UCA still third largest religious group according to Census
The 2016 Census figures released today show that a majority of Australians (57.7 per cent) still identify as Christian amid a long term trend of falling religious affiliation.
Churches call for anti-slavery law
Australian churches and religious organisations call on the federal government to implement a Modern Slavery Act.
‘Look Up, and See’
Rev Dr Lorraine Parkinson comments on the ‘Statement to the Nation’ from the First Assembly of the Uniting Church.
Statement to the Nation
Statement to the Nation from the Inaugural Assembly of the Uniting Church in Australia in 1977
The day three became one
Forty years ago today the Uniting Church in Australia was born. Former Associate General Secretary Peter Blackwood’s parents, Rev Ron and Jean, attended the first Assembly gathering and evening service.
There are rules…
By Karel Reus Hey Poet, there are rules, you know! Our world is built on logic, chains of causes and effects, invariant laws, structures, deductions and conclusions.
A national approach to combating elder abuse
UnitingCare Australia has voiced its support for a national approach to combating elder abuse following the release of the Australian Law Reform Commission’s (ALRC) elder-abuse report.
Married to the mob
A poem dedicated to all Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islanders and their kin by Russell Hawkins
Food, faith and friendship
As I write, I am busy preparing for celebrations for the 40th anniversary of the Uniting Church (which will be over by the time you read this).
Not One for All
Review by David Southwell Book | God is Not One: The Eight Rival Religions That Run the World, And Why Their Differences Matter | Stephen Prothero This 2011 book, written by Boston University religious studies Professor
How neighbours became more than good friends
DAVID THOMPSON It all began almost as soon as I arrived to take up my placement, eight months ago in the Wimmera.
Where is the Uniting Church heading, and how will we find our way?
ROHAN PRYOR “I see growing faith and abundant hope all over the place,” Dr Deidre Palmer, president-elect of the Uniting Church Assembly said.