Uniting Church in the City

What Uniting Church in the City does

The Uniting Church in Australia Queensland Synod is a regional religious nonprofit body governing Uniting Church congregations, faith formation, education, aged care, and community services across Queensland, Australia. The Synod was constituted in 1977 through the union of the Methodist Church of Australasia, the Presbyterian Church of Australia, and the Congregational Union of Australia, with its headquarters located in Brisbane on the traditional lands of the Yuggera and Turrbal Peoples.

The Synod operates an integrated portfolio of wholly-owned subsidiaries and enterprises including UnitingCare Queensland (aged care and community services including the BlueCare brand), Uniting Education (K-12 schools including The Lakes College), Trinity College Queensland (theological education), Raymont Residential College, Uniting Early Learning, Frontier Services (remote community chaplaincy and Outback Links volunteer program), and Alex Park Conference Centre. Recent physical asset expansion includes affordable housing developments at Uniting Place Warwick (10 units) and Thursday Island (8 prefabricated homes), funded by the Queensland Government Housing Investment Fund, plus capital projects at Mount Louisa (Frew's Place), Caloundra, and Oodnadatta.

The Synod's business model rests on three primary revenue streams: voluntary tithes and offerings from congregation members, government grants and partnerships (notably for affordable housing and chaplaincy), and educational institution fees from Uniting Church schools and early learning centres. Distribution is achieved through a network of local church congregations, neighbourhood centres (e.g., St David's serving 3,325 participants per quarter), educational institutions, hospital chaplaincy services to Queensland Health Public Hospitals, and digital channels including livestreamed worship and the Uniting News email newsletter. The Synod also participates in the Queensland Community Alliance coalition of 35+ organisations representing 1.7 million Queenslanders for statewide social advocacy. Underlying technology is limited to standard church management systems and digital worship streaming platforms; there is no proprietary technology product.

Name

Uniting Church in the City

Legal name

Uniting Church in Australia Queensland Synod

Website

https://perthunitingchurch.org

Company type

Private

Founded year

1977

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

The Uniting Church in Australia Queensland Synod is a Queensland regional religious nonprofit governing congregations, K-12 schools, aged care, theological education, affordable housing, and community services across the state, serving congregants, students, vulnerable populations, and First Nations communities through wholly-owned subsidiaries including UnitingCare Queensland.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Religious and Community Services

NAICS

Religious Organizations (813110), Religious Organizations (8131), Religious, Grantmaking, Civic, Professional, and Similar Organizations (813), Business, Professional, Labor, Political, and Similar Organizations (8139)

SIC

Services-Membership Organizations (8600)

akta.pro primary industry

Denominational & Ecclesiastical Governance Bodies (Dioceses, Synods, Conferences) (BPAGAJAB)

akta.pro secondary industries

Faith-Based Education & Formation (Seminaries, Religious Schools, Catechesis) (BPAGAJAD), Faith-Based Healthcare Ministries (Hospitals, Clinics, Medical Missions) (BPAGAJAH), Denominational Theological Colleges (e.g., Catholic, Orthodox, Protestant, Evangelical) (EDAHAKAM), Seminaries (Graduate Theology & Ministry) (EDAHAKAA)

Keywords

• Religious services
• Community services
• Aged care
• Theological education
• Affordable housing

Headquarters

HQ city

Brisbane

HQ country

Australia

HQ region

Oceania

Offices4 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Infrastructure, Supply Chain, Marketing or Sales, Others

Revenue model

1. Tithes and Offerings: Voluntary donations and tithes from church members and congregations
2. Government Grants and Partnerships: Funding from Queensland Government Housing Investment Fund for affordable housing projects
3. Educational Institution Fees: Fees from Uniting Church schools including The Lakes College, Uniting Early Learning centres

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels7 records

Marketing channels8 records

Core offering

The Uniting Church in Queensland Synod is a regional church body of the Uniting Church in Australia that delivers worship, pastoral care, faith formation, and community outreach through a network of local congregations across Queensland. It operates subsidiaries providing aged care and community services (UnitingCare Queensland/BlueCare), early learning and K-12 education, theological training, residential college, remote community chaplaincy (Frontier Services), affordable housing, and conference facilities.

Product overview

The Uniting Church in Queensland operates a diverse portfolio of community services and educational institutions organized under its Queensland Synod. The core offerings include UnitingCare Queensland (aged care and community services including BlueCare), educational enterprises (Uniting Early Learning, Trinity College Queensland, The Lakes College, Raymont Residential College), conference facilities (Alex Park), community services (Frontier Services Bush Chaplains, neighbourhood centres), and affordable housing initiatives (Uniting Place Warwick, Thursday Island Affordable Housing). The organization also coordinates the Queensland Community Alliance for statewide social advocacy.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• UnitingCare Queensland: Major community services division providing aged care, community services, and health care across Queensland, including BlueCare.
• Uniting Education
• Frontier Services
• BlueCare
• The Lakes College

Products and services

• UnitingCare Queensland
• Uniting Early Learning
• Alex Park Conference Centre
• Raymont Residential College
• Trinity College Queensland
• The Lakes College
• Frontier Services
• Uniting Place Warwick
• Thursday Island Affordable Housing
• St David's Uniting Church Neighbourhood Centre

Quantifiable outcome

• $21.9 million secured for neighbourhood centres to employ link workers helping isolated Queenslanders reconnect
• +5 more outcomes

Named customers6 records

Segments6 records

Ideal customer profiles5 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

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Partnerships

Eleven partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• Queensland Community AlliancecoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 22 October 2025Coalition of faith communities, unions, multicultural associations and neighbourhood organisations representing 1.7 million Queenslanders through 35+ member organisations. The Uniting Church participates in this alliance which secured $21.9 million for neighbourhood centres, $500 million for social housing energy upgrades, $2.3 billion for home batteries program, and supported 2,800+ migrant workers through education workshops with 72 community champions trained.
• Queensland HealthcoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 30 June 2024Following defunding of Queensland Health Public Hospital chaplains as at 30 June 2024, the Queensland Synod created a Pastoral Care Manager position to coordinate ongoing UCA-supported hospital chaplaincy service to Queensland Health Public Hospitals.
• Queensland Government Department of HousingcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerGovernment department that funded the Thursday Island Affordable Housing project through the Housing Investment Fund. The church worked with the department to deliver eight affordable homes for local families on Thursday Island.
• Regional Housing LimitedcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerHousing organization that provides ongoing support by managing all applications and tenancies for the Uniting Place Warwick homes. Partnered with the church to develop ten affordable housing units.
• Active BuiltminorImplementation/ SI/ Consulting PartnerBuilding company that constructed the Uniting Place Warwick development. The ten units (four 2-bedroom and six 1-bedroom) were immaculately constructed with solar panels and water tanks.
• Frontier ServicescoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerUniting Church agency that supports remote communities through Outback Links volunteer program. Supported the Oodnadatta community church and healing garden project, providing volunteers and resources for construction and development.
• South Australian Regional Council of CongressminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartnered with Frontier Services and South Australian Synod to support the Oodnadatta church and healing garden project.
• South Australian SynodminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartnered with Frontier Services and Regional Council of Congress to support the Oodnadatta church and healing garden project.
• UnitingCare QueenslandcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerThe church's healthcare and community services arm. Hosts the UCQ Full Circle Awards recognizing ministers who are actively growing and renewing the Church. Rev Delma Lovell and Rev Keren Seto were 2025 award recipients.
• Uniting Aboriginal and Islander Christian Congress (UAICC)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerIntegral part of the Uniting Church working on Covenanting with First Peoples. Kym Korbe serves as Executive Officer Covenanting and UAICC, facilitating cultural training and reconciliation work.
• First Nations Bush Chaplain Julia LennoncoreOthersFaithful servant who has led Sunday school and services in Oodnadatta for over 20 years from lounge rooms, sheds and open paddocks under harsh outback conditions. Now has a permanent community gathering space.

Scale indicators8 records

Recent moves12 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• Anglican Church Southern Queensland: Regional Anglican diocese serving southern Queensland with comparable activities in worship, faith formation, schools (Anglican schools), community services, and hospital chaplaincy. Directly comparable as a mainline Protestant/Anglican denomination governing congregations across the same geography.
• Presbyterian Church of Queensland: Queensland regional body of one of the three denominations that merged in 1977 to form the Uniting Church in Australia. Operates congregations, schools (Presbyterian schools), and aged/community services in the same state. Directly comparable peer denomination.
• Baptist Union of Queensland: Queensland Baptist denominational body operating local churches, youth and community programs, and affiliated ministries. Comparable as a peer evangelical/mainline denomination governing congregations across the same state geography.
• Wesley Mission Queensland: Queensland-based Christian organization with Methodist heritage providing community services, aged care, housing, and family support. Highly comparable as a faith-based nonprofit with a parallel operating model spanning social services, chaplaincy, and community programs in Queensland.
• Churches of Christ in Queensland: Denominational body operating churches, aged care services (Churches of Christ Care), and community programs across Queensland. Comparable as a peer denomination with an integrated enterprise portfolio spanning faith communities and social services.
• The Salvation Army Queensland: Operates in Queensland with similar faith-based social services including aged care, homelessness services, family support, and disaster relief. Directly comparable as a competing religious nonprofit delivering community welfare services across the same geography.
• Catholic Archdiocese of Brisbane: Largest Catholic jurisdiction in Queensland operating parishes, schools, Centacare community services, and aged care (e.g., St Vincent's). Comparable in operating model: faith formation network plus diversified enterprises (education, health, social services) across the same regional footprint.
• Lutheran Church of Australia Queensland District: Queensland district of the Lutheran Church of Australia operating congregations, schools (Lutheran education), and aged care services (Lutheran Services). Comparable as a peer denomination with an enterprise model spanning schools, aged care, and parishes.

Others

• St Vincent de Paul Society Queensland: Faith-based Catholic nonprofit providing emergency relief, housing, and community support across Queensland. Comparable as a competing source of donations, volunteer labor, and government social-service contracts in the same geography.

Broad incumbents

• UnitingCare Australia: National body of the Uniting Church's community services arm, of which UnitingCare Queensland is a member. Comparable as the broader umbrella for aged care, disability, and community services across multiple state Uniting Church entities, including the subject's largest subsidiary.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• YouTubeyoutube.com/c/unitingchurchqueenslandsynod
• Facebookfacebook.com/unitingchurch.queensland
• Instagraminstagram.com/ucaqld
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/uniting-church-in-the-city

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Number of profiles

Profiles15 records

Subsidiaries8 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

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