Embodying Fresh Words and DeedsIn the Assembly most recent Strategic Plan, there are four pillars describing centres of future work and development needed in order to enable the Church to move boldly and confidently into the future. These four strategic areas are: Identity, Innovation, Intercultural and Intergenerational. In a series highlighting this key pillars, we want […]
This International Women’s Day on 8 March, we are inviting people to thank and affirm the women who have encouraged, mentored and empowered them. UCA President Dr Deidre Palmer has offered a #IWD message and a prayer to use in worship. PRAYER FOR INTERNATIONAL WOMEN’S DAY Liberating God,We thank you for the ways you lead […]
The Act2 Project is a process of imagination and discernment about the kind of future into which the Uniting Church is being called. We find ourselves in new contexts, with new challenges, and these offer us an opportunity to reflect on our life and consider the way forward together. Last month President-Elect Sharon Hollis, General […]
Lets Lent with Rev Charissa Every Wednesday night during Lent, Assembly National Consultant Rev. Charissa Suli is hosting a time of prayer on Instagram. Charissa said her hope was to take the Gospel to young people in the places where they can be found – online and on their phones. “My hope is to reach […]
‘New’ JobSeeker Payment fails to lift people out of povertyThe Uniting Church Assembly joins UnitingCare Australia in expressing disappointment that the base rate of the JobSeeker payment will increase by a mere $3.60 a day. “One of our key learnings from the pandemic has been that we are only as strong and healthy as […]
The UCA in 100 words or lessUniting Church members are still responding to the Act2 Survey.We want to hear your voice and your insights as we consider the challenges the Uniting Church faces in the next five years, and the strengths we have as a church to face them.Of course it’s important to know who […]
Standing up for older AustraliansThe Uniting Church, through UnitingCare Australia the national body which represents its community services, has joined aged care providers across the country calling for transformation of Australia’s aged care system.Days before the Royal Commission is due to hand down its final report, a new coalition, the Australian Aged Care Collaboration (AACC), […]
16 Days of ActivismRepublished with permission from New Times. Read the full edition here: https://sa.uca.org.au/new-times/new-times-print-edition/ Written by Dr Deidre Palmer, UCA President As I write this article I have heard the horrifying news of a woman murdered by her partner outside the Alice Springs hospital. As you read this article it is more than likely that this […]
Lent BeginsWritten by UCA President Dr Deidre Palmer As we enter into this season of Lent, we follow Jesus to Jerusalem, travelling with him in his suffering, and to his death. This year, we are mindful of the suffering experienced by so many in our world right now. In this time of preparation and discipline, […]
Praying for PerthUniting Church leaders and church agencies are offering prayers and support, as a massive bushfire destroys scores of homes in Perth’s north eastern fringe.At the time of publication, more than 80 homes had been destroyed by fire. More than 500 firefighters are still battling the blaze, and hundreds of residents have been evacuated […]