Sunday April 6, 2025
Saturday May 17, 2025
The SA Church History Network will be holding a half-day forum. The Forum will be chaired by Dr Judith Raftery, Peter Sandeman (Anglicare) and Ross Womersley (CEO of the SA Council of Social Services).
The forum topic will be: Christian Churches and Social Welfare in South Australia c. 1990-2025: interrogating the last thirty-five years.
The gathering will commence at 2:00pm at the Church of the Trinity (318 Goodwood Road, Clarence Park).
Sunday 22 June, 2025
The Society will host an Open Day at the History Centre (44A East Ave, Black Forest) on the UCA’s anniversary. It will begin at 2:00pm.
Come along to have a look at the renovations to the History Centre, the many and varied items in our collection, and to chat to our staff and volunteers about how we can help in your research.
Sunday 29 June, 2025
We will hold our Annual General Meeting on this day, starting at 2:30pm at Clayton Wesley Uniting Church (280 Portrush Road, Beulah Park).
Following the meeting, our speaker will be Dr Geoffrey Bishop, author of the 2006 history, The Spire on the Parade: Clayton Wesley Uniting Church 1856 – 2006. Geoffrey is well known for his interest in SA history and has been an active member and officer of the Historical Society of SA.
Only current financial members will be eligible to stand for election to the Council (including President, Secretary and Treasurer), and to vote in the elections. However, all are invited to come to the meeting, hear from Dr Bishop, and talk to Historical Society members about how you might get involved in the work of the Society.
September, 2025
Planning is underway with the SA region of the United Aboriginal and Islander Christian Congress (UAICC) for an all-day visit to Raukkan and the Coorong on a Saturday.
The date and time is yet to be confirmed.
3 – 5 October, 2025
The UCA National History Society’s Biennial Conference will be held in Canberra on this weekend (the October long weekend). The theme of the conference is The Church as Prophetic Voice: in the past, now and in the future.”
Information about the National Society, and the conference can be found at https://uniting.church/uca-national-history-society.