Serving Springvale

Nyuok G. By Ben Grundy Like most churches Springvale Uniting Church has longstanding ties with its local community.

Senator Christine Milne moves on

By Nigel Tapp Six years as a boarder at St Mary’s College in Hobart taught Christine Milne of the need for people with skills to give back to their community.

Images of hope

This month, John Vander Reest will celebrate 50 years since his ordination as a minister in the church.

Evaporating Borders – review

Film | Evaporating Borders | R Review by Tim Lam Evaporating Borders opens with an image of the Mediterranean Sea. Tens of thousands of asylum seekers cross the Mediterranean every year to find refuge in Europe.

Building Harmony through cricket and song

By Larry Marshall Uniting Through Faiths (a Commission for Mission project) organised the second annual Sri Lankan Harmony Day on 28 March at Wesley College in Melbourne’s eastern suburbs.

School’s service at Aitken College

Aitken College families and friends recently gathered for their monthly Sunday worship at school. The service included a pet blessing service and was followed by a picnic lunch.

70 years of ordination

Family and friends joined the congregation at Glen Waverley Uniting Church on 26 April to recognise and celebrate 70 years (to the day) of ordination to the ministry in the Presbyterian and Uniting Church for Rev Bill M

Thinking metaphorically

Book | Beyond Literal Belief: Religion As Metaphor | David Tacey Review by Garth Jones In Beyond Literal Belief, Professor David Tacey presents a passionate treatise, brimming with reverence and ambition, on rescuing th

Inspiration in India

By Denisse Sandoval Earlier this year I went to India for 10 days as part of my work with the Justice and International Mission unit.

Questions of faith

Book | God, Ethics and the Secular Society. Does the church have a future? | John Gunson. Review by Rev Colin Johnston The Christian churches in Australia are in serious decline. The world has stopped listening to us.