As Australia continues to debate whether same-sex attracted people should be allowed to marry, World Homelessness Day can serve as reminder that what may be considered a more basic right – to secure and safe accommodation – is denied to many LGBTIQ+ people.
A recent study by GALFA (the Gay and Lesbian Foundation of Australia) found that LGBTIQ+ ...
Synod of Victoria and Tasmania moderator Sharon Hollis says Christians should be aware of the language they use regarding mental health issues if they want to model the love and acceptance of Jesus.
In a video message released for Mental Health Week Ms Hollis said that a fear of being labelled or summed up means some people never talk about ...
By Cliff Armitage
Horrified Australian observers of the killing spree in Las Vegas this week may wonder whether the resulting national shock can break the impasse in the US on sensible gun law reforms.
They need only look to Australia as 20 years ago, what seemed impossible became possible. After the ...
Parishioners and supporters have vowed to rebuild the Uniting Church Community Centre, in the northern Hobart suburb of Gagebrook, which was destroyed by a deliberately lit fire early yesterday morning.
More than $500,000 damage was caused to the site which not only housed the local Uniting Church but also offices of Uniting – which undertakes emergency relief operations ...
Two retired greyhounds are spending their twilight years keeping residents company and easing their transition into aged care at Uniting AgeWell’s Strathglen and Lillian Martin communities in Tasmania.
The canines have been such a hit, they recently featured on ABC News in Tasmania and the ABC Hobart Facebook page, where the moving story has been viewed almost 380,000 times.
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Margaret and Peter have been together for more than 50 years and, like most couples, have faced many challenges. Having survived the ups and downs of raising three children, they were looking forward to retirement in the country town of Drouin close to their family, watching their four grandchildren grow up and doing some travelling.
The biblical commandment to ‘Love Thy Neighbour’ will fittingly be the theme of an upcoming conference on social justice.
Taking place at the Melbourne Town Hall from 27-28 October, the Justice Conference will bring together Christians from around Australia as they explore what reconciliation and justice mean in an increasingly pluralistic world.
When Stuart Davidson’s beloved Fitzroy folded in 1996, his then five-year-old son, Nicholas, suggested Stuart could join him as a Richmond fan.
“Fitzroy played Richmond in its last Melbourne game and it was pretty emotional after we left the ground. Nicholas put up a convincing argument about both sides being cats (Fitzroy/Lions and Richmond/Tigers) and said he thought it would ...
Uniting Wesley has welcomed Melbourne City Council’s dumping of a bylaw that would have banned homeless people from camping in the CBD.
Melbourne’s lord mayor Robert Doyle announced that Council would not be putting in place the proposed ban following legal advice that it would be at odds with Victoria’s Charter of Human Rights and Responsibilities.
The US-Australia refugee deal has commenced this week, with 22 men from Manus Island flying to the US to begin their new life. However, those not accepted in intake will remain in limbo on Papua New Guinea and Nauru.
In this short poem, Rev Gospel Ralte reflects on the resilience of refugees and asylum seekers searching ...
More than 30 South Sudanese Uniting Church members from Brisbane, Adelaide and Melbourne were united in faith and a joyful love of God at their national gathering in Melbourne over the weekend (22-24 September).
“First be Reconciled” (Matt 5:23-24) was the theme for the third South Sudanese National Conference of the Uniting Church held at Hoppers Crossing Uniting ...
They may not be your regular churchgoers, but dogs and cats stole the show at Chelsea Parish Uniting Church in September.
Approximately nine dogs and three cats came together in a rare moment of unity at the annual Blessing of the Animals service.
Chelsea Parish minister Rev Claire Dawe said it was the third year in ...
