Patrol Ministries under presbytery oversight

Responsibility for the operation of two former Frontier Services patrol ministries based in the presbyteries of Gippsland and Tasmania has moved to the presbyteries, with support from the Synod of Victoria and Tasmania.

Mission of mateship

By Nigel Tapp Rev Dennis Cousens sees the role of a patrol minister as that of a mate to those in the community he serves. A willing pair of hands, a listening ear and a shoulder to cry on if required.

A Test of Morality

The President of the Uniting Church in Australia Stuart McMillan has called on Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull to intervene directly to prevent the return of more than 250 asylum seekers, including children and babies, t

Uniting Church honours

Wesley College principal Helen Drennen was made a Member of the Order of Australia (AM) in the Australia Day Honours list announced on January 26.

President’s Survival Day message

Stuart McMillan and Rev Sealin Garlett at the 14th Assembly Uniting Church President Stuart McMillan has called for a national conversation on sovereignty for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people in his Survival

Outback hospitality

Frontier Services Great Outback BBQ fundraisers have become a regular feature in the lives of many Uniting Church members.

Flipping for a good cause

UnitingCare Victoria and Tasmania is calling on locals to support the annual Pancake Day event on Tuesday, 9 February.

Sleep out for a cause

UnitingCare Harrison is again working in partnership with Knox Council for the second annual BIG Sleepover fundraiser on Saturday 5 March at Wally Tew Reserve, Ferntree Gully.

Partners in Theological Education

Long-standing links between the Uniting Church in Australia and its partner church, the United Church of Papua New Guinea (UCPNG), will soon be renewed.

The grace of God

The piles of new books on my desk and coffee table could be viewed as minor health and safety risk. If they all toppled onto your foot, they could certainly do some damage.