Uniting Church in Australia

The Secretariat is the administrative hub of the Assembly. It participates in the life and mission of the whole of the Assembly, implementing policy decisions and ensuring planning, coordination and administration of Assembly activities. Its staff act under the oversight and leadership of the General Secretary, and provide support for the ministries entrusted to the General Secretary.

The Ministerial Education Commission has national responsibility in the area of theological education within the Uniting Church.

The Assembly of the Uniting Uniting Church in Australia has responsibility for the polity and government of the Church. This is facilitated through the Church Polity Reference Committee.

The Historical Reference Committee and Archives is responsible for collecting, sorting and cataloguing national records of the Church, answering research enquiries, promoting research and publication of the history of the Uniting Church and its parent churches and advising on appropriate methods of record keeping.

The Legal Reference Committee provides advice to the Uniting Church in Australia on both legal and constitutional matters. It is is responsible to the Assembly and reports to the Assembly and the Standing Committee. 

The National Committee for Defence Force Chaplaincy (NCDFC) provides members of the Australian Defence Force and their families, as well as patients and staff of repatriation general hospitals, with Christian ministry, in order to meet their spiritual needs.

The mission statement of the Reception of Ministers Committee is: To fulfil the Assembly's responsibilities in relation to the reception of ministers from other denominations as stated in Constitution clause 38(a) and Regulation 2.3.5.