I’ll Dine With You

Melbourne’s City Square will be transformed into an open-air dining experience next Monday to celebrate Australia’s religious diversity.

Deliberate blaze rocks St Columba’s

Parishioners of St Columba’s Uniting Church have been left reeling after a deliberately lit blaze caused significant damage to the recently refurbished building at Noble Park last week.

Fiji Emergency Appeal

Our friends in Fiji are suffering widespread destruction in the aftermath of Category 5 Cyclone Winston, which hit on Saturday 20 Feb. Winston is the largest recorded cyclone to hit the Pacific.

Sudanese connections in Ballarat

Ballarat is home to a strong community of Sudanese migrants. Many worship at the Ballarat Central Uniting Church and engage in a diverse range of activities to strengthen their connection with locals.

Free speech or free to bully?

Friday Forum Your views on the news It was no doubt a set-up when the Daily Mail Australia posted a story last week about a mother-of-six trying to exchange milk bought from Coles at Woolworths.

Surfin’ UCA

More than 20 young refugee men spent a sunny weekend in February surfing and kayaking on the Bellarine coast. The activities were part of a two-day camp supported by the Queenscliff Uniting Church.

ACL does not speak for all Christians

With kind permission from Cathy Wilcox A group of Uniting Church ministers has joined forces with like-minded church leaders to distance themselves from views expressed by the Australian Christian Lobby (ACL) in relation

Music therapy a howling success

Every Monday afternoon, the front porch of the Cross Generation Uniting Church in Heidelberg Heights is transformed into a festive musical gathering.

Jesus vs Muhammad

Book | Understanding Jesus and Muhammad: What the ancient texts say about them | Bernie Power Review by Larry Marshall Here is a book that purports to speak with some knowledge and insight about these two great religiou

Seafood industry takes action

The Uniting Church’s long-term campaign to stop human trafficking and forced labour in the Thai seafood industry is starting have an impact. Thailand is the main source of seafood imports into Australia.

Starting school

February is one of the busiest months of the year for school chaplains in Uniting Church schools across Victoria and Tasmania. The role of a school chaplain varies from school to school.