Within Australia, the Uniting Church in Australia is linked to 18 other Christian denominations through our involvement in and membership of the National Council of Churches in Australia (NCCA) and through the covenant signed by all NCCA member churches, 'Australian Churches Covenanting Together'.

The work of the Christian Unity Working Group is to assist the President and General Secretary in maintaining and developing these ecumenical relationships and in the oversight of the UCA teams which conduct the bi-lateral dialogues and conversations between the UCA and some of our partner churches within Australia. The Christian Unity Working Group relates to the committees concerned with ecumenical relations in each synod and reports on a regular basis to the General Secretary and to the Assembly.

Each bi-lateral dialogue and conversation develops a specific focus and agenda. Currently there are active bi-lateral dialogues with the following churches:

• Anglican Church of Australia
• Roman Catholic Church
• Lutheran Church of Australia
• Baptist Union of Australia
• The Salvation Army

There is also a conversation established with the Chinese Methodist Church in Australia (on the basis of our common membership in the World Methodist Council).The National Secretary of Christian Unity is Sandy Yule - This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it