Presbytery of Gippsland

Welcome to the website of the Presbytery of Gippsland.

The Presbytery is a council of the Uniting Church within the Synod of Victoria and Tasmania .

We look forward to guiding you through the life and mission of this presbytery.

Please call back often as this website is currently under development and we are continually updating these pages.

Thank you for visiting the Presbytery of Gippsland.

For further information, please contact Wendy McDonald, Presbytery Minister - Administration at  wendy.mcdonald@victas.uca.org.au  or on 0437 688 477

About Us

The Presbytery of Gippsland covers approximately one fifth of Victoria, and extends from Koo Wee Rup and Lang Lang in the west through to Croajingolong in the far east, and from Philip Island and the Bass Coast in the south to the Victorian High Country in the north.It is the only area in Victoria where the people are known by the same name – ‘Gippslanders’. The only ecosystem missing from our area is a desert – otherwise Gippsland really does ‘have it all’.

The Presbytery of Gippsland has 28 Parishes, making approved specified ministry placements for 29 people, some part-time, some Parishes being linked for shared ministry purposes.

The Presbytery includes 82 congregations and two faith communities.

Chaplaincies in the Presbytery include:Fulham Correctional Centre; Monash University (ecumenical); and RAAF Base East Sale .

The Presbytery has formed a partnership with Frontier Services to provide ministry in the Orbost Parish, in the Omeo-Swifts Creek Parish and in the Croajingolong Co-operating Parish. It shares ministry in the growth corridor between Pakenham and Drouin with the Presbytery of Port Phillip East.

Within the Presbytery there are a number of co-operating Parishes: Neerim South Co-operating Parish, Boolarra-Yinnar Parish, Croajingolong Parish (all Anglican/Uniting) and the Co-operating Churches in Churchill (UCA, Anglican and Churches of Christ).

In addition to this, there are 11 congregations which have a covenanted agreement or arrangement to share in, offer to, or receive ministry or hospitality from other denominations (Anglican, Baptist, Catholic, Lutheran and Presbyterian).

The Presbytery includes within its borders the campsites of Lake Tyers Camp and Caravan Park in the east and Grantville Lodge in the west.