Sawtell Uniting Church - Latest Information & News - Giinagay / Welcome

[ You will indeed be welcome at our worship service on Sundays, at 9am; Sunday 31st August is a special for Frontier Services 10.30am + BBQ ]

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News / community events:

Next Community talk - 9am Tuesday 26th August - Sandy Everson (Nurse Practioner, Psychogeriatrics) 'Let us talk about how to have a healthy mind as we grow older'

Next Community Afternoon Tea - 2.30pm Thursday 28th August - All welcome. Our series of afternoon teas, give the opportunity to relax with friends old and new, meet and greet, share conversation, tea/coffee and cakes and other nibbles, and get to know others a little better. No cost.

Highlight:

Sunday 31st - Special Frontier Services joint service  – 10.30am + BBQ lunch. Guest speaker: Geoff Kite.  Celebrating and raising funds for this wonderful ministry. email - sawtelluniting@gmail.com for more details

Synod 2025 - Presbytery Project:  Latest decision  & Background Presbytery Renewal Project

Wider News is worth an occasional look, plus the 'image' links at the bottom of this page .. a little bit of time on your hands? Try reading the latest at Insights, and Yes, make sure you take a regular look at updates at What is On? 

Services wellness note: All are welcome, but with active respiratory infections (incl. RSV, Flu, Covid) still coming into our community this season please consider those at risk  (safety plan updated - reviewed 1/5/25)

Our Church -  'The church in the community'       Contact Us

Our Sawtell Church is a quite small but active Congregation which is drawn from the village of Sawtell, plus localities of Toormina and Boambee East, as well as from the three Boambee valleys and Bonville; (pop. nearing 20,000) all to the south of Coffs Harbour and north of Urunga / Bellingen 

The congregation meets together, and centres our activities, in the multi-purpose building at 24-26 Elizabeth Street, Sawtell. We are again a fully lay led congregation.

Services and Activities - Everyone is welcome to join us for worship and fellowship, whether a local resident, new to the area, on a holiday or a business visitor!    Our Services

• Worship Services, normally 9.00am weekly; with special Services at Easter and Christmas, and occasionally at other times.
• Communion, within our morning service - is generally held on Fourth Sunday of the month

Are you just checking on what is on?    Go to What is On? or look for the major latest on our two notice boards in Elizabeth Street.  Regular events and activities:

• Annual Carols by Candlelight for our community, including collecting for a local group each time
• Anzac Dawn service coffee/tea and Anzac biscuits in conjunction with the RSL sub branch.
• 'Your Community Book Swap' - shelves on front of church building - bring, borrow, or just find something for you.
• Public Defibrillator is available on the front of church building (supported by Sawtell Rotary & Sawtell RSL)
• A range of popular active groups, meetings, talks and activities with the community - see What is on? and occasional special menu items above.
• UUFIT programs including Stretch & Stability - See latest details on our link for our various Groups

Sawtell is part of the Mid North Coast Presbytery - its website provides resources and further information about the Uniting Church in Australia.

Giinagay! Hello and welcome! We acknowledge, and pay respect to, the traditional owners and ongoing custodians of the land on which we live, organise and meet – the Gumbaynggir nation!