As I sat back watching ABC program Four Corners last night on ABC iView, I couldn’t help but think ‘What if that was me?’, or ‘What if that was my brother?’. Then I realised, as a Christian and believer of Christ – That is me! That is my brother! How can I sit here and let this happen? ...
The Uniting Church will be represented by a youthful voice at the World Council of Churches (WCC) with the election of Emily Evans to the WCC executive committee.
The executive committee is the top governance body of the WCC and implements strategic objectives set by the central committee. It meets twice a year and oversees council finances, monitors ongoing ...
One of the policies the Turnbull government took to the 2016 federal election was proposed changes to Australia’s superannuation system. The changes targeted the super accounts of the top income earners and those who plan to make large after-tax contributions.
According to the Household, Income and Labour Dynamics in Australia (HILDA) survey released last week, superannuation will ...
At the request of our partner church – the United Church of Christ in the Philippines – and in partnership with the Synod of South Australia, JILL RUZBACKY from the Justice and International Mission unit travelled to the Philippines in April to participate as an International Election Observer for the 2016 Philippine National Elections.
More than 115 higher education chaplains met in Bendigo for the Global Chaplaincy Conference in July.
The week-long conference is hosted every four years in different locations throughout the world. The chaplains at the 2016 conference came from all corners of the globe, including Australia, New Zealand, USA, Canada, UK, Africa, Europe and Hong Kong. They gathered to share ...
Since its inception in 1977, the Uniting Church has been working towards a safe climate by encouraging congregations and agencies to reduce energy use and consider alternative forms of power. Throughout that time the Church has also called on governments to put in place policies to reduce greenhouse gas emissions.
Burning coal for electricity is the single largest source of ...
The ABC’s Four Corners program ‘Australia’s Shame’, broadcast on 25 July, shone a spotlight on the appalling treatment of Indigenous youth held in detention at the infamous Don Dale correction facility in the Northern Territory. Images of boys being stripped, beaten, gassed, shackled, hooded and strapped to a chair shocked the nation. Reaction was swift, the next morning the ...
Applications for the 2017 Lenten Offering grants are now open, with submissions due before the end of this month.
Lenten Offering grants are offered to all Victorian and Tasmanian Uniting Church congregations, UnitingCare agencies and other groups which are formally connected to the Church.
They provide funds for special mission projects and allow congregations and groups to experiment with ...
“…a merry heart doeth good like a medicine.” – [Proverbs 17:22]
“What soap is to the body, laughter is to the soul.” – Yiddish proverb.
Humour. Where did it go? In politics, day-to-day life, religion; it seems being funny has vanished like the magician’s assistant in the mirrored box.
After many years of searching and waiting, the Indonesian congregation at Mulgrave Uniting Church has finally found a new spiritual home.
On 15 May, the congregation celebrated its first service at St Andrew’s Uniting Church Gardiner in Glen Iris.
The Indonesian congregation originally started with a small group of six families led by Rev Barnabas Ong. It was intended ...
The Project presenter Waleed Aly has urged Australians to end the ‘cycle of outrage’ by showing ‘radical generosity’ in the face of hostility.
Mr Aly was speaking in response to comments from television personality Sonia Kruger, who said she would like to see a ban on Muslims entering Australia. Her comments sparked a fiery social media debate, with many ...
Lentara UnitingCare’s social enterprise, FreshStart Asset Services, has been recognised with Gold for Innovative and Creative Partnerships at the Global Best Awards.
The biannual awards are decided by a panel of international judges and celebrate outstanding business, education and community organisation partnerships. It is hosted by the IPN (International Partnership Network) and the Conference Board of Canada.
