Uniting Church honours
Wesley College principal Helen Drennen was made a Member of the Order of Australia (AM) in the Australia Day Honours list announced on January 26.
President’s Survival Day message
Stuart McMillan and Rev Sealin Garlett at the 14th Assembly Uniting Church President Stuart McMillan has called for a national conversation on sovereignty for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people in his Survival
Outback hospitality
Frontier Services Great Outback BBQ fundraisers have become a regular feature in the lives of many Uniting Church members.
Grandmothers against detention
By Tim Lam Australian grandmothers are uniting together with one simple message to the federal government: release all refugee children from detention centres.
Welcome to 2016
By Penny Mulvey What does 2016 hold for you? Are you looking forward to discovering new authors? Being challenged by new ideas? Perhaps engaging with your local politician around issues of national or local importance? D
Sleep out for a cause
UnitingCare Harrison is again working in partnership with Knox Council for the second annual BIG Sleepover fundraiser on Saturday 5 March at Wally Tew Reserve, Ferntree Gully.
Flipping for a good cause
UnitingCare Victoria and Tasmania is calling on locals to support the annual Pancake Day event on Tuesday, 9 February.
Partners in Theological Education
Long-standing links between the Uniting Church in Australia and its partner church, the United Church of Papua New Guinea (UCPNG), will soon be renewed.
The grace of God
The piles of new books on my desk and coffee table could be viewed as minor health and safety risk. If they all toppled onto your foot, they could certainly do some damage.
UCA responds to social housing need
By Ben Grundy The Uniting Church’s social housing ministry is set to be supported with greater resourcing and expertise in an ambitious plan to strategically coordinate social housing projects from throughout the synod.
UnitingCare network update
By Nigel Tapp The UnitingCare Network Project’s Project Control Group (PCG) expects to make some significant announcements relating to a new network structure before the end of this month.
A living symbol
Former World War II pilot George Flack denies that he is a hero – but the people of France disagree.