Basis Of Union (other)
Basis of Union may refer to: *Basis of Union (Uniting Church in Australia) (1977) *Basis of Union (Presbyterian Church of Australia) The Basis of Union of the Presbyterian Church of Australia is the document under which the constituent state churches agreed to unite at its first General Assembly on 24 July 1901, and is still a foundational text for the Uniting Church. The Basis ...

Basis Of Union (Uniting Church In Australia)
The ''Basis of Union'' (often termed the BoU) is the document which formed the basis on which most congregations of the Congregational Union of Australia, Methodist Church of Australasia and Presbyterian Church of Australia united to form the Uniting Church in Australia (UCA) in 1977. It was issued in nearly its final form in 1974. It continues to be regularly invoked in both the liturgy and the governance of the UCA, and has been updated on several occasions, most recently in 1992. In services of ordination, ordinands promise to adhere to the Basis of Union. As the document which was approved by a vote of the members of the three uniting churches prior to union, the Basis of Union is the UCA's statement of foundational spiritual beliefs, as distinct from the Constitution, Regulations, by-laws, rules and standing orders which pertain to the government and administration of the UCA. Six state laws (all titled "The Uniting Church in Australia Act 1977") required the inaugural Constitu ...
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