July Crosslight now available
The July edition of Crosslight is now available online and in your congregations. This month’s front page is an image from a cultural diversity festival at Glen Waverley Uniting Church in May.
A Guilt Free Shop
The collapse of the Rana Plaza factory in Bangladesh on 24 April, 2013, focused the eyes of the world on conditions endured by workers in developing countries.
Washing on wheels
The first thought that springs to mind when thinking of fresh laundry and men aged in their early 20s is (perhaps unfairly) the frequent trips back home made by such boys with a week or two’s worth of dirty clothes in t
Committing to a green future
Clean energy has come under the media spotlight in recent weeks with Pope Francis’ encyclical on the environment.
Presbytery minister appointed to World Council of Churches role
The synod’s Rev Dr Morag Logan has been elected as a Vice-Moderator for the World Council of Churches’ Faith and Order Commission. Dr Logan is one of five Vice-Moderators elected by the 49-member commission.
Marriage proposal
The 14th Uniting Church Assembly will be talking about marriage when it meets in Perth this month. BRUCE MULLAN explores some of the issues.
Topics of interest at Assembly
This month, members of the Uniting Church will meet in Perth for the 14th national triennial Assembly meeting. More than 60 reports and proposals will be considered by Assembly throughout the six days.
Called to our diversity
This month, the moderator has given his column to Rev Professor Andrew Dutney, who steps down from the role as UCA president at this month’s national Assembly meeting.
Theological diversity within the Uniting Church in Australia
By Rev Prof Andrew Dutney Theological diversity is a sign of health in the Uniting Church. That’s because the UCA was never intended to be anything more or less than ‘Christian’.
Warm hearts in Tasmania
UnitingCare Tasmania and the Bendigo Bank have praised the generosity of hundreds of Tasmanians who donated winter goods to help those doing it tough stay a little warmer this winter.
Action on pokies
The Victorian InterChurch Gambling Taskforce has launched a postcard campaign calling on the Victorian government to tackle pokies reform.
From multi to intercultural
The Uniting Church in Australia has been committed to being a multicultural Church for the past 30 years.