It was a historic occasion at Scots Memorial Uniting Church as the congregation became the first church in Tasmania to host an Iftar dinner earlier this month.
During the holy month of Ramadan, Muslims break their daily fast at sunset with an Iftar dinner. It typically begins with a call to prayer and eating of dates, followed by a ...
UCA Funds Management is backing investments that encourage the maximum use and re-use of resources as Australia faces a potential crisis in recycling on World Environment Day.
In the ethical investment group’s most recent Funds Management News Portfolio Manager Tim Starke’s discussion paper reports on how policy changes in China are threatening to make recycling prohibitively expensive.
The President of the Uniting Church in Australia Stuart McMillan has today announced that the Uniting Church will opt in to the Federal Government’s National Redress Scheme for people who have experienced institutional child sexual abuse.
“We acknowledge the impact of child sexual abuse in the lives of those who have been abused in our institutions or those ...
Freda Whitlam, who passed away on Wednesday at the age of 97, has been remembered as a lifelong woman of God with a passion for education and women’s ministry in the UCA.
She was the ninth Moderator of NSW/ACT Synod and an influential member of Penrith Uniting Church.
Freda sat on the board that founded Western Sydney University, ...
Tasmanian Christians and Muslims are leading the way in promoting religious goodwill as Scots Memorial Uniting Church in Hobart prepares to host a ritual Iftar meal to break Friday’s fast during the Islamic holy month of Ramadan.
Moderator Rev Sharon Hollis will be a special guest at the meal together with Hobart Mosque Imam Sabri Samson.
The Presidents of the Uniting Church in Australia and the Uniting Aboriginal and Islander Christian Congress have urged congregations to find out more about the history of Indigenous people in their area during Reconciliation Week.
“Reaching out to local First Peoples and listening to their stories is the first step towards reconciliation,” UCA President Stuart McMillan said.
Horsham Uniting Church might not have had quite the who’s who roll-call of dignitaries and celebrities attending but it still managed to show it could put on a pretty decent royal wedding.
One day ahead of Prince Harry and Meghan Markle tying the knot at St George’s Chapel in Windsor, England, Horsham Uniting Church staged its own ...
As the Muslim community in Australia marks the fasting period of Ramadan, Uniting Church President Stuart McMillan offers his good wishes to all Australian Muslims. The Uniting Church will host Iftar dinners in five states during Ramadan as an expression of our solidarity and friendship with the Muslim community.
Uniting Vic.Tas CEO Paul Linossier has paid tribute to the thousands of volunteers who serve across the Uniting network in Victoria and Tasmania as the community service organisation celebrates National Volunteer Week.
From mentoring artists with a disability to sorting donated goods at emergency relief centres, Uniting volunteers contribute in a variety of ways to make a positive ...
The work of our Christian brothers and sisters in Indonesia has probably never been more important. In the wake of church bombings in Surabaya last month, in which 12 people were killed and at least 40 injured, Uniting Church partners are again acutely conscious of their role as peacemakers and their call to love, justice and hope.
The South Sudanese Christian community in Australia has united to call for harmony and reconciliation as the third round of peace talks to resolve the African conflict get underway.
A group of 26 church leaders from seven different denominations – Uniting, Anglican, Catholic, Lutheran, Salvation Army, Presbyterian and Baptist – gathered in Canberra this week for a national ...
Preventative mental health programs and help for the elderly are glaring areas of need that governments are failing to address, a post-budget breakfast hosted by UCA Funds Management heard on Thursday.
At the event held in the Kooyong Lawn Tennis Club, UCA Funds Management CEO Mathew Browning introduced four speakers who discussed how the recent Victorian and Federal ...
