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Uniting Church
A great success of the ecumenical movement in Australia is the formation of the Uniting Church. The Uniting Church is the 3 rd largest Christian denomination in Australia and is the only notable religious denomination of Australian origin. It was founded in 1977 through a merger of all Methodists, 65% of Presbyterians and 95% of Congregationalists. The Basis of Union, the foundational document for the Uniting Church, states that the reason for this merger is their "seeking to bear witness to that unity which is both Christ's gift and will for the Church." T he Uniting Church is thus notable for the fact that it has ecumenism as one of its primary aims. The name "Uniting" was specifically chosen (rather than "United")
Uniting Church
A great success of the ecumenical movement in Australia is the formation of the Uniting Church. The Uniting Church is the 3 rd largest Christian denomination in Australia and is the only notable religious denomination of Australian origin. It was founded in 1977 through a merger of all Methodists, 65% of Presbyterians and 95% of Congregationalists. The Basis of Union, the foundational document for the Uniting Church, states that the reason for this merger is their "seeking to bear witness to that unity which is both Christ's gift and will for the Church." T he Uniting Church is thus notable for the fact that it has ecumenism as one of its primary aims. The name "Uniting" was specifically chosen (rather than "United")