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.
The generosity of the Bayside community has given Uniting AgeWell client Ray McSweeney access to a music therapy program that will provide relief from day-to-day mental health issues.
Mr McSweeney, aged 66, lives in supported residential services accommodation and attends the Uniting AgeWell Girrawheen Centre three days a week.
Throughout April, Tuccibrown café partnered with the Brighton Lions Club to ...
Once again we find ourselves waking to shocking news of terrorism taking lives, upending our certainty, making us feel vulnerable and shaking our hope. We offer our prayers and our love to the people of France, to French nationals in this country and anyone who is concerned about family or friends travelling. We also offer our ...
Pokémania has swept over the country and a number of Uniting Church congregations have joined in this latest cultural craze.
This Crosslight Pokémon GO story generated many positive comments from enthusiastic UCA members eager to embrace their church’s status as a Pokémon Gym or Pokestop.
Pokémon GO brings young people to the doorsteps of churches and a number of ...
UnitingCare Australia has congratulated the Turnbull government on its election victory and called on the Prime Minister to lead renewed efforts to address key issues affecting the lives of vulnerable and disadvantaged Australians.
“We believe the close election result has demonstrated that a focus on jobs, growth and business, while vital, is too one-dimensional for our community,” UnitingCare Australia ...
Moderator Rev Sharon Hollis has called for calm following numerous reports of Pokémon appearing outside Uniting Church buildings.
“The Uniting Church is an inclusive community. All Pokémon are welcome, whether they are a Pikachu or a common Zubat,” she said.
The recent surge in Pokémon sightings is due to a new mobile phenomenon called Pokémon GO. In ...
