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Andreana Reale
MINISTER
minister@murrumbeenauniting.org.au • 0439 375 718

 

Andreana has a deep desire for Spirit-filled, inclusive communities that are full of life. She started at Murrumbeena Uniting in 2024, and prior to that has lived and worked in the Melbourne CBD alongside people experiencing homelessness and marginalisation, committed to the crafts of community development, community organising and fundraising. Andreana is a creative person who loves to write and, more recently, engage in theatre and comedy. She believes that we encounter God in each other when we are allowed to be our fullest, most embodied selves – so it is good to feel things in church (so radical!), and have a laugh too! Andreana would love to meet you and have a cuppa, and hear about the sparks of Spirit in your life…but also the places where it might feel difficult or dull. Whatever’s going on, it’s so important to connect.

 

Andreana is fully affirming of members of the LGBTIQ+ community, and is committed to work, worship and play that connects with the land we are on and its history.

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The Uniting Church is organised not by a hierarchy, but by groups of women and men, lay and ordained, consulting together, usually making decisions by consensus, in each area of the church’s life. The church is committed to being a series of inter-related councils — local churches, regional presbyteries, state synods, and the national Assembly. Each council has its distinct tasks, and each council recognises the limits of its responsibilities in relation to other councils. Hierarchy occurs when a group decides it knows what is best and has the power to impress that decision on others. The Uniting Church is committed to a more shared process … and realises the need to keep working at it.

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Along with the minister, and ministry team, the Elders are called to share in the spiritual oversight of the congregation. They are responsible for building up the congregation in faith and love, sustaining its members in hope, and leading them into a fuller participation in Christ’s mission in the world. Elders can take on a number of different roles depending on the gifts and skills that they bring to Eldership. These can range from pastoral visitation and care to assisting in worship.

 

The Church Council is made up of members from the congregation who have been elected to this role and the ministry team.  It is the responsibility of the Church Council to handle the day-to-day operations of the congregation. This can be anything, from setting worship times to praying, dreaming and scheming for the future of the congregation. The Church council also is responsible for setting the ministry and mission goals of the congregation. The Church Council also oversees the non-ordained staff and reports to the Presbytery on behalf of the congregation. 

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Alison Campbell Rate   CHAIR OF CHURCH COUNCIL

Anne Don   ELDER

Bruce Robinson   ELDER
Warren Cramer   CHURCH COUNCILLOR

David Robinson   CHURCH COUNCILLOR • CORRESPONDENCE SECRETARY

Peter Barnes   ELDER
Rachel Dart   MINUTE SECRETARY • CHURCH COUNCILLOR

Peter Barnes   ELDER

Sharon Pereira   ELDER • CHURCH COUNCILLOR

Kerry Gregoric  ELDER • CHURCH COUNCILLOR

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There are many communities that are run and coordinated through the people at Murrumbeena Uniting. Below are the large number of those people within our congregation. 

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Alison Campbell Rate   MUSIC COORDINATOR

Anne Don  CHURCH LENDING LIBRARY 

Geoff Edwards   FRIENDSHIP FELLAS/MEN'S GROUP
Glynis Ramsay   CRAFT CIRCLE COORDINATOR • COMMUNITY GARDEN
Kay Pentland   COMMUNITY GARDEN

Marg Edwards   LIFT/WOMEN'S GROUP 
Mary-Lou Keur   LIFT/WOMEN'S GROUP

Bruce Robinson   Community Morning Tea

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We have such a high number of people and programs that happen throughout the week at the church. Below are our Administration Team members. 

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Sandra Tempes BOOKINGS OFFICER

Sue Sears  OFFICE ADMINISTRATOR 

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