründete evangelische Unionskirche aus Kongregationalisten, Methodisten und Presbyterianern.
Glaubensgrundsätze:
The Uniting Church confidently believes that through the life, death and resurrection of Jesus Christ, God brings us into right relationship with God, whereby in faith we can:
- live in a close, loving, personal, dynamic relationship with the living God;
- participate in the worshipping, caring and serving community of Christians;
- receive God's gifts so that life can be what God means it to be - loving, purposeful, joyful, eternal; and
- tell others of this good news and live it out in acts of compassion, service and justice in the community. (https://assembly.uca.org.au/about/uca, Stand: 10. 10. 2018)
Geschichte:
The Uniting Church came into being on 22 June 1977, after three denominations - Congregational Union in Australia, the Methodist Church of Australasia, and the Presbyterian Church of Australia - joined together.
In uniting, the members of those bodies testified to "that unity which is both Christ's gift and will for the Church" (Basis of Union, para. 1).
Ecumenism remains a vital aspect in all of the Church's life and work - in local congregations, national commitments to work together with other churches, and relationships and partnerships with churches of various denominations in Asia and the Pacific. (https://assembly.uca.org.au/about/uca, Stand: 10. 10. 2018)