The Northern Synod is a regional council of the Uniting Church in Australia having responsibility for the congregations and presbyteries in the Northern Territory and the northern parts of Western Australia and South Australia. The moderator since 20 June 2015 is Rev Thresi Mauboy Wohangara.[1] She succeeded Stuart McMillan in that role.[2]
Presbyteries
editThe Northern Synod consists of two presbyteries. These do not cover separate geographic areas; they represent Indigenous and non-Indigenous congregations.[3]
Pilgrim Presbytery of Northern Australia
editThe 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.[4]
Northern Regional Council of Congress
editThe Northern Regional Council of Congress is a regional committee of the Uniting Aboriginal and Islander Christian Congress (UAICC) as well as being a presbytery of the Northern Synod. Its committee has representatives from over 28 Aboriginal Australian and Torres Strait Islander congregations.[5]
References
edit- ^ "Who Is Who at the Northern Synod". Uniting Church in Australia Northern Synod. Archived from the original on 9 March 2019. Retrieved 9 November 2016.
- ^ "Introduction to the Northern Synod Moderator". Uniting Church in Australia, Northern Synod. 4 August 2015. Archived from the original on 9 March 2019. Retrieved 10 May 2019.
- ^ "Presbyteries". Uniting Church in Australia Northern Synod. Retrieved 9 November 2016.
- ^ "The Pilgrim Presbytery of Northern Australia". Uniting Church in Australia Northern Synod. Retrieved 9 November 2016.
- ^ "Northern Regional Council of Congress". Uniting Church in Australia Northern Synod. Retrieved 9 November 2016.