Last month, as I travelled within Beirut, I was confronted by some staggering numbers.
There are well over one million refugees in Lebanon – meaning that in a country just one quarter the size of Tasmania, one in five people is a refugee. How on earth are people coping?
The President of the Uniting Church in Australia Stuart McMillan has welcomed the combined advocacy efforts of ecumenical, interfaith and community partners in support of a Modern Slavery Act for Australia.
A coalition of organisations including the Synod of Victoria and Tasmania’s Justice and International Mission (JIM) Unit lodged a submission on Friday with a Parliamentary Inquiry ...
Guardian columnist Brigid Delany has written about the sometimes astonishing levels of anger and impatience in Australian society.
She wonders, “if we are the spoilt children of the planet – the only ones to escape a major recession, swept along by this long boom – and therefore we ...
The Uniting Church in Australia President Stuart McMillan has joined the National Association of Community Legal Centres (NACLC) in welcoming the federal government’s decision to reverse cuts to legal assistance services in time for the Federal Budget.
Attorney-General George Brandis on Monday announced the restoration of $55.7 million in funding to the legal assistance sector over ...
When Gemma MacMillan, a 24-year-old marketing specialist from Barwon Heads, met Dr Alma Ram, a 67-year-old community health leader from Amritsar, in northwest India, she realised something was lacking in her demanding corporate career – a chance to contribute to meaningful change.
Dr Alma runs the Woman & Child Mobile Health Clinics project in North India, which ...
An ecumenical service of lament, repentance and hope will be held at St Paul’s Cathedral on Anzac Day. The service is based around the following three stories.
Those who said no to war
When the Great War began the military leaders, schooled in the methods of Nelson and Wellington, imagined a quick victory. But the ...
Retiring synod liaison minister (Tasmania) Rev Carol Bennett was recognised for her ‘profound’ ministry of encouragement and support at her Service of Release in Launceston on Saturday.
Synod general secretary Rev Dr Mark Lawrence said Carol had supported individuals and communities to discover the confidence to live faithfully.
“You have loved and nurtured the Church, with all our frailties, ...
Internationally-acclaimed street artist Adnate has transformed the interior of Goorambat Uniting Church with an artwork of biblical proportions.
The giant mural of Sophia – the personification of divine wisdom in the Old Testament – was created as part of the annual Benalla Wall-to-Wall festival in April. Now in its third year, the festival brings together international and ...
Carol Bennett may not be a Tasmanian by birth or upbringing, but she has certainly established herself as an ardent advocate for the Church in the island state during her eight years as the synod liaison minister (Tasmania).
Carol – who retired from the role last month – has been an important conduit between the ...
PENNY MULVEY
All churches, sporting clubs, schools, scout groups and any other institution or community group that engages with children are facing legal responsibilities to ensure the safety of children.
Employees and volunteers associated with these groups must put the welfare of the child front and centre. That means understanding issues such as grooming; bullying behaviours; children who are potentially ...
South Korea is often described as a Christian success story. From humble beginnings, Christianity endured persecution and political division to become the largest religion in South Korea.
In October this year, 20 NextGen youth from diverse cultural backgrounds will travel to South Korea to learn about the history, traditions and culture of the Korean church.
PENNY MULVEY
On 21 January last year the Vic/Tas general secretary wrote to assembly, the other synods, presbyteries and Church councils as well as all the reporting bodies and institutions of the synod to inform them of a decision of the Synod Standing Committee (SSC) to incorporate the synod.
The letter and subsequent reporting in the February 2016 Crosslight informed the ...
