August letters
Access denied I write this letter concerning the Uniting Church withdrawing its support for ACCESS Ministries.
Justice Peter McClellan speaks at Assembly
Chair of the Royal Commission into Institutional Responses to Child Sexual Abuse, Justice Peter McClellan, speaks to the 14th Triennial Assembly of the Uniting Church.
Assembly news
14th Triennial Assembly Uniting Church in Australia While most of us in the eastern states shiver through icy temperatures, over in Perth approximately 300 members of the National Assembly continue to meet in temperatur
The Planting of Hope
Acts of kindness are central to happiness and fulfilment, something that Uniting Church members demonstrate in so many of their activities and quests for social justice and caring for others.
New Assembly Gen Sec
Colleen Geyer has been appointed the new Assembly Gen Sec at the National Assembly meeting in Perth.
Foreign aid
Rob Floyd, national director of UnitingWorld The Uniting Church in Australia has encouraged Church members to advocate strongly for increases in government overseas aid funding.
New Uniting Church President installed at Perth Assembly
Our very own Associate General Secretary of the Victorian and Tasmanian Synod,Isabel Thomas Dobson (pictured right) is one of the Chaplains to the new President, Stuart McMillan The installation of Stuart McMillan as 14t
Charities blamed for homelessness
West Australian Police Minister, Liza Harvey, has sparked controversy for blaming homelessness in Perth on charities not doing their jobs properly.
Looking for leadership
The Assembly of the Uniting Church gathers in Perth this Sunday for a week-long meeting, which is held every three years.
Muslim organisations help rebuild Christian churches
A network of Muslim organisations in the United States have raised more than $28,000 to rebuild African-American churches burnt down in the aftermath of the Charleston shootings.
Prayer vigil for asylum seekers
More than 50 people braved the cold last Sunday to pray for asylum seekers at a vigil held outside St Mark’s Uniting Church, Mornington.
The joy of baptism
No matter what your opinion of the relevance of monarchy in today’s society, the christening of the newest member of the House of Windsor over the weekend provided renewed awareness of the ceremony of baptism.