Swimming beyond borders
Syrian swimmers Yusra Mardini and Rami Anis will be competing at the Rio Olympics. The Rio Olympics begins on Friday and a refugee team will compete for the first time in the games’ history.
Indonesian congregation finds a new home
After many years of searching and waiting, the Indonesian congregation at Mulgrave Uniting Church has finally found a new spiritual home.
Moderator calls for calm following surge in Pokémon sightings
Moderator Rev Sharon Hollis has called for calm following numerous reports of Pokémon appearing outside Uniting Church buildings. “The Uniting Church is an inclusive community.
Sitting for gun control
There have been extraordinary scenes in the US Capitol building in Washington.
Daring conference
Photos from the Daring Conference can be found here. TIM LAM The Uniting Church is characterised by a diversity of cultural and theological perspectives.
Magistrate praises Love Makes a Way protestors
A magistrate has dismissed most of the charges against a group of church leaders who held a prayer vigil inside the office of Liberal MP Greg Hunt last year.
From Mooroolbark to Kampala
DEB BENNETT In the early morning hours of 27 April 1996, a weary Australian educator and a disheartened social worker from Africa met at the breakfast bar of a café on 500 West Broadway, San Diego.
Bringing food and friendship to Richmond
Uniting, Anglican and Catholic churches in Richmond share a long history of ecumenical collaboration. One way the churches offer pastoral outreach to the local community is through the Richmond Churches Food Centre.
Hello possums
DEB BENNETT A lot of media coverage last week was devoted to the subject of home invasions by a gang of car thieves.
Homeless – in the most livable city in the world
Friday Forum Your views on the news Homelessness has been in the news this week following a Herald Sun report that claimed “aggressive beggars” are “jeopardising Melbourne’s reputation”.
Freedom Stories
TIM LAM Freedom Stories is a collaborative documentary that explores the struggles and achievements of asylum seekers who arrived in Australia in 2001.