Centre closure for the holidays
Our History Centre in Black Forest is closed from December 10, 2025 until Wednesday February 4, 2026.
The Committee and History Centre Volunteers and Staff wish you a very blessed Christmas and a bright and prosperous New Year.
We look forward to welcoming you back to the History Centre in 2026
March Event – Zoom Meeting
2025 National Conference Highlights
Our first gathering for 2026 will be online (via Zoom). We will hear from some of the South Australian presenters at last year’s National UCA History Society Conference.
- Mr Andrew Clarke will share highlights from his presentation on the mission work of his brother – Rev. Bernie Clarke
- Rev. Leanne Davis will share highlights from her presentation on the role of church women in the fight for Women’s Suffrage in South Australia in the 19th century.
- Dr Judith Raftery will share highlights from her presentation: Bearing Prophetic Witness: possibilities and pitfalls
We look forward to you joining in on this first Zoom meeting for the year. Please register your intention to attend at https://us06web.zoom.us/meeting/register/p-T-wj8MTfyHeIxtdAcyYA
Or scan the QR code to take you straight to the registration page
2026 Program of Events
Our 2026 Program is now available. We have a number of events scheduled for the year (some details are still being worked out – check back for updates) – both in person, and online. We look forward to seeing you at one (or some) of our events this year.
If you would like to download a printable copy of our program (with the 2026 membership form), you can download it here.
Church Records
Have you ever wondered what church records needs to be kept? Or what items should be sent to the History Centre? Or even what sort of items we hold at the History Centre?
Our information on Dealing with Historical Records should provide the information you need.
Please note: The UCA Synod of SA has a new Grants and Historical Records offer. Instead of contacting Malcolm Wilson (as advised in the information at the link above), please contact:
Alice Hammer
Email: ahammer@sa.uca.org.au
Ph: 8236 4206
On this Day…
A calendar of celebrations and commemorations of the Uniting Church (and Methodist, Presbyterian and Congregational Churches) in South Australia since 1836. This page is being regularly updated with the celebrations, commemorations and information about the churches and people
Oral History Project
In 2021, we began an oral history project to add to our valuable collection of historical records. This project continues as we want to capture people’s experiences of the Uniting Church and/or its antecedent denominations in South Australia before that history is lost.
We need volunteers – people to volunteer as interviewers or prepared to be interviewees.
Training will be organised for interviewers in association with Oral History SA and the State Library of SA.
If you’d like to volunteer in some way, we would love to hear from you. Our contact details are on the right.
Research Query
We would love to help you with your research (if we can). Please complete the form on this page as it will help us to help you.