Placements Commission.

The Placements Commission (PC) reports to the Synod Standing Committee. The Commission is responsible for:

• Determining full lists of placements
• Change to the number, distribution or designation of approved placements within the bounds of the WA Synod
• Take initiative towards the deployment of available ministry to fill approved vacancies and ensuring that ministry agents with particular needs are suitably placed.
• At any time initiate action to provide a minister for a priority placement
• Supply relevant information to persons or bodies concerned with calling a Minister
• Negotiate with other Synods regarding the transfer of Ministers between Synods
• Recommend to Joint Nominating Committees, ministry agents considered to be suitable for a placement.
• Admission of Ministers from other Denominations and Immigration Inquiries.

Membership

Up to six members are selected for each Committee and Commission annually. These people elected , after seeking advice from the respective bodies, will be chosen to provide for a balance of age, gender, ethnicity, rural and urban, specialist knowledge and experience, and the need for the various specified ministries to be represented.

The Placements Commission membership appointed by Synod and Presbytery currently include:

• Moderator – Susy Thomas
• General Secretary  – Rev Andrew Syme
• Associate General Secretary (non-voting) – Rev Hannes Halgryn
• Placements Secretary – Vacant
• Members elected by Synod – Vicky Ross, Rev Andrew Broadbent
• Members elected by Presbytery – Rev Ivan Clark, John Boon

Meeting Dates

The Placement Commission meets every second Tuesday of every second month at 3:30pm (until further notice). Please confirm with our Placements Administrator Amanda Badenhorst before attending a meeting.

Placement Resources

• Placements Commission Bylaw (Uploaded 2 September 2019)
• Ministry Leadership Profile Templates:
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  • Download MS Word Format
• Congregational Profile Template (MS Word Format)
• Marriage Regulations 2017

Currently Elected Regional Placement Resources

• Rev Marie Wilson (Metro South)
• Pastor John Tomkins (North West)
• Alan Hortin (Great Southern)
• Jill Clements (Mid West)

Metro East, South West, Metro West, Metro Central, Metro-North and Great Eastern are currently vacant. If you are interested in becoming a regional pastor for one of these vacant regions, please contact Rev Mark Illingworth.

Special Services

For special services such as Ordinations, Inductions, Commissionings, etc, visit our Events or E-Newsletters page or contact the Uniting Church Center at 08- 9260 9800 and have a chat to Maree Kemp, PA to the Moderator.

Ministry Agents

Should you have any queries regarding stipends, allowances, relocation, travel and other ministry entitlements, please refer to the Ministry Handbook.

If you have any queries regarding your current placement and your status of applying to become a Minister of the Uniting Church, please contact Pastoral Presbytery Minister Rev Alan Jeffrey or Presbytery Support Administrator Amanda Badenhorst at 9260 9800.

Ministry Vacancies

Visit our Ministry Vacancy page to find out about current vacancies we might have.