To acknowledge this, revisions to the Preamble of the Uniting Church Constitution were developed and adopted after extensive consultation throughout the Church and UAICC. The new Preamble was adopted at the Church’s 12th Assembly in 2009 and subsequently endorsed by the Synods and Presbyteries throughout 2010.
For members of the Congress, this acknowledgement not only places the foundation of our relationship in truth. It also, perhaps for the first time, makes Aboriginal and Islander people feel included in this church, as an important part of who and what we are. For the first time, our covenantal relationship is founded on truth and not the lingering denial of our historical past. As the National Chairperson of the UAICC said at Assembly, “This is our story”. The way the Congress has experienced our relationship is now enshrined in the introduction to the law of the church of which we are all a part.
You can download below a range of resources on the Preamble and the covenanting relationship between the Uniting Church in Australia and it’s Indigenous members.
