Synod youth experience Korea’s stark divide
A delegation of NextGen youth from the Synod of Victoria and Tasmania have visited the demilitarised zone (DMZ) that separates North and South Korea.
Service of others
Ordained and lay staff of synod were inducted and commissioned into roles within the new equipping Leadership for Mission (eLM) unit at a special service held at the Centre for Theology and Ministry on Friday.
Still incredible after all these years
Ahead of the school holidays budding film critic Emily Gittins, 14, reviews Incredibles 2.
Korean barriers finally falling
SILVIA YANG Last October, when the situation on the Korean Peninsula was on a knife’s edge, I had an opportunity to visit Germany.
Kalkee Op Shop settles in new home
Volunteer Jann Brearley Uniting AgeWell’s Kalkee Op Shop, which provides valuable funds for aged care services in Geelong, has relocated to a new home after 17 years.
Fighting to stop exploitation of children
The Uniting Church is doing important work in campaigning for the Australian government to play its part in eliminating harmful child labour, Synod of Victoria and Tasmania senior social justice advocate Dr Mark Zirnsak
UCA people recognised with Queen’s Birthday honours
Former Uniting AgeWell chair Janet Wood has been honoured with a Member of the Order of Australia (AM) in this year’s Queen’s Birthday honours list.
Uniting Church hails treaty progress
The Uniting Church has welcomed Victoria’s landmark step towards negotiating a treaty with the First Peoples and urged that the process continue.
Fellowship of the faiths during Ramadan
Iftar at Carlton Church of All Nations It was a historic occasion at Scots Memorial Uniting Church as the congregation became the first church in Tasmania to host an Iftar dinner earlier this month.
Going full circle
UCA Funds Management is backing investments that encourage the maximum use and re-use of resources as Australia faces a potential crisis in recycling on World Environment Day.
UCA opts in to national redress scheme
The President of the Uniting Church in Australia Stuart McMillan has today announced that the Uniting Church will opt in to the Federal Government’s National Redress Scheme for people who have experienced institutional