In July 2012 in Adelaide, the members of the 13th Assembly of the Uniting Church in Australia listened to members of the Uniting Aboriginal and Islander Christian Congress (UAICC) tell stories about the effects of the Federal Stronger legislation (and before that) on their lives and the lives of their communities.Continue Reading
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Mystery Church a hard nut to crack
A recent photo of what was St Paul’s Presbyterian Church in Northam
Since the appearance of the building has changed a fair bit, last editions’ mystery photo was a hard one to crack. Laura Fox, however, from Northam Uniting Church, has come through with the goods, sharing that the building was in fact the St Pauls Presbyterian Church, Northam. Continue Reading
New Gazebo for garden
The Swan View Community Garden, at the local Uniting Church, was one of two recipients of a community grant in the Open Garden Scheme, being awarded the grant for Best Community Garden. Continue Reading
New Courses for staff at schools and agencies
Thousands of people who would not normally darken the doors of the church use services provided by Uniting Church agencies or send their children to Uniting Church schools.Continue Reading
Girl’s Education: Breaking the cycle of conflict and poverty
Adela in class at Charbagh-E-Safa Girls High School in Jalalabad.
Afghanistan is one of the hardest places in the world to be educated if you are a girl. Thirty years of chronic instability and conflict, and the almost complete lack of educational opportunities for children under the Taliban, have had a dramatic impact on children’s education and wellbeing in Afghanistan.
But things are changing. Afghan women and local communities are confronting injustice all over the country and education is proving to be the key to a better future.Continue Reading
Bushfire appeal easing the loss
The President of the Uniting Church in Australia, Rev Prof Andrew Dutney, has launched a national appeal to support those facing loss and hardship from bushfires that devastated parts of New South Wales in late October.Continue Reading
UCAF celebrates in Perth
From all over Australia, Uniting Church Adult Fellowship (UCAF) members and guests gathered at the Esplanade River Suites Como for the eagerly awaited UCAF National Celebration 2013. It is 15 years since the celebration was held in WA.Continue Reading
