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Coolamon College
The Uniting College for Leadership and Theology in South Australia is a Uniting Church in Australia (UCA) Seminary, theological college for the education and training of both laity, lay people and those for Minister (Christianity), specified ministries including the deacon, diaconate and youth workers. It is a constituent college of the Adelaide College of Divinity and is located at Brooklyn Park, South Australia, Brooklyn Park and until the end of 2021 contributed to theological education at Flinders University, The Flinders University of South Australia. From Semester 1 of 2023 the college will become a member of the University of Divinity. From 1930, staff of the Congregational Union of Australia's Parkin College and the Methodist Church of Australasia's Wesley Theological College lectured students of both institutions. In the 1950s, the Baptist College was founded in Northgate Street, Unley Park, South Australia, Unley Park and further sharing of staff occurred, although more ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Uniting Church In Australia
The Uniting Church in Australia (UCA) was founded on 22 June 1977, when most congregations of the Methodist Church of Australasia, about two-thirds of the Presbyterian Church of Australia and almost all the churches of the Congregational Union of Australia united under the Basis of Union. According to the church, it had 243,000 members in 2018. In the , about 870,200 Australians identified with the church; in the , the figure was 1,065,796. The UCA is Australia's third-largest Christian denomination, behind the Catholic and the Anglican Churches. There are around 2,000 UCA congregations, and 2001 National Church Life Survey (NCLS) research indicated that average weekly attendance was about 10 per cent of census figures."Census vs Attendance (2001)" ''National Church Life Survey'' The UCA is Australia's largest n ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
