Uniting AgeWell takes a stand at Midsumma Festival

Aged care provider Uniting AgeWell will make its presence felt at one of Australia’s biggest festivals of gay and alternative sexualities.

The agency will be represented by a stand at the Midsumma Festival’s opening event, the Midsumma Carnival, this Sunday on the lawns of Alexandra Gardens in Melbourne.

Chair of the Uniting AgeWell Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender, Intersex (LGBTI) ...

Strangers in paradise – supporting asylum seekers

A life that epitomised post-war Hollywood glamour and popular operatic romance will be celebrated next month in a show that will also help out those fleeing war and persecution.

A special charity performance of Lanza Sings Again is being staged at the Brighton Town Hall in Melbourne’s south-east before the production begins a national tour.

It features opera star Roy Best as Mario Lanza, the telegenic American tenor who went ...

NCYC opening rally proves challenging

Young people were challenged to make a personal proclamation to follow Jesus during Sunday night’s opening worship rally at Yurora, the Uniting Church’s flagship national youth event.

Congress pastor Uncle Ray Minniecon delivered a stirring message to set the tone of the National Christian Youth Convention, or NCYC as it is better known.

Earlier approximately 800 delegates, aged ...

2016: A year of surprises, tragedy and hope

As 2016 draws to a close, Crosslight looks back on the biggest stories from this year.

On the political front, 2016 was a tumultuous year with plenty of shocks and surprises. The Australian federal election became a marathon as the Liberal Party narrowly edged the Australian Labor Party following eight days of counting.

The international community was stunned when ...

Advent stories of love: What abides

For Christians the birth of Jesus is not just an historical event to be marked on Christmas Day but is an ongoing story of the way that God is at work in the world.

The period of Advent leading up to Christmas is for many an important time to reflect upon this, as moderator Sharon Hollis notes.

“We slow ...

Away behind a bottle shop

This Christmas look for Jesus outside the box, the spiritual leader of the Uniting Church in Victoria and Tasmania says.

In a video message sent to congregations, Uniting Church moderator Rev Sharon Hollis said that early in her ordained ministry she discovered that an Anglican priest had an unexpected take on the traditional nativity scene in ...

Advent stories of love: A minister’s best friend

For Christians the birth of Jesus is not just an historical event to be marked on Christmas Day but is an ongoing story of the way that God is at work in the world.

The period of Advent leading up to Christmas is for many an important time to reflect upon this, as moderator Sharon Hollis notes.

“We slow ...

Advent stories of love: Many happy returns for foster family

For Christians the birth of Jesus is not just an historical event to be marked on Christmas Day but is an ongoing story of the way that God is at work in the world.

The period of Advent leading up to Christmas is for many an important time to reflect upon this, as moderator Sharon Hollis notes.

“We slow ...

Advent stories of love: Caring for carers

For Christians the birth of Jesus is not just an historical event to be marked on Christmas Day but is an ongoing story of the way that God is at work in the world.

The period of Advent leading up to Christmas is for many an important time to reflect upon this, as moderator Sharon Hollis notes.

“We slow ...

Uniting Church fights ‘unthinkable’ cuts to legal aid

The Uniting Church has called on the federal government to increase funding for legal assistance services ahead of a mid-year budgetary review.

In an open letter addressed to Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull, Uniting Church President Stuart McMillan and Uniting Aboriginal and Islander Christian Congress chair Rev Dennis Corowa urged the government to reverse funding cuts to Community Legal Centres ...

Advent stories of love: Rewarding work

For Christians the birth of Jesus is not just an historical event to be marked on Christmas Day but is an ongoing story of the way that God is at work in the world.

The period of Advent leading up to Christmas is for many an important time to reflect upon this, as moderator Sharon Hollis notes.

“We slow ...

Advent stories of joy: Eye-opening miracles

For Christians the birth of Jesus is not just an historical event to be marked on Christmas Day but is an ongoing story of the way that God is at work in the world.

The period of Advent leading up to Christmas is for many an important time to reflect upon this, as moderator Sharon Hollis notes.

“We slow ...