Faith on the frontline

Book | From Duntroon to Dili | By Gary Stone Book review by Chip Henriss It’s 1990 and, in the middle of the wasteland that divides the opposing armies of Iran and Iraq, drives a small vehicle sporting a big United Nati

Special Circumstances

Any synod seeking to evoke Special Circumstances in the future will be bound by a clear and prescribed process of consultation following a decision of the Assembly.

New direction for UnitingCare

The Standing Committee recently approved a new strategic direction for the UnitingCare agency network as part of the broader strategic review of all activities and operations of the synod.

No consensus on eldership proposal

The Uniting Church in Australia has been unable to achieve consensus on a proposal to amend regulations regarding eldership and church councils.

Action as a response to worship in September

St Andrews in Fairfield is one of many Uniting Churches celebrating the ‘Season of Creation’ in September. This year the focus is on the ‘Word in Creation’ which correlates with the Mark series of the church year.

August letters

Access denied I write this letter concerning the Uniting Church withdrawing its support for ACCESS Ministries.

Justice Peter McClellan speaks at Assembly

Chair of the Royal Commission into Institutional Responses to Child Sexual Abuse, Justice Peter McClellan, speaks to the 14th Triennial Assembly of the Uniting Church.

Assembly news

14th Triennial Assembly Uniting Church in Australia  While most of us in the eastern states shiver through icy temperatures, over in Perth approximately 300 members of the National Assembly continue to meet in temperatur

The Planting of Hope

Acts of kindness are central to happiness and fulfilment, something that Uniting Church members demonstrate in so many of their activities and quests for social justice and caring for others.

New Assembly Gen Sec

Colleen Geyer has been appointed the new Assembly Gen Sec at the National Assembly meeting in Perth.

Foreign aid

Rob Floyd, national director of UnitingWorld The Uniting Church in Australia has encouraged Church members to advocate strongly for increases in government overseas aid funding.