OUR WORSHIP

Worship at Richmond Uniting

Everyone is welcome at worship. Here we seek to create prayerful space to engage seriously with the biblical text and questions of faith, doubt and life.

What is worship like at Richmond Uniting?

At Richmond Uniting we to seek to create space for authentic, transformative worship of the Divine who comes to us in Jesus and reaches out to us in Spirit Holy.

We take the bible seriously, not literally, as we wrestle with what it means to walk the way of Jesus.

We explore this sacred text in context: in the contexts in which these sacred texts were written and the context of our own living in the 21st century.

There is space for stillness, for different views and for personal reflection.

We offer prayers together, and pray in different ways, we sing together unaccompanied, with a range of instruments including piano, with percussion, with organ and with guitar, with organ. Our current organ scholar is Filip, who plays the beautiful pipe organ at least once a month.

Children are valued as important members of the community. Noise is welcome and there are opportunities for children to participate meaningfully in worship and to engage playfully and creatively with the Jesus story.

At Richmond Uniting you are welcome to participate as much or as little as you feel able. If you have been to church often, not at all, or not in a long time, you are welcome.

There is no dress code so please wear what you like – you will help reflect the diversity of our community!

Minister

Our worship often includes hearing from Rev Keren Roodenburg, who is our minister of the Word.

Holy Communion

We share in Holy Communion on the first and third Sunday of the month at 10am.

The Fourth at Five

On the fourth Sunday of the month we gather for the ‘The Fourth at Five’. This worship service is at 5pm and we share a simple, nourishing and sustainably sourced meal together at this time.

Baptism

Richmond Uniting Church welcomes adults, children and babies into the sacrament of baptism. Preparation for baptism is provided for each person (or the parents of babies), so that the central mysteries of Christian faith can be wrestled with and explored before people decide whether to enter this life long commitment. If you would like to explore baptism, please contact our minister at the Richmond Uniting Church office on 9427 1282.

Weddings

Richmond Uniting Church welcomes marriages of couples: same sex couples and heterosexual couples, who wish to have a Christian Marriage ceremony. Please contact our minister at the church office on 9427 1282 or email us if you would like to make further enquiries about marriage preparation and potential dates for weddings.

Funerals

Richmond Uniting Church welcomes funeral services for those who seek to have a Christian funeral for a loved one. Please contact us at the church office on 9427 12 82 or email us  or email us.