Uniting Church echoes calls for immediate ceasefire The Uniting Church in Australia Assembly joins the World Council of Churches (WCC) in its demands for an immediate ceasefire and the opening of humanitarian corridors in Palestine and Israel. Photo: A woman walks through Shejaiya, a Gaza neighborhood. Credit: Paul Jeffrey/Life on Earth/WCC The Uniting Church […]
NCCA Statement on Hamas Israel conflict The National Council of Churches in Australia has released a public statement on the conflict in the Holy Land The National Council of Churches in Australia (NCCA) has released a public statement on behalf of 13 Australian denominations, including the Uniting Church in Australia, addressing the conflict in […]
Praying for peace in the Holy Land Uniting Church President Rev Sharon Hollis has urged Uniting Church members to pray for Palestine and Israel Uniting Church in Australia President Rev Sharon Hollis has urged all members of the Uniting Church to join in prayer for a just peace in Israel and Palestine as violence […]
Marking the World Week for Peace in Palestine and Israel Image: Church of the Ascension, seen from the Mount of Olives in Jerusalem. Photo by Albin Hillert/WCC written by Uniting Church in Australia President Rev Sharon Hollis Over the next five weeks National Update will feature a series of articles that […]
‘Peace within your walls’: grief for the Holy Land Photo by Toa Heftiba on Unsplash The Uniting Church in Australia joins with the World Council of Churches in expressing its concern and grief at the escalating violence in Israel and Palestine and the rising toll of people killed and injured. In a statement issued this week, Acting General […]