The response of these congregations is to declare, among other things, that they believe that the National Assembly’s decisions on same gender sexual relationships are apostate, and are the result of departure from substantial elements of the faith.

The purpose of EMU was stated to be:[4] The RA within the Uniting Church was established in 2003 in response to the 10th Assembly's decision not to ban outright the ordination of non-celibate gay people.

[5] The Assembly of Confessing Congregations within the Uniting Church in Australia (ACC) formed in response to the 11th's Assembly decision to pass a resolution which they believed brought the church closer to accepting ordained ministers in same gender relationships.

[6] It was inaugurated on the 13–14 October 2006 at Wesley Mission, Sydney 71 congregations formed the ACC at that time.

[10] 112 Congregations are listed as being members of the ACC, with the majority located in South Australia (40), NSW (33) and Queensland (23).