History
The formation of the United Church pre-dates the merger of its corresponding (and missionary parent) denominations in Australia in 1977 in the Uniting Church in Australia but such cross-denominational mergers were common throughout the 20th century, particularly in Commonwealth countries: for example, the United Church of Northern India (1924) (now merged in the later and wider Church of North India, Church of Pakistan and Church of Bangladesh); the United Church of Canada (1925) and the Church of South India (1947). It is particularly strong on the Papuan coast, the Southern Highlands, eastern Papua, the New Guinea Islands (including Bougainville, also known as the North Solomons) and the Western Solomons.
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