Rev John Clarke has been inducted as Uniting’s director of mission at a service held at the synod chapel on Wednesday.
Moderator Rev Sharon Hollis presided over the service and said Mr Clarke’s leadership skills will enhance Uniting’s spiritual and pastoral priorities.
“We welcome John as director of mission within Uniting,” Ms Hollis said.
NIGEL TAPP
Uniting Church members in Victoria and Tasmania interested in developing a deeper understanding of the Covenanting relationship between First and Second Peoples are encouraged to consider participating in the About FACE program in January next year.
About FACE stands for Faith And Cultural Exchange and has been an activity of the Church since 1984. It aims to build meaningful relationships ...
The theme for this year’s NAIDOC week was ‘Our Languages Matter’. It celebrated the richness and resilience of First Peoples’ languages and the important role of language in connecting Aboriginal people to their cultural identity.
Michael Walsh is a senior research fellow at the Centre for Australian Languages and Honorary Associate at the Department of Linguistics, University ...
The Grey Nomad phenomenon shows no sign of slowing down as Baby Boomers retire from the workforce but still feel fit and active enough to travel around Australia for extended periods of time staying in their caravans or campervans.
For Christians, called to be a pilgrim people, it is fitting that they would view this time on the ...
Environment Minister Josh Frydenberg has agreed to meet with faith leaders opposing the Carmichael coal mine after a six-hour sit-in protest of prayer and worship was staged on Tuesday at his office building in east Melbourne.
“It’s a significant win,” Fairfield Uniting Church minister Rev Alex Sangster, said. Ms Sangster was one of the core group of eight ...
ANDY CALDER
Pilgrim Theological College will be hosting an internationally renowned authority on the changing way disability is viewed within the church and what progress still needs to be made.
Professor Amos Yong will be the headline speaker of the ‘Disability, Theology and the Church’ forum being held in August.
Politicians can bring faith back into public discussions by focusing on the golden rule of treating others the way you wish to be treated, attendees at a Carlton Church of All Nations forum heard last Friday.
ABC Radio National’s Andrew West was one of the speakers at the ‘Conversations that make a difference’ event. It was organised ...
TIM LAM
When Monash University student Noah Yan first set foot in Melbourne 18 months ago, he did not know anyone in the city. Most of his family and friends were back home in China and it was the first time he lived by himself.
Just across the street from where Noah stayed was a red brick ...
NIGEL TAPP
In its first Statement to the Nation, the newly minted Uniting Church declared it would seek to rectify injustice wherever it saw it and vowed to stamp out racism and poverty.
In the fairly brief statement, 143 of the 509 words – or better than one in every five – were devoted to either justice ...
PENNY MULVEY
‘A pub with no beer’ aptly describes the former Argyle Arms Hotel in Hamilton, now the proud home to the Argyle UCA Op Shop.
To all bower birds who love to pick over former treasures, this store will truly bedazzle. With room after room of ‘stuff’, including a backyard also appropriately cluttered, shoppers are sure ...
PENNY MULVEY
Domestic or family violence is a serious issue that touches all facets of society. Therefore, it is no surprise that 7.30 (ABC) and ABC Online last month focused on the high rate of domestic violence in church communities.
What was disappointing was the lack of rigour around the reporting. Statistics were unverified, information provided by other ...
NIGEL TAPP
They may be small in number but the Bendigo Uniting Social Justice Group’s advocacy work certainly packs a punch locally and even further afield.
Group convenor Garth Phillips said six or so members work with the local Uniting Church congregations – particularly St Andrew’s and Forest St – to get their message out.
