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Ministers
All the members and
adherents of the three linked congregations.
The Uniting Church
affirms that every member of the Church is engaged to confess the faith
of Christ crucified and to be his faithful servant. She
acknowledges with thanksgiving that the one Spirit has endowed the
members of his church with diversity of gifts, and that there is no gift
without its corresponding service: all ministries have a part in the
ministry of Christ. ..... The Uniting Church will provide for the
exercise by men and women of the gifts God bestows upon them, and will
order her life in response to his call to enter more fully into her
mission.
(Basis of Union par 13)
Minister
of the Word
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Rev Mike Edwards
was ordained in the Church of Scotland (Presbyterian) in March 1982,
is married to Jean and they have 2 adult children. Mike was
formerly in collegiate Parish ministry in Govan, Glasgow, Scotland.
It's new form of ministry, beyond the parish church boundaries.
Mike has helped create some major community facilities associated
with children, youth and the elderly, alongside the pastoral
ministry to the local people. He was an RAF Chaplain from 1982 to
1996.
His other church involvement has been as a member with a new Church
of Scotland 'plant' in the Glasgow area of the Parish of Whiteinch (on
Clydebank). This church started life as a 'cell' church
seeking to work with young people and has now grown to
Mike commenced his placement with the congregations
April 2004.
Mike can be contacted at: 27 Corlacus Drive, Kingston, 7050,
Phone 03 6229 8112,
e-mail,
revmike[at]bigpond.net.au
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Minister-in-Association |
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Rev Bob Imms is an active
retired Minister of the Word within the three linked congregations,
and a member of the Channel (Woodbridge) Congregation.
Bob has been officially retired for the past 15 years, after serving in
several Methodist circuits, Uniting Church Parishes and chaplaincy
work throughout Tasmania, but is still very active in the church and
writing history about local churches plus his time in the mission
field. He is married to Miriam; they have 5 adult children.
Bob can be
contacted at: 20 Ferry Road, Kettering, 7054, Phone 03 6267 4547,
e-mail,
robert.imms[at]bigpond.com.
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This page was up dated on
10/05/08
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