Partner Churches of the Uniting Church in Australia

Countries in which we have Partner Churches include:

ASIA	PACIFIC	AFRICA
• East Timor • India • Indonesia • Malaysia • Myanmar [Burma] • Philippines • South Korea • Sri Lanka • Taiwan • Thailand	• Cook Islands • Fiji • Kiribati • Nauru • New Caledonia • Papua New Guinea • Samoa • Solomon Islands • Tonga • Tuvalu • Vanuatu	• Mozambique • South Africa • Tanzania • Zambia • Zimbabwe

Uniting International Mission (UIM) is the agency that represents the UCA at a national level in its relationships with Partner Churches. UIM works in a number of areas, including resourcing church ministry and community programs, human rights and sharing of people.

Within UIM, the division of Uniting Church Overseas Aid (UCOA) provides support for aid and development programs run by our Partner Churches in their local communities.

Through this work, UIM provides opportunities for people in the Australian church to be involved in the ministry of our Partner Churches! For more information about People In Mission click here

For up-to-date news involving our partner churches, go to http://www.cwmission.org.uk/news/. This is part of the Council for World Mission website. The Uniting Church and CWM have many partner churches in common.

What is a 'Partner Church'?

As well as being part of the worldwide church, the UCA also has some particularly close relationships with a number of churches in Asia , the Pacific and Southern Africa . These close relationships are called 'partnerships', and the churches are referred to as the UCA's 'Partner Churches'.

What does it mean to be in 'partnership'?

Partners give generously of their time, wisdom and resources, to assist each other. They are prepared to be patient, at times being engaged in what seems like endless discussions, so that sensitivity can be expressed across cultural, racial and other differences in a spirit of mutual relationship and concern.

Partnerships are expressed in a number of ways, such as through sharing human resources, being mutually aware of issues and concerns, and financial support of struggling churches by those with more resources.

If you would like to learn more about our partner churches or what it means to be in partnership, please contact us.

International Relationships

The Uniting Church in Australia sees itself as part of the worldwide church. Through its involvement in the World Council of Churches, the World Alliance of Reformed Churches, and the World Methodist Council we relate to over 300 churches around the world.

For information on ecumenical acitivities within Australia and internationally, go to the Christian Unity website.

Links to Ecumenical networks:

World Council of Churches
World Alliance of Reformed Churches
National Council of Churches in Australia
Christian Conference of Asia
World Methodist Council
Indonesian Communion of Churches