Sharon Hollis
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Sharon Hollis | |
|---|---|
| President of the Assembly, Uniting Church in Australia | |
| In office 2021–2024 | |
| Preceded by | Deidre Palmer |
| Succeeded by | Charissa Suli |
| Moderator, Synod of Victoria and Tasmania UCA | |
| In office 2016–2019 | |
| Preceded by | Dan Wootton |
| Succeeded by | Denise Liersch |
| Personal details | |
| Spouse | Michael (deceased) |
| Children | 2 |
| Alma mater | Monash University |
| Occupation | Christian Minister |
Sharon Hollis is an Australian Minister, was the 16th President of the Uniting Church in Australia. She is current the Associate General Secretary of the Uniting Church in Australia in the Synod of Victoria and Tasmania.
Hollis grew up from 8-13 in Keilor Park in Melbourne, Victoria. From 13, the family lived in Finley, a town in the Riverina region of New South Wales.[1]
Education
Hollis received a degree of Bachelor of Arts from Monash University in Melbourne. It was during her degree studies that Hollis did a subject on the portrayal of women in Australian society, and this formed her views on feminism. She also attended the Monash Uniting Church.[1]
Ministry
Hollis discerned a call to ministry shortly after university, then went through the Uniting Church's discernment process before being accepted as a candidate for ministry. Following further studies in theology, she was ordained as a Minister of the Word.[1]
Hollis was Moderator (leader) of the UCA Synod of Victoria and Tasmania from 2016-19.[2]