Historic Fiji partnership
Stuart McMillan and Tevita Banivanua Uniting Church President Stuart McMillan has signed a historic partnership agreement with the Methodist Church in Fiji at their annual conference in Suva, Fiji.
Church response to Nauru Files
The Uniting Church has demanded the immediate closure of Australia’s offshore detention centres following the publication of leaked documents from the Nauru facility.
Back to basis
Review by Rev Dr Craig Thompson BOOK | MANIFESTO FOR RENEWAL | ANDREW DUTNEY A good history is informative, sobering and inspiring.
Local church creates Commonwealth Games stars
The Penguin Uniting Church, located in a small North-West Tasmanian coastal town, will send 10,000 stars to the 2018 Commonwealth Games on Queensland’s Gold Coast.
Synod Snaps – September 2016
Congregation members at Emerald Uniting Church donated a carload of food and toiletries for UnitingCare Harrison’s homeless clients. They also donated $10,050 for their services.
Fostering a sense of belonging
Gary, Decland, Katelyn, Maree Armitt DAVID SOUTHWELL With three foster children, two adult offspring of her own still in residence, a husband and a multitude of drop-ins who stay for varying amounts of time, Maree Armitt
Bigger than…perhaps, but not better than
Review by Penny Mulvey FILM | BEN-HUR | M It is a brave director who takes on the might of a movie so iconic for its size and excesses that it is part of our lexicon.
New Uniting Church agency announces inaugural CEO
Experienced public sector and community services professional Paul Linossier has been appointed the inaugural Chief Executive Officer of the new Uniting Church community services organisation due to come into operation o
Interfaith spirit in Bendigo
The regional city of Bendigo has been a hotspot for anti-Islam tensions in recent years. In 2014, the Greater Bendigo City Council approved the construction of the city’s first-ever mosque.
A Christian perspective on the future of work
The rapidly changing nature of work will be the focus of the Justice and International Mission (JIM) unit’s annual convention this month.
Locked out even in laneway
PENNY MULVEY When is an alcove a home? Sadly, it is more often than any of us would like to imagine as we enjoy the comfort of four walls and a cosy bed.