UAICC National Statement against social injusticeImage: Vigil for Cassius Turvey, Weeip Park in Midland, Perth on 31 October. Credit and thanks to: Marziya MohammedaliThe recent death of young Noongar Yamatji boy Cassius Turvey who was fatally attacked in Perth has gathered a nation in grief.This sorrow echoes the injustice faced by First Peoples, past, present […]
KNC Prayer Vigil – Crowd Crush South KoreaImage Credit: 아이엠피터NewsThe Korean National Conference in the Uniting Church in Australia has organised a prayer gathering for those affected by the recent tragic event that happened in South Korea. Those who have lost their loved ones, their families and friends must be going through the most painful […]
Connecting generations through play“The importance of play is ageless. Play brings people together!” So begins the case made for Intergenerational Playgroups on the website of Playgroup Australia. The ABC TV Program, Old People’s Home for 4 Year Olds, which first aired in 2019, powerfully demonstrated how bringing different generations together to ‘play’ is transformational for […]
Budget response October 2022Uniting Church welcomes investment in climate action, Voice, Truth and Treaty and community servicesThe Uniting Church in Australia Assembly welcomes the Federal Government’s commitment to prioritise climate action and to implement the key asks of the Uluru Statement in its revised Budget released on Tuesday. Other welcome additions in the budget include […]
Sharing friendship, faith and insights with churches in AsiaGlobal Christian Forum gathers in Seoul Watch this vlog from Uniting Church Assembly National Consultant Rev Dr Apwee Ting reporting from a regional gathering of the Global Christian Forum (GCF) in Seoul, South Korea. About 60 Christian leaders gathered together at the Myung Sung Church – the largest Presbyterian […]
Ending violence within a generation will take commitment from all of usUniting Church President Rev Sharon Hollis and Assembly General Secretary Colleen Geyer have welcomed the Government’s plan to end violence against women and children within a generation.The 10-year National Plan to End Violence Against Women and Children was released by the Federal, State and […]
People of faith unite for climate justiceUniting Church President Rev Sharon Hollis and Uniting Aboriginal and Islander Christian Congress Interim National Chair Rev Mark Kickett were among 100 religious leaders from Australia and the Pacific who last week called on Prime Minister Anthony Albanese to put an end to new coal and gas projects. The […]
Intercultural Neighbouring SundayIn May the 16th Assembly passed a resolution to strengthen the Uniting Church’s commitment to living life and faith interculturally through a range of measures. This included the adoption of a new annual celebration – Intercultural Neighbouring Sunday. We asked Rev Dr Paul Goh, who proposed the Assembly resolution, to explain the thinking […]
The landscape of National Conferences in the UCA Written by Rev Dr Apwee Ting I’ve just returned from the 15th Fiji National Conference held at the Batchelor Institute of Indigenous Tertiary Education on Kungarakany and Awarai country in Batchelor, 98km south of Darwin. Over the four days, I could clearly feel how much the Fijian […]
The life of the Tongan National ConferenceWritten by Rev Dr ‘Isileli Jason Kioa The Tongan National Conference was the first of the 12 national conferences of the Uniting Church to be formed in June 1987, just two years after the declaration of the Uniting Church by the meeting of the Assembly in 1985 as a […]