Mission Statement

To promote knowledge and understanding of other living world faiths and their communities in Australia and to advise the Assembly on appropriate ways to foster relationships with such communities.

Mandate

1. To provide information, policy and resources on appropriate positive relationships with other faiths to the Assembly.
2. To raise awareness within the church of the presence of other faiths in the community, and of their particular needs and place in Australian society.
3. To develop resources that may be appropriate for congregations and groups to use in multi-faith discussions and occasions of worship.
4. To maintain contact with people of other living world faiths.
5. To provide advice and assistance to all councils of the church as requested.
6. To collaborate where possible with other groups interested in multi-faith relationships.
7. To reflect on the theological basis on which inter-faith dialogue should occur and develop statements and resources for use by the church when working with people of other faiths.

Assembly resolution 2003
http://assembly.uca.org.au/assembly2003/reports/relwithothfaiths.htm