A man of many talents – Andrew Donnelly obituary

Rev Andrew Donnelly 13/09/1956 – 20/10/2015 The Uniting Church congregations of Bairnsdale, Paynesville and Lindenow are saddened by the death of their former minister, Rev Andrew Donnelly, on October 20 at Bright Hospit

Sharing hope after Sandy Hook

By Deb Bennett On the morning of December 14, 2012, Kaitlin Roig-Debellis posted a photo of the sunrise on her Facebook page before heading off to work.

December letters

The UCA dares to be different I beg to differ on Ted Carrow’s criticism in the last issue of Crosslight of the Uniting Church for failing to fall into line with most other mainstream churches on the issue of marriage equ

Uniting Church joins Tasmanian Gambling Reform Coalition

At the start of November the Presbytery of Tasmania joined a coalition of 15 community organisations to pressure the Hodgman Government to reduce the $200 million lost in Tasmania each year on pokies, before phasing out

Thank you Colleen

The presbytery of Tasmania recently honoured Colleen Grieve’s 40 years of service as an ordained minister.

Safe church – a shared responsibility

By Penny Mulvey As the Uniting Church continues to address the issues revealed through the investigation of the Royal Commission into Institutional Responses to Child Sex Abuse, different synods have developed strategies

Permit granted

Heritage Victoria recently announced permit approval for the proposed redevelopment at the Wesley Upper Lonsdale Street site located in Melbourne’s CBD.

Reflection from a commune in France

Alan Austin is a Uniting Church member and former Crosslight journalist who lives in Nîmes in the south of France. He shares his reflections on the impact of terror in his adopted homeland.

Bullets and Bibles

An exhibition displaying a Bible that saved the life of a young soldier in Gallipoli will visit Launceston during November and December.

Prayers for peace

The Uniting Church has joined the calls for peace and solidarity in the aftermath of terrorist attacks in Paris and Beirut.

Table talk

Elenie Poulos in discussion with Natalie Mobini from the Baha’i Community.