Breaking the fast and building harmonyAbout 100 people joined together for the annual Building Harmony Iftar Dinner hosted by the Uniting Church in Australia and the Affinity Intercultural Foundation. In its eighth year, for the first time the dinner was shared across two venues Eastwood Uniting Church and Uniting Westmead. Not only did this mean […]
A calling for all God’s peopleThe Uniting Church affirms that every member of the Church is engaged to confess the faith of Christ crucified and to be his faithful servant. It acknowledges with thanksgiving that the one Spirit has endowed the members of Christ’s Church with a diversity of gifts, and that there is no […]
One week before the Federal Budget, UnitingCare Australia is gearing up to rapidly assess budget announcements and provide advice to its members and the wider Uniting Church. “Our Christian mandate is to consider the impact of the budget on the most disadvantaged and vulnerable Australians,” said National Director Claerwen Little. “This year we will be […]
In solidarity with West PapuaThe Uniting Church in Australia (UCA) Assembly has sought to highlight concerns about ongoing violence and oppression of the indigenous peoples of West Papua.Responding to an appeal from the West Papua Council of Churches, UCA President Dr Deidre Palmer has written to Australian Foreign Minister Marise Payne and the Indonesian Ambassador […]
A Covenantal Vision Written by Stuart McMillan, Assembly Consultant CovenantingThe Uniting Aboriginal and Islander Christian Congress (UAICC or Congress) – First Peoples, nurtured and sustained by God before colonisation, are celebrated at the very heart of what it means to be the Uniting Church in Australia (UCA).This is the core commitment and vision encompassed by […]
A safe home for all refugeesBy Rob Floyd, Assembly Associate General Secretary and Chairperson of the Australian Churches Refugee Taskforce What’s in a number? Sometimes numbers are needed to fully understand how troubling a situation can be. This is especially true for the numbers surrounding Australia’s offshore processing regime. Remember, each number is a real […]
Adding our voice: National strategy to prevent abuseIdeas and concerns from across the Uniting Church have formed part of a UCA submission to the Australian Government as part of final consultations towards a nationwide strategy to prevent child abuse.“As a Church, we are committed to keeping children safe and creating safe, nurturing and welcoming spaces […]
Pacific Churches in CommunionWritten by Dr Deidre Palmer, President Uniting Church in Australia Church leaders from across the Pacific Region gathered online to share on a number of aspects of our life and mission at the Pacific Church Leaders Forum on 14 April. I joined 20 other participants in discussing the current situation with COVID-19 […]
Earth Day 2021 #RestoreOurEarthWritten by Rev Dr Ji Zhang 张骥, Assembly Theologian-in-ResidenceEarth Day 2021: linking environmental stewardship and the Easter faithApril 22, 1970 was the first Earth Day. 20 million Americans took to the streets and demonstrated for a sustainable environment. It was the time that large industry belched out smoke, Americans and Australians loved […]
Worsening Human Rights in the PhilippinesPresident of the Uniting Church in Australia Dr Deidre Palmer has expressed concern at the worsening human rights situation in the Philippines.Echoing the words of Bishop Reuel Norman O. Marigza, General Secretary of the National Council of Churches in the Philippines (NCCP), Dr Palmer said the Uniting Church was deeply […]