Our Beliefs and Values
You are welcome here, who ever you are, where ever you are on life's journey.
Our Beliefs
The Uniting Church confidently believes that through the life, death and resurrection of Jesus Christ, God brings us into right relationship with God, whereby in faith we can:
- live in a close, loving, personal, dynamic relationship with the living God;
- participate in the worshipping, caring and serving community of Christians;
- receive God's gifts so that life can be what God means it to be - loving, purposeful, joyful, eternal; and
- tell others of this good news and live it out in acts of compassion, service and justice in the community.
As a people journeying together we affirm our calling under God:
- to preach Christ the risen crucified one and confess him as Lord;
- to bear witness to the unity of faith and life in Christ, rising above cultural, economic, national and racial boundaries;
- to engage in fearless prophetic ministry in relation to social evils which deny God’s active will for justice and peace;
- to act with God alongside the oppressed, the hurt and the poor;
- to accept responsibility for the wise use and conservation of the finite resources of this earth for the benefit of all;
- to recognise, treasure and use the gifts of the Spirit given to all God’s people for ministering; and
- to live a creative, adventurous life of faith, characterised by openness, flexibility, hope and joy (based on a statement from the inaugural worship service of the Uniting Church in Australia, June 1977).
Our Mission at St Stephen's Uniting in the city of Sydney
WORSHIP: Tell God we love God
EVANGELISM: Tell others about God
DISCIPLESHIP: Teach and equip us how to be followers of Jesus
MINISTRY & MISSION: Transform the world
PASTORAL CARE: Tend the people and creation.
If you're looking for a community that follows Jesus Christ,
you may want to know how we can help you:
* We worship with an openness to the Holy Spirit, drawing from our traditions
and our present era. The Bible is read publicly and we listen for the word of God to us.
We like music and singing to God (or listening to singing), including our choir.
We pray for the welfare of our city, and for our own wholeness.
* We believe we experience the miracles of God as we serve the community. We have a variety of projects and invite you to join us in one or more of these areas of service and mission to Sydney, Australia, and the wider world.
* We are in a heritage building but we're planted in modern city, and we feel like every day is a fresh opportunity to be with Jesus and the people of Sydney, building on what our forebears commenced in 1842.
We're very excited about what Jesus is doing amongst us, and we look forward to the what might come next.
Would you like to be with us as we go forward? We'd welcome you.
The Uniting Church's beliefs are drawn from the Bible and from the Apostles' and Nicene creeds. The Church also heeds the Reformation Witness in the Scots Confession of Faith (1647), the Savoy Declaration (1658), and the preaching of John Wesley in his Forty Four Sermons (1793). It affirms the place of ongoing theological, literary, historical and scientific study. The Uniting Church's Basis of Union (1971) brings together aspects of these writings and traditions and sets out the church's way of living and being.
You are welcome to visit us or join us.
YOUR MINISTRY PROFILE EXCERCISE (Affirming your God-given spiritual gift(s).)
Download the file below. You are welcome to contact the church to explore more about spiritual gifts and ministry.
Download the file below. You are welcome to contact the church to explore more about spiritual gifts and ministry.
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