Painting by Wes Campbell
By Christina Rowntree and Wes Campbell
For Rev Dr Wes Campbell painting is an integral part of his identity as a preacher. His self-portrait, The Preacher of the Cross, shows the painter/preacher at work. It has been said that painter Arthur Boyd had a sense of being bound to his art, ...
To describe Rev Ken Rookes as creative would be something of an understatement. The UCA minister is an accomplished writer, artist and performer. In what he describes as his ‘spare time’, Mr Rookes is a volunteer chaplain with the Victorian State Emergency Service. And for the past 25 years, his alter ego – Mr Gravel the clown – has entertained ...
Half a century melted away when six self-proclaimed ‘old girls’ gathered to reminisce on the 50th anniversary of their training as Presbyterian Deaconesses. Nine young women studied together from 1962 to 1964 at Rolland House and Ormond Theological College. Six of the nine ...
The Upper Kiewa Valley Uniting Church social justice committee has been resolutely committed to various advocacy issues for the past 10 years. As well as asylum seeker issues, support for the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) has been an area of particular interest.
“Over the years we’ve tried to encourage members to get engaged in a variety of actions supporting social ...
While most Year 12 students celebrated the end of their school days at beach resorts throughout Australia, two students from Warragul in rural Victoria spent their break-up holiday as far away from the ocean as possible.
Emma Grigg and Philippa Foot are from Chairo Christian College in Drouin. They spent ‘schoolies’ volunteering with Frontier Services in Mutitjulu, an Indigenous community ...
Rob Evers, Wesley Mission Victoria’s CEO has acknowledged the dedication, compassion and guidance of outgoing Minister to the Mission, Rev Barbara Gayler.
Ms Gayler retired in November after 10 years of service.
Prior to studying theology and subsequent ordination, Ms Gayler’s background was in social work. Her long career with various community service organisations in Melbourne included ...
Eleven-year-old Jemima Taylor recently travelled to India with her mother, Uniting World’s Cath Taylor, and family. Amid the poverty and hardship, she found children who wanted to play and dance – just like her.
My favourite part of the Old Testament is in Genesis where God says “Let there be light.” I think of that not ...
The prospect of dating in the over-40 age bracket leaves many weak at the knees. It’s a time when people can find themselves unexpectedly single after divorce or the death of a partner. And for those hoping to re-partner it’s a daunting challenge.
Even more difficult might be the desire to find a soul-mate after spending the majority of one’s ...
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