Brunswick Uniting Church has a Ministry Team of one ordained Minister and a Pastor, working together with many other volunteer leaders who share their gifts on Church Council, committees and other groups.
Details of the additional commitments of each of these people is listed under their names
Ministry Team and Congregation Leaders and Coordinators
Cath James
Minister of the Word
Ministry Team
Discipleship & Education Committee,
Ministry & Mission Review Task Group,
Neurodiversity Group,
Pastoral Care Committee,
Worship Committee
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Kate Scull
Congregation Chair,
Presbytery Representative
Climate Action Group,
Music Team
Saide Cameron
Congregation Secretary
ASWC & ArtsAccess Liaison,
Communications Co-ordintaor,
Liturgist,
MWSG Liaison,
Newsletters Editor,
Pastoral Care Committee,
Worship Roster Co-ordinator,
Website Administrator,
Worship Committee
Jamie Thom
Presbytery Representative
Climate Action Group,
First Nations Focus,
Love Makes a Way
Helen Rowe
Culture of Safety Contact
Discipleship & Education Committee
Rosie O’Reilly
Student House Program
Co-ordinator
Music Team,
Worship Committee Liaison
Matilda McClintock
Children & Youth
Co-ordinator
Neurodiversity Group
YUCY
Ruth Sandy
Olive Way Operations
Co-ordinator
Elders – Church Council
Jessica Kavansakul
Church Council
Elder
Chair
FUNdraising Team
Carolyn Wallace
Church Council
Elder
Co-Chair
First Nations Focus Liaison
Shawn Whelan
Church Council
Elder
Treasurer
Climate Action Group,
Communications (liaison),
First Nations Solidarity Group,
Love Makes A Way,
Ministry & Mission Review Task Group
Music team,
Sacred Harp Group,
Web Team
Mick Pope
Church Council
Elder
Climate Action Group,
Discipleship & Education Committee Liaison,
Lay preacher,
Liturgist,
Music Team
Catherine Leslie
Church Council
Elder
BUC Arts (exhibition year),
Justice & Mission Committee Liaison,
Music Team
Tim Linton
Church Council
Elder
Pastoral Care Committee Liaison
Liz Moore
Church Council
Elder
Worship Committee Liaison
Nicole Mugford
Church Council
Elder
Neurodiversity Group
We organise and oversee the many ministries, communities and activities at BUC with a central guiding Church Council, made up of our Minister Cath James, our Olive Way Pastor Peter Blair and our Elders, together with committees that enable and do the necessary work. If you’re interested in learning more about Church Council or any of these committees, contact the person listed here:
- Church Council (Jessica Kvansakul, 0432 910 152)
- Children & Youth (Matilda McClintock, 0490 022 832)
- Communications (Saide Cameron, 0407 096 743)
- Discipleship & Education (Peter Williams, 0417 890 396)
- Finance (Shawn Whelan, 0418 613 898)
- First Nations Focus (Jenne Perlstein, 0414 650 727)
- Food Co-op (Maxine Loynd, 0418 173 785)
- Justice & Mission (Gwen Arnold, 0413 047 938)
- Pastoral Care (Cath James, 0438 504 394)
- Property (Andrew Moorhouse, 0401 696 112)
- Student House (Rosie O’Reilly, 0414 316 133)
- Worship (Saide Cameron, 0407 096 743)
Note – elements of this committee structure have changed and others are under review.