The Northern Synod is a regional council of the Uniting Church in Australia having responsibility for the congregations and presbyteries in the

Northern Territory The Northern Territory (commonly abbreviated as NT; formally the Northern Territory of Australia) is an states and territories of Australia, Australian territory in the central and central northern regions of Australia. The Northern Territory ...

and the northern parts of

Western Australia Western Australia (commonly abbreviated as WA) is a state of Australia occupying the western percent of the land area of Australia excluding external territories. It is bounded by the Indian Ocean to the north and west, the Southern Ocean to th ...

and

South Australia South Australia (commonly abbreviated as SA) is a state in the southern central part of Australia. It covers some of the most arid parts of the country. With a total land area of , it is the fourth-largest of Australia's states and territories ...

. The moderator since 20 June 2015 is Rev Thresi Mauboy Wohangara. She succeeded

Stuart McMillan Stuart McMillan (born 6 May 1972) is a Scottish politician serving as Convener of the Delegated Powers and Law Reform Committee since 2021. A member of the Scottish National Party (SNP), he has been the Member of the Scottish Parliament (MSP) ...

in that role.

Presbyteries

The Northern Synod consists of two presbyteries. These do not cover separate geographic areas; they represent Indigenous and non-Indigenous congregations.

Pilgrim Presbytery of Northern Australia

The Pilgrim Presbytery of Northern Australia has 15 non-indigenous congregations across the Northern Territory and northern Western Australia. It has oversight of five "patrol ministries", three of which are associated with congregations.

Northern Regional Council of Congress

The Northern Regional Council of Congress is a regional committee of the

Uniting Aboriginal and Islander Christian Congress 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 Unio ...

(UAICC) as well as being a presbytery of the Northern Synod. Its committee has representatives from over 28

Aboriginal Australian Aboriginal Australians are the various Indigenous peoples of the Australian mainland and many of its islands, such as Tasmania, Fraser Island, Hinchinbrook Island, the Tiwi Islands, and Groote Eylandt, but excluding the Torres Strait Islands ...

and

Torres Strait Islander Torres Strait Islanders () are the Indigenous Melanesian people of the Torres Strait Islands, which are part of the state of Queensland, Australia. Ethnically distinct from the Aboriginal people of the rest of Australia, they are often grouped ...

congregations.

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* {{Authority control Uniting Church in Australia Religion in the Northern Territory