United Church in Australia officially recognizes Armenian Genocide committed in Ottoman Empire
The United Church in Australia (UCA) has officially recognized the Armenian Genocide committed in 1915 in the Ottoman Empire. Following the official recognition, church fathers observed a minute of silence in memory of the Armenian Genocide victims, ‘Nouvelles d’Armenia’ reports.
The Uniting Church in Australia (UCA) was established on 22 June 1977 when most congregations of the Methodist Church of Australasia, the Presbyterian Church of Australia and the Congregational Union of Australia came together under the Basis of Union.
According to the Australian Census in 2011 there are 1,065,796 people identifying with the Uniting Church in Australia, making it the third largest denomination behind the Roman Catholic Church and the Anglican Church. The Armenian Evangelical Church of Sydney is a congregation of UCA.