7789 Uniting Church in Australia, Synod of Queensland Records, 1850-1981.
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Uniting Church in Australia
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In June 1977 the Methodist, Presbyterian and Congregational Churches of Australia joined together to form the Uniting Church in Australia. Plans for this merger were first discussed early this century. In 1956 a commission was set up to draft the basis of union and in the early 1970s votes were held on this issue. In the Uniting Church a number of parishes form a Presbytery. The Presbyteries in each state form Synods and the national body of the Church is called the Assembly. From th...
Wesleyan methodist Church
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Presbyterian and Methodist Schools Association
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Methodist Church of Australasia
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The first Methodist Church services in Australia were held in the early part of the nineteenth century. An alteration was made in Church policy in 1874 when the Australian Conference became a General Conference meeting triennially with annual conferences being held in each state. Generally a new Secretary-General and President-General was elected to administer the Church at a federal level during the 3 years between General Conferences. After a Special General Conference held in May 1977 the Chu...