UCA President Dr Deidre Palmer didn’t shy away from the big issues of women’s equality, the devastating impact of changing climate and domestic violence during recent trips to Bali, Fiji and Vanuatu.
“It doesn’t matter where we live, we all face issues and we all have hopes for who we might become,” Deidre said.
Relocating Australia’s Israeli embassy to Jerusalem would be a “dangerous decision” that could destabilise peace in the Holy Land, a Palestinian Christian has warned.
Areej Masoud, who is visiting churches throughout Australia in October as part of a Palestine Israel Ecumenical Network speaking tour, said moving the embassy would have devastating consequences for the Palestinian people.
TIM LAM
A crucifix-wearing Catholic nun was the unlikely catalyst for reconnecting Amna Iqbal to her Islamic faith.
Before she moved to Melbourne, Amna grew up in the UK where she attended a Catholic school.
“A lot of my love for interfaith is because it is familiar to me – the hymns, the verses, the ...
DAVID SOUTHWELL
When Minerva couldn’t find a suitable source of protein to feed her baby she decided to invent one.
She came up with a spread based on legumes that has no added sugar, preservatives and is allergen-free.
It proved a hit with her daughter and, being a food technologist, Minerva saw market potential.
UnitingWorld church partners have responded quickly to the devastating earthquake and tsunami that struck Sulawesi in late September, but donations are still needed to support recovery efforts.
More than 2000 people are confirmed dead, 5000 remain missing and an estimated 70,000 are homeless.
The disaster has taken a personal toll on UnitingWorld partners in Indonesia, with ...
JAMES O’CALLAGHAN
With more than 300 women from across Australia in attendance, UnitingWomen 2018 was an opportunity to weave stories of wisdom and wonder.
From the opening words of welcome to the closing communion service, the theme of sharing stories about the interweaving of faith and life ran through the third UnitingWomen conference in Brisbane at ...
A team of dedicated table tennis players last month rallied against slavery at High Street Road Uniting Church as they took part in the annual Ping-Pong-A-Thon.
For 18 hours, 80 participants showed off their prowess at the Mt Waverley church, raising more than $10,000 towards the national campaign.
A multi-faith ceremony of healing for those impacted by road trauma will be held at Victoria’s Parliament House this month.
Every year, the Uniting Church organises a Time for Remembering service on the third Sunday of November to commemorate World Day of Remembrance for Road Trauma Victims.
Uniting Vic.Tas’s Mother and Baby Residential Withdrawal Service has been recognised with an Excellence in Women’s Health award at the 2018 Victorian Healthcare Awards.
The service, a key strategic initiative of Uniting ReGen and the Victorian Department of Health and Human Services, fills a crucial and longstanding gap in the Victorian Alcohol and Other Drug (AOD) system ...
TIM LAM
As the first permanent audiologists in Malawi, Peter and Rebecca Bartlett arrived facing a mammoth task.
The couple and their three young children had never set foot in the southeast African country before, and they had to adapt quickly to a lack of resources and facilities.
BARRY GITTINS
Uniting Church agencies are calling for help in supporting asylum seekers attempting to make a new life in Australia.
Andi Jones, Uniting Vic.Tas manager of Lentara’s Asylum Seeker Programs in Brunswick, which are not government funded, says asylum seekers often have limited means of support.
Remembrance Day in November marks 100 years since the signing of the Armistice to end World War I, and Tasmanians this year have been remembering the terrible toll of the conflict on the island state.
In Tasmania, with a population of barely 190,000, 15,000 enlisted and nearly 3,000 were killed. Twice that number returned wounded.
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