Uniting Church in Australia, Synod of Queensland explained

The Synod of Queensland or Queensland Synod is a state council of the Uniting Church in Australia.

Synod also describes the regular meeting (every 1.5 years) of representatives of the state-wide church. These meetings are known as the Synod in Session.

Overview

The Assembly of the Uniting Church in Australia is the national council of the Uniting Church, headed by the President of the Uniting Church, with a general secretary as chief executive officer. The six geographically based synods are responsible for overall support and resourcing of the church in their area especially in community services, mission planning, theological education and other educational services, administration relating to ministers, and property and financial services. The elected head of each synod is the Moderator, and a general secretary is usually appointed as the chief executive officer.

The Moderator is the spiritual head and the main spokesperson for the Uniting Church in Queensland. The current Moderator is Reverend Andrew Gunton, who was inducted at the 35th Synod on 22 October 2020.

Presbyteries

The Synod of Queensland contains several presbyteries within its bounds. A presbytery is a council of the Uniting Church which has oversight of congregations, ministries and programs within a region. Ministers of the Word and deacons are responsible to their presbytery, which has the duty of caring for them and ensuring their work is carried out faithfully. Presbytery meetings include ordained ministers, lay pastors, and elected lay persons from every congregation.

The Synod of Queensland has seven presbyteries.[1]

Education

Trinity College Queensland provides theological education for ministers and laypeople. Degree courses are accredited by the Australian College of Theology.[9]

Raymont Residential College is a residential college for tertiary students. It is co-located at the Uniting Church Centre in Auchenflower, Brisbane with Trinity College Queensland. Grace College is at the St Lucia campus of the University of Queensland and caters only for women.

Moderators

The following individuals have served as the Moderator of the Queensland Synod:

Ordinal Officeholder Term start Term end Time in office Notes
1977 1979 years
Rev Ronald Elvery 1979 1980 years
Rev Duncan Harrison 1980 1981 years
Rev Dr Douglas Brandon 1981 1982 years
Rev Dr Lewis Born 1982 1983 years
Rev Alan Kidd 1983 1984 years
Rev Eric Moore 1984 1985 years
Rev Ray Hunt 1985 1986 years
Rev Barry Dangerfield 1986 1987 years Recognition withdrawn in 2019[10]
Rev Ray Thompson 1987 1988 years
1988 1989 years [11]
Rev Don Whebell 1989 1990 years
Dr John Roulston 1990 1991 years First lay person to be Queensland Moderator
Rev Bryan Gilmour 1991 1992 years
Rev Cecil Schloss 1992 1993 years
Rev Don Whebell 1993 1996 years First full time Queensland Moderator
Rev Dr David Pitman 1996 1999 years
Rev Dr Ray Reddicliffe 1999 2002 years
Rev Allan Kuchler 2002 2005 years
Rev Dr David Pitman 2005 2008 years
Rev Bruce Johnson 2008 2011 years
Rev Kaye Ronalds 2011 2014 years First female Queensland Moderator[12]
Rev David Baker 2014 2020 years [13]
Rev Andrew Gunton incumbent [14] [15]

External links

State Library of Queensland
State Library of Queensland

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Presbyteries . Uniting Church in Australia Queensland Synod . 7 November 2016 . 7 November 2016 . https://web.archive.org/web/20161107161327/http://ucaqld.com.au/contact/presbyteries/ . live .
  2. Web site: Bremer Brisbane Presbytery – Uniting Church in Australia. 16 September 2023. 21 September 2023. https://web.archive.org/web/20230921093936/http://bremerbrisbane.org.au/. live.
  3. Web site: Carpentaria Presbytery. www.ucacarpentaria.com.au. 16 September 2023. 29 October 2021. https://web.archive.org/web/20211029175101/https://www.ucacarpentaria.com.au/. live.
  4. Web site: Central Queensland – Presbytery of Central Qld, Qld Synod, Uniting Church in Australia. 16 September 2023. 4 October 2023. https://web.archive.org/web/20231004040347/https://www.centralqldpresbytery.org.au/. live.
  5. Web site: Presbytery of Mary Burnett. www.maryburnettpres.org.au. 16 September 2023. 21 September 2023. https://web.archive.org/web/20230921194423/https://www.maryburnettpres.org.au/. live.
  6. Web site: Moreton River Presbytery. Moreton River Presbytery. 16 September 2023. 20 October 2023. https://web.archive.org/web/20231020010408/https://www.moretonriverspresbytery.org.au/. live.
  7. Web site: | South Moreton Presbytery. 16 September 2023. 22 September 2023. https://web.archive.org/web/20230922135034/http://www.southmoreton.org.au/. live.
  8. Web site: Church | The Presbytery Of The Downs | Toowoomba City. Downs Presbytery. 16 September 2023. 28 September 2023. https://web.archive.org/web/20230928143907/https://www.downspresbytery.org.au/. live.
  9. Web site: About . . 4 February 2020 . 5 February 2020 . https://web.archive.org/web/20200205061215/https://www.trinity.qld.edu.au/about/ . live .
  10. Web site: Minutes of the 34th Synod, 2019 . 25 . The Uniting Church in Australia in Queensland . July 2019 . 18 July 2021 . 18 July 2021 . https://web.archive.org/web/20210718075031/https://ucaqld.com.au/wp-content/uploads/dlm_uploads/2019/07/Minutes-34th-Synod.pdf . live .
  11. News: John Mavor finally retires . Journey . Uniting Church in Australia, Synod of Queensland . 5 April 2007 . 18 April 2017 . 19 April 2017 . https://web.archive.org/web/20170419101423/http://journeyonline.com.au/local-church-news/john-mavor-finally-retires/ . live .
  12. Web site: Synod of Queensland . . 13th Assembly reports . 2012 . 8 November 2016 . 19 February 2017 . https://web.archive.org/web/20170219172822/http://assembly2012.uca.org.au/proposals-and-reports/reports/item/download/17_8ce990a513aeac7a2eff528d06e863d7 . live .
  13. Web site: The Uniting Church in Australia Queensland Synod . 7 November 2016 . 2 October 2016 . https://web.archive.org/web/20161002052133/http://ucaqld.com.au/ . live .
  14. News: 34th Synod in Session: Day two – Now is the time to sow . Ben . Rogers . Journey . Queensland Synod of the Uniting Church in Australia . 18 May 2019 . 7 July 2019 . 7 July 2019 . https://web.archive.org/web/20190707123414/https://journeyonline.com.au/queensland-synod-news/34-synod-in-session-day-two-now-is-the-time-to-sow/ . live .
  15. News: Rev Andrew Gunton inducted as new Queensland Synod Moderator . James . O'Callaghan . Journey . Queensland Synod of the Uniting Church in Australia . 23 October 2020 . 1 November 2020 . 26 November 2020 . https://web.archive.org/web/20201126091654/https://journeyonline.com.au/queensland-synod-news/rev-andrew-gunton-inducted-as-new-queensland-synod-moderator/ . live .

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