The UnitingCare Target Christmas Appeal got some backing from Town Hall when Melbourne Lord Mayor Robert Doyle turned out to help Santa spread hope and cheer to those who otherwise might have little reason to celebrate.
“It’s inspiring to see the incredible work that UnitingCare do to support communities across Australia,” Mr Doyle said.
Kildonan UnitingCare has welcomed the Victorian government’s announcement of a $109 million package to support the state’s homelessness services.
The strategy was launched at the ALP state conference on Saturday by Victorian Premier Daniel Andrews, who described it as the biggest-ever response to homelessness in the state’s history. The funding will assist an estimated 19,000 people experiencing, or at ...
The President of the Uniting Church in Australia Stuart McMillan has welcomed Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull’s recent announcement of a ‘one-off’ agreement with the United States to resettle refugees currently detained on Nauru and Manus Island.
While details of the arrangement remain vague, President Stuart McMillan has welcomed the thrust of the announcement.
This weekend will see a ceremony of healing and remembrance for all who have been affected by road trauma in Victoria.
The annual Time for Remembering multifaith ceremony, which is organised by the Uniting Church in partnership with Road Trauma Support Services, will be held at Queens Hall, Parliament House starting at 12 noon on Sunday 20 November.
The President of the Uniting Church in Australia Stuart McMillan has called Australians to keep New Zealanders in our prayers after a series of powerful earthquakes hit the east coast of the South Island overnight.
Two people are confirmed to have died and there has been extensive damage to roads and infrastructure.
The Australian Churches Refugee Taskforce said the Turnbull government’s refugee deal with the US is a long overdue acknowledgement of the unsustainability of Australia’s offshore detention system.
On Sunday, the Turnbull government announced a one-off deal that will see processed refugees on Nauru and Manus Island resettled in the US.
By PAUL JARMEN– additional notes by LARRY MARSHALL
Conchord Choir was born out of the work done by a group from the Uniting Church calling themselves ‘Sri Lanka Invites’ – the brainchild of Executive Director of the CFM, Rev David Pargeter. Their aim was to create Harmony in the divided community of Sri Lankans of different ethnicities and faiths living ...
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“Trump preached xenophobia, racism, sexism, Islamophobia, homophobia, and more, and the white evangelical base said ‘Amen.’.” – Deborah Jian Lee, author of Rescuing Jesus.
The decline of Christianity has been the topic of much conversation and concern for mainstream churches throughout the Western world.
A delegation of Australian church leaders met with ABC management on Wednesday in a bid to save Australia’s most popular religious radio program.
UnitingJustice Australia director Rev Elenie Poulos, along with Baptist minister Tim Costello and Catholic priest Father Frank Brennan, met ABC managing director Michelle Guthrie to voice their concerns over the broadcaster’s intention to cut religious programming.
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This election as an expat living in Melbourne I had the choice between a racist misogynist maybe-child-rapist or a Wall Street-financed war-hawk.
I’ve been hearing Donald J Trump’s name since I was a little girl in suburban New York. He was on Lifestyles of the Rich and Famous in the ’90s. He took out several full page ...
Immigration minister Peter Dutton tabled a Bill in Parliament on Tuesday that will impose a lifetime ban on asylum seekers who come to Australia by boat. Labor announced it will oppose the ban while Mr Dutton is confident he has the support of cross-benchers.
Faith leaders from different denominations and religions have spoken out against the proposal. ...
The President of the Uniting Church in Australia Mr Stuart McMillan has welcomed the federal government’s announcement of a national redress scheme for survivors of child sexual abuse in institutions.
“The Uniting Church strongly supports a single national redress scheme and I congratulate the federal government for its leadership on this issue,” Mr McMillan said.
