Grant allows new-look fare for Meals on Wheels
by Nigel Tapp Uniting AgeWell is now able to offer Tasmanian Meals on Wheels recipients a more enjoyable dining experience thanks to an $80,000 grant from the Tasmanian Community Fund.
Thai factory acts on human trafficking report
Workers in a Thai pineapple canning factory have had their working conditions improved after the Commission for Mission (CFM) funded an investigation into their experiences.
ARPA 2013 recognised excellence in religious press
The most exciting night of the year for religious press coincided with a very important night for all of Australia this year.
Time for some spring bling
Auburn UC is asking for donations of jewellery and would like people to spread the word and attend the Bling Fling on 26 October. For more information go to: www.auburnuc.org.
Bridport churches join forces to spread the word
In the small north-eastern Tasmanian seaside town of Bridport they certainly understand that the Body of Christ is not the domain of just one denomination.
Theological diversity within a multicultural church
When we declared in 1985 at the 4th National Assembly that ‘the Uniting Church is a multicultural Church’ we affirmed that we are a diverse church. Diversity is the hallmark of a multicultural church.
Why is Christianity evolving?
In Uniting, Catholic, Anglican, Baptist, Churches of Christ and Lutheran churches in Australia there are growing numbers of discussion groups, sometimes known simply as ‘The Book Group’.
Hope and healing
By Penny Mulvey On Friday 20 September, 15 people died in a bomb attack in a Sunni mosque in Iraq.
Acting for peace in Syria
Ahmed (5) from the southern Syrian city of Daara outside his tent in Zaatari refugee camp.
Risk to freedom to protest
The Federal Government is considering banning virtually any activism which seeks to hold Australian companies to account for their business practices overseas, particularly when poor environmental standards are alleged.