Author: Michael Zewdie

UCA/LCA Dialogue Report

November 2024 UCA-LCA Dialogue meeting The Lutheran-Uniting Church Dialogue met in early November at the Uniting Church Centre for Theology and Ministry in MelbourneSubscribe to our newsletterIf you want to get the latest news from the Uniting Church in Australia then subscribe to our weekly newsletter delivered to your inbox.By Greg Pietsch, Lutheran co-chair and […]

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Day Of Mourning 2025

             #UCADayofMourning Sunday 19 January For 30 years the Uniting Church has been in Covenant with the Uniting Aboriginal and Islander Christian Congress. Made in honesty about our history and in hope for the future, the Covenant commits us to work for a just church and nation. Bound together by […]

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Emergency Appeal for Lebanon

Emergency Appeal for Lebanon By Michael ZewdieBankstown District Uniting Church in NSW has launched an emergency appeal for Lebanon. With many thousands injured and approximately 1.2 million people displaced following continual strikes by Israel, funds will support the congregation’s partner churches to meet vast needs including supplies for shelters and meals.Subscribe to our newsletterIf you want to get […]

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A DAY IN THE LIFE OF MY UNITING CHURCH’A Day in the Life of My Uniting Church’ is a photography project that aims to capture the diverse moments in a day at a Uniting Church, as the people of God gather to share life and faith. In the first iteration of this project, we visited three […]

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Working for Refugee Justice

  Working together on justice for refugees  An update from the Australian Churches Refugee Taskforce  By Assembly Policy and Advocacy Officer Raúl Sugunananthan The Australian Churches Refugee Taskforce (ACRT) met in-person last Friday to plan its work for 2024. The gathering was a fruitful time with representatives from the Salvation Army, Anglican Church, Churches of […]

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UAICC national leadership

       UAICC National Leadership announcementThe Uniting Aboriginal and Islander Christian Congress (UAICC) has elected Rev Mark Kickett as its National Chair. Rev Kickett has led Congress as the Interim Chair for the past three years and prior to this was serving with UAICC in South Australia. Rev Kickett said he was looking forward […]

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Regenerational

  Regenerational Introducing churches to intergenerational worshipAn exciting new resource to introduce your church to intergenerational worship is now available! Regenerational: Introducing churches to intergenerational ministry through gathered worship contains four services to use in gathered worship with all generations together.”An intergenerational community better reflects who we are, and who we are called to be […]

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ASC Update November 2023

  ASC Update November 2023  Photo credit: Nicole MugfordThis meeting was the final ASC meeting for current General Secretary, Colleen Geyer. A Minute of Appreciation was recorded acknowledging the ASC’s deep gratitude for Colleen’s ministry as General Secretary. Messages of thanks were given by ASC members Geoff Thompson, Nicole Mugford and Mark Kickett. Colleen will take […]

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Our Intergenerational vision

       Subscribe to our newsletterIf you want to get the latest news from the Uniting Church in Australia then subscribe to our weekly newsletter delivered to your inbox.The Assembly has released a new resource that sets out our vision for what it means to live our life and faith as an Intergenerational Church. This valuable new […]

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