Uniting Church Supports Community Processing of Asylum Seekers
Friday, 17 February 2012The Uniting Church in Australia today expressed strong support for allowing asylum seekers to live in the community while their claims are being processed.
Position Vacant: Senior Media Officer
Friday, 27 January 2012The Assembly of the Uniting Church in Australia seeks to appoint an experienced media professional to the role of Senior Media Officer.
UNITING CHURCH SUPPORTS CONSTITUTIONAL CHANGE
Thursday, 19 January 2012The Uniting Church in Australia believes that today’s report from the Expert Panel on Constitutional Recognition of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander People signals a landmark opportunity in our journey towards reconciliation.
Position Vacant: Senior Media Officer
Monday, 16 January 2012The Assembly of the Uniting Church in Australia seeks to appoint an experienced media professional to the role of Senior Media Officer. The Assembly is the national council of the Uniting Church in Australia with responsibilities in the areas of Doctrine, Worship, Government and Discipline. The Assembly, through its agencies, is involved in areas of work including advocacy and lobbying on issues of justice, interfaith relations, multicultural and cross-cultural ministry and the development and communication of the mission and ethos of the Uniting Church to its members and the Australian community.
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Wednesday, 21 December 2011Construction is underway on the 13th Assembly website.
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Christmas Message: In solidarity with each other
Thursday, 15 December 2011Words come in and out of fashion. New words keep getting invented. What words can we find for what we celebrate at Christmas? Our Basis of Union challenges us to find ‘fresh words’ to describe the timeless gospel.
Paying Bills
Wednesday, 14 December 2011Simplicity is the key to paying bills on time, and getting yourself out of debt says Terry King, co-author of I Like Paying Bills! I Like Paying Bills! is a useful guide for recipients who need help with paying their bills.
Christmas Island chaplaincy: a light in the darkness
Wednesday, 14 December 2011Christmas Island is a tiny speck in the Indian Ocean, yet it will seem vast compared to some of the tight spaces Rev Christine Senini worked in. And she won’t have to sleep in a bunk bed.
Uniting Church welcomes asylum seekers into the community
Friday, 25 November 2011The Uniting Church in Australia has welcomed the announcement that asylum seekers arriving by boat in Australia will be granted bridging visas following initial identity, health and security checks, and will live in the community while their claims are assessed.
'A Prayer for Peace' launched
Tuesday, 22 November 2011The Uniting Church in Australia National Assembly has today launched 'A Prayer for Peace' to encourage Uniting Church congregations to engage with the practice of peacemaking.




























