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Chinese Christian Council pays a visit to Brisbane

Rev Dr Elizabeth Nolan, Minister of Indooroopilly Uniting Church in Brisbane (front row, second from left), Rev Dr Geoff Thompson, Principal of Trinity Theological College (back row, centre), and Colleen Geyer, Director of Mission at Blue Care (back row, second from right), with leaders of the Chinese Christian Council at Indooroopilly Uniting Church, 22 July 2012

ON 22 July 2012, Indooroopilly Uniting Church in Brisbane welcomed leaders of the China Christian Council at the 6pm evening service.

This first visit to Australia by the China Christian Council was arranged by UnitingWorld following an invitation by the Uniting Church of Australia past President Rev Alistair Macrae.

It comes after the Uniting Church's historic visit to China in November 2011.
China is a country with whom the Uniting Church in Australia shares historic mission links.Today, this relationship is becoming important.
Immigration from China, growing Chinese involvement within the church and a shared history of being uniting churches add impetus to this church-based Chinese-Australian relationship.
The China Christian Council was established In 1980 as the administrative body equivalent to the UCA's National Assembly.
The China Christian Council is a member of the World Council of Churches.

Photo : Rev Dr Elizabeth Nolan, Minister of Indooroopilly Uniting Church in Brisbane (front row, second from left), Rev Dr Geoff Thompson, Principal of Trinity Theological College (back row, centre), and Colleen Geyer, Director of Mission at Blue Care (back row, second from right), with leaders of the Chinese Christian Council at Indooroopilly Uniting Church, 22 July 2012