Uniting Church continues despite shortage of ministers
Broken Bay Uniting Church Congregation will continue as long as it has a Church Council with good leadership and is financially.
That was the response from representatives of the Sydney Central Coast Presbytery when asked its view on the viability of the Broken Bay Congregation recently.
The Broken Bay Church Council had asked about "the possibility of any plans in the foreseeable future to close the entire congregation", according to its chair Ms Margaret Read.
Ms Read said the term "parish" has been replaced by "congregation", which may have several "worship centres"
"The response was quite clear that while the Congregation (which included Kincumber, Umina and Ettalong worship centres) was still able to form a Church Council with good leadership and was financially viable, there would be no consideration of closure."
However, she said there remained no ministers for Sunday morning services and no possibility of finding anyone to fill a supply position.
"There are no students graduating this year and there are quite a large number of congregations in the same position as Broken Bay."
SOURCE:
Newsletter, 26 Feb 2023
Margaret Read, Broken Bay Uniting Church