The eulogy delivered by granddaughter Rachel Fraser at the March State Funeral for Malcolm Fraser provided a warm glimpse into the private family life of Australia’s 22nd prime minister.
Ripples of laughter filled Scots Church Melbourne as Rachel revealed the former leader’s fascination and then adoption of social media.
The synod Commission for Mission (CFM) is asking Uniting Church members to write letters to clothing giant Pacific Brands, requesting it ensure production workers in Cambodia are paid enough to live on.
Pacific Brands owns well-known brands such as Bonds, Sheridan, Berlei, Tontine, Holeproof, Jockey and Voodoo.
Wages of workers in the garment sector in Cambodia remain ...
By Andrew Juma
The final session in the Understanding Islam series at North Ringwood Uniting Church featured a panel discussion with invited Muslim guests.
Sheik Ali Dirani from the Shia Al Sadiq Foundation and Imam Wadood Janud from the Ahmadiyya Muslim Association of Victoria spoke alongside Vickie Janson and Elizabeth Kendal, with Dr Bernie Power facilitating.
Frontier Services will begin discussions with presbyteries and synods to transfer the management and oversight of its patrol ministers by the end of this year.
It is one of several key decisions made by the Assembly Standing Committee in March to support the provision of remote area ministry through Frontier Services.
Uniting Church President Rev Prof Andrew Dutney said since ...
For decades, Carlton’s Church of All Nations (CAN) has delivered emergency relief to those in need.
While the Federal Government has abandoned funding to CAN’s operations, the church will continue to support the marginalised in its community.
Church minister Rev Dr John Evans admitted he was surprised when CAN’s grant (normally between $8000-15,000 a year) was not renewed in ...
By Marguerite Marshall
This December representatives from 192 countries will meet in Paris to try and solve perhaps the greatest challenge humanity has ever faced – climate change.
According to NASA (National Aeronautics and Space Administration), 97 per cent of the world’s climate scientists say humans are causing climate change. If we don’t act now to stem it, increased violent ...
There’s a saying in India when driving. You need ‘good brakes, a good horn… and good luck!’
If you’ve ever travelled to the sub-continent you’ll identify with this statement completely.
As well as the mayhem that passes for road traffic management – with an astonishing and refreshing lack of road rage – India is ...
Imagine bringing together 285 teenagers, a DJ with sound desk and four speaker stacks that would bring down Sydney Opera House. Add passionate staff who work tirelessly to help these orphaned and disadvantaged youths develop skills to create their own better future. Then mix it all together in a building that many of them helped to ...
Dandenong Uniting Church minister Rev Dr Apwee Ting believes there is a desperate need for churches to re-discover the art of cross cultural ministry in order to fully engage with their missional mandate.
Dr Ting – who was last month announced as the new National Director of Assembly’s Multicultural and Cross Cultural Ministry, replacing Rev Dr Tony ...
By Nigel Tapp
“We love our church but we love our God more.” – Marie Beluch.
Perched on a natural street incline, the Devonport Uniting Church has stood watch over the development of the North-West Tasmanian city’s central business district for almost 130 years.
The synod Commission for Mission wants Australian banks to rule out funding Indian business tycoon Gutram Adani’s Carmichael coal mine and expansion of the Abbot Point coal terminal in Queensland.
Mr Adani has extremely close ties to Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi and a dubious environmental record in his homeland. His project to build one of the world’s biggest coal ...
These haunting words encapsulate a heartening call to action.
The widespread community campaigns advocating for the lives of Australians Andrew Chan and Myuran Sukumaran have captured public attention and put a spotlight on the death penalty like nothing in recent memory.
While the outpouring of grief at such a senseless and highly politicised act of judicial murder continues, ...
