Back in the 1960s, St John’s Presbyterian (now Uniting) Church in Essendon was awash with teenagers, many of whom were active in what was then the PFA (Presbyterian Fellowship of Australia).
Fifty years have passed since nine of those PFA members, then known collectively as ‘The Nits’ (corruption of ‘Knights’), presented a one-off concert in the church hall on ...
In December last year, in a moving service at Brunswick Uniting Church, 27-year-old Beth Donnelly was ordained as a minister. Beth’s father, Andrew, passed away seven weeks before his daughter’s ordination, and was ordained 21 years ago on the same weekend.
Beth studied a Bachelor of Arts majoring in politics and sociology before becoming a youth and children’s worker ...
The words ‘Tic Tac’ are usually associated with pocket-sized boxes of flavoured mints. But for the children at Weerona Uniting Church in Bendigo, it is a name that reflects their identity and values.
In late 2015, the Weerona Uniting Church kids’ club decided to name themselves ‘TICTAC’. It stands for ‘Totally Inclusive Children Talking About Church’.
In 1926, the population of Australia was just over six million people, King George V (the current Queen’s grandfather) was the head of state and Melbourne would go on to defeat Collingwood in the VFL Grand Final. At the beginning of that year, on Sunday 17 January, Arthur Tonkin celebrated his fifth birthday and attended his first church service ...
A resident at Uniting AgeWell in Forest Hill has been reunited with her beloved pet Chihuahua just in time for Christmas.
Eighty-eight-year-old June Wright and Saffi (pictured) kept each other company for 14 years until June moved into the Strathdon Community and could no longer look after her ‘bubba’.
With the help of local school children and the broader community, Glenorchy Uniting Church has added a splash of colour to a once drab and graffiti covered back wall which borders the church car park.
The striking mural depicts the church and Glenorchy Primary School and highlights the multicultural nature of the city, located about seven kilometres north of Hobart.
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Congregation members from Hastings Uniting Church have created an installation protesting against the detention of refugee children.
The public display was initiated by the church women’s group, Chapel Chatterers, at a meeting in September. Inspired by actions taken by other churches, the women decided to create an installation outside Hastings Uniting Church to voice their opposition to the federal ...
More than 120 people recently gathered to celebrate the 150th anniversary of the historic St Andrew’s Church at Bacchus Marsh.
Attendees included past and present members and previous ministers, Rev Jenny Trewhella, Rev Deacon Val Aumann and Rev Neville Edwards.
A special church service, held in the morning with guest preacher Rev Professor Emeritus Christiaan Mostert, was followed by a ...
The presbytery of Tasmania recently honoured Colleen Grieve’s 40 years of service as an ordained minister.
Ordained on 14 October 1975, Ms Grieve has served in three synods – the Queensland, Tasmanian and most recently the Synod of Victoria and Tasmania.
Ms Grieve provided ministry leadership in congregations in Brisbane and Mt Isa, and at Woodleigh Residential College in ...
When the Social Justice team at St Andrews Portarlington, on the Bellarine Peninsula in Victoria, began to plan their Social Justice Sunday services, they were struck by the many similarities that all faiths have as their basic principle.
They used the informative Golden Rule Poster from the Columban Mission Institute to show that Jewish, Hindu, Buddhist, Muslim and Christian people ...
Hobart’s Scots Memorial Mission Club is celebrating its centenary this year.
The club was formed in 1915 at the Davey Street Congregational Church and was originally known as Davey Street LMS (London Missionary Society) Girls Association.
Secretary-treasurer Denise Bower said members were dedicated to keeping to the spirit of what the club was formed to do – to keep God ...
Manningham Uniting Church’s Pilgrim Patchworkers have for many years made knee quilts for elderly or infirm church members. The group has recently become involved in an outreach activity making quilts for the Aussie Hero Quilts Program (AHQ). This program encourages members to make quilts and laundry bags for Australian Servicemen and Women currently on deployment; mostly in the Middle ...
