The Congregation and the order of the church life.The congregation meets to discern God's call to men and women as 'ministers of the word' and elders, elect church council reps, to plan ministry & mission, and other areas of business as set out in the regulations of the Uniting Church in Australia.
The congregation has 2 reps plus the minister of the word on the Ku-ring-gai Presbytery (which covers an area from Roseville to Cherrybrook to Belrose to Mannering Park). www.kuringai.nsw.uca.org.au Our chairperson of Presbytery is Mr Geoff Hand.
Presbytery sends about 30 representatives (ordained and lay people), along with the other presbyteries in NSW and the ACT, to form the NSW Synod, which meets annually. www.nsw.uca.org.au Our synod moderator is the Rev. Niall Reid.
The presbytery also sends 2 reps, along with the other presbyteries in Australia to form the National Assembly, which meets every 3 years. www.assembly.uca.org.au Our assembly president is the Rev. Gregor Henderson.
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