The Ministry of Deacon is an ordained ministry within the Uniting Church, alongside the Minister of the Word. These are mutually complimentary ministries.

Diaconal ministry takes Christ as the model: the humble servant who washes feet, the one who preaches good news to the poor, proclaims freedom to the prisoners, sight for the blind, releases the oppressed and proclaims the year of the Lord's favour (John 13, Luke 4).

Deacons serve the Uniting Church in many roles and settings - chaplaincy in prisons, with people with disabilities and mental illness, as youth and community workers, in congregational leadership, in community service agencies, schools, and many other places.

Training pathways for the Ministry of Deacon are similar to the pathways for a Minister of the Word, with some distinctive elements.

Download a brochure here.

 Ministry of Deacon Brochure (219.75 kB)

 Candidate Handbook 2010 (1.56 MB)