260 congregations. 23 associated community service organisations & schools. 1 cause. 1 God. 1 Church. The organisation pursues its charitable purpose by facilitating worship, Christian witness and serving as a fellowship of the Spirit in Christ. Its members meet regularly to hear God s Word, to celebrate the sacraments, to build one another up in love and to share in the wider responsibilities of the Church. This includes resourcing and supporting the activities of Presbyteries and Congregations within the Synod of South Australia, providing theological education, financial and pastoral support to mission and ministry, continuing to be bound in covenant with First Peoples through the Uniting Aboriginal and Islander Christian Congress and providing Christian hospitality and venues for prayer and retreat.