The Synod of Victoria and Tasmania is part of the Uniting Church in Australia, the country’s third largest Christian denomination. We are one of six Synods, comprising 600 congregations and more than 60,000 members. We also have eight presbyteries and 12 schools. Our ministers are men and women and we worship every week in more than 40 languages. Through worship, sharing the story of Jesus, and service in the community, we witness to the belief that life is most fully found in God. We believe sexual orientation is not a bar to ordination and support the ministry of people in same-sex relationships. In regard to same-sex marriage, we hold two equal and distinct statements of belief, allowing ministers and celebrants authorised by the Uniting Church the freedom to conduct or refuse such services.