Primary contact
16 Masons Drive, North Parramatta
Sydney, New South Wales 2150
Identity area
Identifier
daa/605
Authorized form of name
Uniting Church in Australia, National Assembly (Sydney)
Parallel form(s) of name
Other form(s) of name
Type
- Religious
Contact area
Christine Gordon
Type
Address
Street address
16 Masons Drive, North Parramatta
Locality
Sydney
Region
New South Wales
Country name
Postal code
2150
Telephone
Fax
christineg@nat.uca.org.au
URL
Note
Description area
History
The Uniting Church came into being on 22 June 1977, after three denominations - the Congregational Union in Australia, the Methodist Church of Australasia, and the Presbyterian Church of Australia - joined together.
Geographical and cultural context
Mandates/Sources of authority
Administrative structure
The Assembly is the national council of the Uniting Church in Australia headed by the President of the Uniting Church, with a General Secretary as Chief Executive Officer. It has responsibility in matters of doctrine, worship, government and discipline which sets national policy and promotes the Church's mission in the world.
Records management and collecting policies
Uniting Church Assembly Archives, is the repository for records of the Uniting Church in Australia - National Assembly, its agencies and working groups and its antecedent denominations: the Congregational Union of Australia, The Methodist Church of Australasia and some parts of the Presbyterian Church of Australia.
Buildings
Holdings
The Collection includes the papers regarding Church Union, minutes of the Assemblies of the Uniting Church in Australia, the Assembly Standing Committee, the agencies including UnitingWorld, UnitingCare, Frontier Services, records of missionary activities (including antecedent mission organisations), church publications and photos.
Finding aids, guides and publications
A Central catalogue and indexes to the collection are available.
Access area
Opening times
Access conditions and requirements
Accessibility
Services area
Research services
Reproduction services
Public areas
Control area
Description identifier
Institution identifier
Rules and/or conventions used
Status
Level of detail
Dates of creation, revision and deletion
Created 17 May 2020
Language(s)
Script(s)
Sources
Maintenance notes
Access points
Access Points
- Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islanders (Thematic area)
- Indigenous (Thematic area)
- Local Studies (Thematic area)
- Religion (Thematic area)
- Social Organisations and Activities (Thematic area)