ABOUT US
PORTLAND UNITING
We are a vibrant congregation of mostly older folk who enjoy meeting together for worship. With a strong ethos of serving the community and reaching out in love we have established good partnerships with many community groups, so our suite of centrally located buildings are well utilised.
We enjoy very good relations with the other churches in the area and appreciate doing things together to serve the One God we worship.
We would love to welcome you to a service if you are in the area, or to any of our other activities. Our church is found at 61 Percy St, Portland, although the more commonly used access is from the back off the ALDI carpark.
A Welcome brochure can be downloaded here Brochure
and our organisational structure is illustrated here Structure
THE UCA
The Uniting Church in Australia is a Christian movement that is committed to justice and reconciliation between people. Through worship, sharing the story of Jesus, and service in the community, we witness to the belief that life is most fully found in God.
We have journeyed in faith through organic church union since 1977 from Methodist, Presbyterian and Congregational backgrounds to be a part of a truly Australian church: moved by the Spirit and inspired by the Gospel of Jesus.
VISION STATEMENT
'We are the Uniting Church'
We are a vibrant congregation of mostly older folk who enjoy meeting together for worship. With a strong ethos of serving the community and reaching out in love we have established good partnerships with many community groups, so our suite of centrally located buildings are well utilised.
We enjoy very good relations with the other churches in the area and appreciate doing things together to serve the One God we worship.
We would love to welcome you to a service if you are in the area, or to any of our other activities. Our church is found at 61 Percy St, Portland, although the more commonly used access is from the back off the ALDI carpark.
A Welcome brochure can be downloaded here Brochure
and our organisational structure is illustrated here Structure
THE UCA
The Uniting Church in Australia is a Christian movement that is committed to justice and reconciliation between people. Through worship, sharing the story of Jesus, and service in the community, we witness to the belief that life is most fully found in God.
We have journeyed in faith through organic church union since 1977 from Methodist, Presbyterian and Congregational backgrounds to be a part of a truly Australian church: moved by the Spirit and inspired by the Gospel of Jesus.
VISION STATEMENT
We see a nation where each
person and all creation can flourish and enjoy abundant life.
The Uniting Church in
Australia believes the whole world is God’s good creation. Each person is made
in God’s image and is deeply loved by God. In Jesus, God is completing the
reconciliation and renewal of the whole creation.
Our vision, grounded in
the life and mission of Jesus, is for a nation which:
· Is characterised by love for one another, of peace with justice, of healing and reconciliation, of welcome and inclusion;
· Recognises the equality and dignity of each person;
· Recognises sovereignty of First peoples, has enshrined a First People’s voice and is committed to truth telling about our history;
· Takes seriously our responsibility to care for the whole of creation;
· Is outward looking, a generous and compassionate contributor to a just world.
VIDEO
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