By Nigel Tapp
It may have been a dreary, cold and wet night in Melbourne, but that did not deter the faithful from gathering to warmly embrace the Synod of Victoria and Tasmania’s new Moderator, Rev Sharon Hollis, at her installation on Friday (3 June).
The service was held at the Wesley Church, Lonsdale St, Melbourne before about ...
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Since 2012, the Cranbourne Regional Uniting Church Food Truck has been serving free food to homeless and disadvantaged people in the local area.
A former Country Fire Authority (CFA) truck set up to feed firefighters, it was converted by the Cranbourne congregation into a food truck that now operates four nights a week.
noun: troll; plural noun: trolls
(in folklore) an ugly cave-dwelling creature depicted as either a giant or a dwarf
Verb : to fish with a hook and line that you pull through the water
noun: troll; plural noun: trolls
a person who makes a deliberately offensive or ...
A retired Uniting Church minister has been reunited with his beloved border collie after his car was stolen on Wednesday, with his dog still inside.
Rev George Buckle lost his dog, Rose, during a recent visit to an IGA in Kangaroo Flat. The 83-year-old left his keys in his car while he entered the supermarket to grab a newspaper. When ...
A magistrate has dismissed most of the charges against a group of church leaders who held a prayer vigil inside the office of Liberal MP Greg Hunt last year.
The sit-in action was part of the Love Makes A Way movement, which uses prayer and non-violent action to draw attention to Australia’s treatment of refugees. The protestors called on ...
UnitingCare Tasmania and Bendigo Bank will be working together to make this winter a little warmer for struggling Tasmanians.
Tasmanians are encouraged to donate their unwanted blankets, coats, hats, scarves and gloves at their local Bendigo Bank branch during the month of June. UnitingCare will then distribute them to those in need during winter.
In a recent column in The Guardian, Giles Fraser suggests reports in the early part of last century forecasting the death of religion were premature. Predictions that “religion would wither and die in the 20th century” have not come to fruition. In fact, according to Fraser, the reverse has happened.
Sorry Day, held on 26 May every year, acknowledges the pain and trauma suffered by First Peoples. The Uniting Church recognises the need to walk together with First Peoples on the journey towards reconciliation. One way the Church does this is Reconciliation Sunday, which takes place on 29 May this year.
On any given night, more than 105,000 Australians are homeless. This includes at least 44,000 children and young people under the age of 25.
UnitingCare Australia has joined other prominent welfare organisations – including Anglicare, Mission Australia, St Vincent de Paul and Wesley Mission – calling on the major parties to make reducing homelessness a national priority.
In less than six weeks’ time, Australians will take to the ballot box and vote in the 2016 federal election.
As the election campaign ramps up, many Uniting Church members will be carefully considering which political party to vote for. The Church has launched its election resource A Flourishing Society: Your Faith, Your Voice, Your Vote to guide ...
Uniting AgeWell has received a prestigious Dorothies Award for its work in providing LGBTI-inclusive aged care services.
The Dorothies are organised by Working It Out (WIO), a Tasmania-based organisation that provides support for people negotiating their sexuality and gender identity.
The awards are named after Rev Dorothy McRae-McMahon, a former Uniting Church minister and respected leader in the LGBTI community. ...
Former ABC broadcaster Julie McCrossin is a familiar voice to the Australian public. Ashley Thompson turns the microphone around to find out more about her unsung faith journey.
A self-described “refugee from Sydney Anglicanism”, Julie McCrossin has found a home in South Sydney Uniting Church. Her appearance on ABC TV’s special all-Christian Q&A panel and facilitation of the UnitingWomen ...
