Uniting Aboriginal and Islander Christian Congress records, ca. 1966-1990

MLMSS 9024

fonds

ca. 1966-1990

411685

6.7 metres of textual material (41 boxes)

The Uniting Aboriginal and Islander Christian Congress (UAICC) was formed in 1985 at an Assembly of the Uniting Church of Australia, which was responsible for all ministry activities with Aboriginal people. This Assembly agreed to officially support plans for a nation-wide Aboriginal and Islander Christian organisation originally proposed at a meeting which took place at Crystal Creek north of Townsville in 1982.

Regional committees were formed in each state. In Queensland, the regional committee became known as Calvary Presbytery. In the North and Centre, it became known as the Northern Regional Council of Congress. In other parts of Australia the state-wide bodies are known just as regional committees.

Since 1985, there has been significant growth in the Congress in many different parts of Australia. As well as a nationwide ministry, the Congress runs a range of community development programs ranging from boarding schools, a construction company, an Indigenous tourism enterprise to retirement village, publishing business, adult education courses, funeral services and Indigenous radio programs to name a few.

Reference
UAICC Website. http://www.uaicc.org.au/about_us/our_history.php (accessed 21 June 2013)

The collection includes records and correspondence files relating to New South Wales, Victorian, Queensland, South Australian, Northern and Tasmanian synods, regional committees, state congress, church bodies, land councils, land rights, education, social and community issues and conditions, missions as well as government reports and papers

Restricted - This collection contains confidential, personal and/or culturally sensitive information: Written authority is required from the Uniting Church in Australia Assembly prior to access. Please contact: The Archivist, Uniting Church in Australia Assembly Address: 16 Masons Drive, North Parramatta, NSW 2151. Email: christineg@nat.uca.org.au Phone: (02) 8838 8974 The Library requires you to sign an ‘Undertaking with regard to access’ for this collection to protect the privacy of individuals. This form will be supplied to you prior to access.

Copyright status:: In copyright - This collection has multiple rights owners
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Information upgraded as part of the Manuscripts Unprocessed eRecords Project 2012-2013

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