Call to justice
Alys Gagnon joined the Justice and International Mission (JIM) unit last month as a social justice officer (replacing Antony McMullen). Ms Gagnon has recently moved to Melbourne after working in politics in Canberra.
Grant allows new-look fare for Meals on Wheels
by Nigel Tapp Uniting AgeWell is now able to offer Tasmanian Meals on Wheels recipients a more enjoyable dining experience thanks to an $80,000 grant from the Tasmanian Community Fund.
Thai factory acts on human trafficking report
Workers in a Thai pineapple canning factory have had their working conditions improved after the Commission for Mission (CFM) funded an investigation into their experiences.
ARPA 2013 recognised excellence in religious press
The most exciting night of the year for religious press coincided with a very important night for all of Australia this year.
Time for some spring bling
Auburn UC is asking for donations of jewellery and would like people to spread the word and attend the Bling Fling on 26 October. For more information go to: www.auburnuc.org.
Bridport churches join forces to spread the word
In the small north-eastern Tasmanian seaside town of Bridport they certainly understand that the Body of Christ is not the domain of just one denomination.
Creating connection across our cultures
To reimagine is to remake, recreate, re-think, or form a new conception of something.
Art with heart
Ballarat UnitingCare’s collaborative art project, Under the Floorboards, will soon culminate with a full scale exhibition and black-tie gala event.
Sting in the tale
Raw, personal and emotionally taxing, Stories We Tell is a documentary that stirs a lingering sentimentalit
Considering both sides of the fence
The Gatekeepers (M) Review by Helen Fallaw To sit in the cinema agreeing with the hard men, six former heads of Is
Theological diversity within a multicultural church
When we declared in 1985 at the 4th National Assembly that ‘the Uniting Church is a multicultural Church’ we affirmed that we are a diverse church. Diversity is the hallmark of a multicultural church.