Gregor Henderson
Rev. Gregor Sutherland Henderson AM is an ordained Christian minister of the Uniting Church in Australia. For 12 years he was the General Secretary of the UCA's National Assembly and was the President of the National Assembly for three years 2006-2009.[1][2]
Ordained service
Henderson was ordained in 1971 and served in the parishes of Shepparton North (1971–1975), Wodonga (1975–1982) and Hobart City (1983–1988). He then served for 12 years as General Secretary of the UCA's National Assembly, from January 1989 to December 2000. During 2001–2003 he was executive director of the Clergy Exchange International Foundation. In February 2004, Henderson then became minister at Wesley Uniting Church, in Forrest, Australian Capital Territory, in inner suburban Canberra.
Presidency of the Uniting Church in Australia
For the three years from July 2006 to July 2009 Gregor served as national President of the Uniting Church in Australia, while remaining also part-time at Wesley before returning to full-time ministry in July 2009. During his presidency, he traveled extensively, nationally and internationally.
Ecumenical and oganisational involvement
Henderson has been a member of the World Council of Churches Central Committee since 1998, served on committees and assemblies of the Christian Conference of Asia, has been heavily involved in the National Council of Churches in Australia (NCCA) since its establishment in 1994, and has visited many of the Uniting Church’s overseas partner churches in Asia and the Pacific.
Henderson has ongoing involvement with Frontier Services, the Uniting Church’s outback ministry agency, of which he was chairperson for several years; and with Act for Peace, the international aid agency of the NCCA. He is currently chair of the Board of the John Flynn Foundation.
Personal life
Henderson’s wife, Alison, died after a short illness in 2007. He has three daughters.
Political life
Henderson currently involved with BDS ( Boycott, Divestment and Sanctions) movement. His activities include approaching local businesses and requesting them to stop selling Israeli-made goods.
Honours
At the 2015 Australia Day Honours, Henderson was appointed an Member of the Order of Australia for significant service to the community through executive and ministerial roles in the Uniting Church in Australia, and through interfaith initiatives.[3]
Publications
Henderson has published various works,[4] including:
- Jesus, man at the centre (1976)
- Divine detection, discovering God's will (1988)
References
- ↑ Wesley Uniting Church – ministers, accessed 15 May 2010
- ↑ About the Uniting Church in Australia, UCA National Assembly website, accessed 15 May 2010
- ↑ "Memebr (AM) of the Order of Australia in the General Division" (pdf). Official Secretary to the Governor-General of Australia. 26 January 2015. p. 42. Retrieved 2 February 2015.
- ↑ Gregor Henderson, National Library of Australia catalogue, accessed 15 May 2010
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| Preceded by Dean Drayton |
President of the Assembly, Uniting Church in Australia July 2006 – July 2009 |
Succeeded by Alistair Macrae |