Synod Meeting 2024

The venue for the 2024 Synod meeting is Adelaide West Uniting Church. Key dates are:

  • Thursday, 24th October – Registration opens 8:30am. Meeting commences 9:15am. Day concludes at 6pm

  • Friday, 25th October – Meeting commences 9am. Day concludes at 5:30pm

  • Saturday, 26th October. – Meeting commences 9am. Day concludes at 4pm.

Resources

Livestream:

Synod 24 SA Synod Thursday 24th October - YouTube

Synod 2024 SA Synod Friday 25th October - YouTube

The following documents are available for download:

General Synod Meeting information

Manual for Meetings

Travel Reimbursement Form

Synod travel and Accommodation Reimbursement Guidelines 

How to Write a Proposal

Nomination Form Boards and Committees 

Electives Schedule

PowerPoint Template

Menus

 

Resources for Working Groups

To be advised


2024 Program


Updated Program

(as at 18th October 2024)


Associated Documents


To be advised

 

Nominations


To be advised

 

Proposals

Proposal 1 Procedural

Proposal 2 Ministerial Matters

Proposal 3 In Memoriam

Proposal 4 Future Synod Meetings and Moderator's Term

Proposal 5 Stipends Committee

Proposal 6 Synod Strategy and Planning Mission and Property Report

Proposal 7 Disability Access and Inclusion

Proposal 8 Stand Against Racism

Proposal 9 Cutting of Ties

Proposal 10 TACL Note of Appreciation

 

Reports


Contents Page


S1.1 General Secretary's Report

S1.2 Moderator's Report

S1.3 Standing Committee Report

S1.3.1 Standing Committee Major Decisions Synod 2024

S2.1 Generate Presbytery Report 2024

S2.2 Wimala Presbytery Report 2024

S2.3 Presbytery of Southern SA Report 2024

S3.1 Synod Strategy and Planning Working Group

S4.1 Assembly Report

S4.2 Beneficiary Fund (Mercer)

S5.1 Disaster and Recovery Ministries Report

S5.2 Engagement Report

S5.3 Historical Society Report

S5.4 Uniting College for Leadership & Theology Report

S5.5 Mission Resourcing Report

S5.6 Placements and Safe Church Report

S5.7 Resources Board Report

S5.8 Stipends Report

S5.9 Synod Covenanting Committee

S5.10 Synod Ecumenical Relations Committee Report

S5.11 UCSA Foundation Grants Committee Report

S5 13 UAICC Report_2024_Ver 2

S5.14 UnitingCare SA Report

S6.1.1 Record of Service - Rev Cliff Birch

S6.1.2 Record of Service - Rev Michael Dowling

S6.1.3 Record of Service - Rev Casey Lau

S6.1.4 Record of Service - Rev Owen Roberts

S6.1.5 Record of Service - Rev Peter Sorensen

S6.1.6 Record of Service - Rev Gary Stuckey

S6.1.7 Record of Service - Rev Dean Whittaker

S6.2 In Memoriam

S7.3 SMG Report

S7.4 Training Aboriginal Christian Leaders SA Inc (TALC)

 

 


About

We gather members from congregations and ministries from across South Australia. In the Uniting Church, the Synod is one of the interrelated councils of the Church, each council having its separate responsibilities, and the requirement to listen to other councils of churches.

Mission and Leadership Development Strategic Framework

 

What is a Synod?

What is the role and function of the Synod in the life of the church?

To prepare for the Synod meeting, please view this video, which features Rev Dr Tim Hein, Mission and Leadership Development explaining what a Synod is.

 

What happens at a Synod meeting?

How does the meeting work? How do we make decisions?

To understand meeting procedures please view this video produced by the Queensland Synod.

 

Credit: The Uniting Church in Australia, Queensland Synod.


 

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