Housing for the homeless

Volunteers around the world are coming up with creative housing designs to address homelessness in their city. There are an estimated 100 million people in the world without any form of housing.

My first Assembly

Having worked at the synod for only a few months, I was not quite sure what to expect when I attended Assembly for the first time in Perth.

From Numurkah to Amritsar

By Deb Bennett Rev Deacon Jean Mayers has been a minister with the Uniting Church for 12 years, for the last five at Numurkah and Nathalia/Picola churches.

Charities blamed for homelessness

West Australian Police Minister, Liza Harvey, has sparked controversy for blaming homelessness in Perth on charities not doing their jobs properly.

Prayer vigil for asylum seekers

More than 50 people braved the cold last Sunday to pray for asylum seekers at a vigil held outside St Mark’s Uniting Church, Mornington.

Celebrating NAIDOC Week

NAIDOC Week, celebrated on the first full week of July every year, is an opportunity to recognise the contributions Indigenous Australians make to this country.

Singing from the same hymn book

By DEB BENNETT One of the perks of working for Crosslight is that we can venture out of our office to visit churches throughout the synod.

Social Media Day

An increasing number of congregations are using social media to communicate with their communities.