December letters
The UCA dares to be different I beg to differ on Ted Carrow’s criticism in the last issue of Crosslight of the Uniting Church for failing to fall into line with most other mainstream churches on the issue of marriage equ
Uniting Church joins Tasmanian Gambling Reform Coalition
At the start of November the Presbytery of Tasmania joined a coalition of 15 community organisations to pressure the Hodgman Government to reduce the $200 million lost in Tasmania each year on pokies, before phasing out
Thank you Colleen
The presbytery of Tasmania recently honoured Colleen Grieve’s 40 years of service as an ordained minister.
Permit granted
Heritage Victoria recently announced permit approval for the proposed redevelopment at the Wesley Upper Lonsdale Street site located in Melbourne’s CBD.
Reflection from a commune in France
Alan Austin is a Uniting Church member and former Crosslight journalist who lives in Nîmes in the south of France. He shares his reflections on the impact of terror in his adopted homeland.
Bullets and Bibles
An exhibition displaying a Bible that saved the life of a young soldier in Gallipoli will visit Launceston during November and December.
Prayers for peace
The Uniting Church has joined the calls for peace and solidarity in the aftermath of terrorist attacks in Paris and Beirut.
Younger and freer than you think: UCA NextGen get to know China’s emerging Christian Church
Noel Debien China is frankly fascinating. In my professional capacity as a journalist I’ve long followed stories of China closely. I’ve examined Chinese astrology and medicine.
REMEMBRANCE DAY 2015
The 11th day, at the 11th hour of the 11th month. We pause and remember. Still, there is war.
Global support for persecuted Christians
KIM CAIN An historic consultation of church leaders has focused on intensifying discrimination, persecution and violence against Christian communities around the world.
New home for archives
Moderator Dan Wootton recently opened the new home for the synod Archives Centre in Malvern East.