By Rev Dr Chris Walker
What is the connection between The Basis of Union and preaching? The Centre for Ministry at North Parramatta presents the opportunity to explore this in back-to-back conferences in August.
‘The Basis of Union – catalyst for renewal’ is the theme for a conference on the weekend of 22-24 August, followed by a conference ‘Preaching for ...
The Launceston North Uniting Church flung its doors wide open in late February to celebrate the completion of the first stage of its outdoor community area and play park.
Members of the church and wider community gathered over a meal and great conversation to launch the new space.
The barbecue was fired up for the first time since the zone ...
Sometimes good ideas and projects run out of steam and need to be given a good Christian burial. Sometimes they can be resurrected in a form more appropriate to a new or different context.
Pleasant Sunday Afternoons (PSAs) were a feature of life at Wesley Church in Melbourne since 1893 when a packed church gathered to address the issue of ...
The Justice and International Mission (JIM) unit recently produced a submission for the Inquiry into Crimes Legislation Amendment (Unexplained Wealth and Other Measures) Bill 2014.
Contained in the submission is a wealth of research outlining the imperative for legislative jurisdictions to work more cooperatively in order to combat the sophisticated tactics involved with moving illicit funds and assets.
Uniting AgeWell will be running an expo at its Strathdon facility in Forest Hill this month. Event organiser Madeline McGrath said the purpose of the event is to help people as they “make their way through the aged-care maze”.
The expo will feature a series of industry experts who will offer advice and answer questions. Ms McGrath explained that the ...
The phenomenal success of television show Breaking Bad has cast a spurious light on the world of methamphetamines. Following the broadcast of the widely syndicated TV show, several copycat cases involving striking similarities with the show’s fictional characters have come to light.
Recent reports even note the emergence of the show’s prominent ‘Blue Sky’ meth on the streets of New ...
On Monday 11 church leaders and members – from Uniting, Anglican, Baptist and other denominations – staged a sit-in at the WA electoral office of Julie Bishop to protest the cruel treatment of children in immigration detention centres. All were charged with trespassing and held temporarily in custody at the Perth police station. Below is a reflection from one of ...
Rev Rronang Garrawurra, chairperson of the Uniting Aboriginal and Islander Christian Congress (UAICC), stands in front of Parliament House as part of a vigil for ‘A Destiny Together: A Week of Prayer and Fasting for Justice for First Peoples’.
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The 2014 school year is well and truly underway. Many Uniting Church school chaplains are busying themselves in new roles, while others are moving on after many years of committed service.
Arthur Drummond recently retired from his position at Ballarat and Clarendon College. Since 1971 Mr Drummond has occupied many positions at the college including stints teaching maths and ...
Approximately 130 people attended a forum – ‘Accommodation in Retirement: Considering the Options’ – last month at the Forest Street Uniting Church hall in Bendigo.
The idea for the forum came from Bruce Keeling, a member of St Andrew’s UC Bendigo.
Mr Keeling suggested to the Central Bendigo Cluster Education Committee in August last year that the church should ...
The Justice and International Mission (JIM) unit has funded an investigation into five seafood processing facilities run by one of the largest seafood companies in Thailand. The company supplies Australian businesses such as Coles, ALDI, Nestlé and John West (a brand owned by Simplot in Australia).
One of the facilities investigated was largely compliant with Thai labour law and the ...
In February, five Christians and an atheist debated at The Wheeler Centre ‘for’ or ‘against’ the statement: ‘Faith-based religious education has no place in public schools’.
A full house, as well as long lines behind the audience participation microphones, demonstrated public interest in the issue – traditionally fraught with controversy and passion – is as high as ever.
