News – UnitingWorld

October 30, 2019

80 dozen lamingtons walked out the door as part of North Rockhampton Uniting Church’s Market Day recently, central to a fundraising effort that will see $1,000 sent to support women in Kiribati. The friendship between the two churches has been growing since early 2018, when [Read More]

Can theology prevent disasters?

by UnitingWorld

Disaster Preparation and Climate Change (Pacific Region), News

October 30, 2019

Theology can't prevent disasters, but can help people and communities prepare for them and lessen the impact. That’s why we’ve been supporting our Pacific partners to develop a theology of disaster resilience and share it across their churches and the wider Pacific. Our church partners [Read More]

Your gifts at work in Timor-Leste

by UnitingWorld

Campaigns, News

October 30, 2019

Timor Leste is still one of the youngest nations in the world. Officially formed in 1999, 42% of its population is under the age of 14 (18% of Australians are under 14). That adds up to lot of young people to be nurtured and guided, [Read More]

Giving Tuesday | One day to make a world of difference

by UnitingWorld

News

October 29, 2019

We've set a goal to raise $25,000 on Giving Tuesday (Dec 3) Giving Tuesday is a day to harness and amplify generosity worldwide, giving people the opportunity to give back to the communities and causes close to their heart. With nearly half of the world’s [Read More]

Why we joined the climate strike

by UnitingWorld

Disaster Preparation and Climate Change (Pacific Region), News

October 28, 2019

When the Uniting Church in Australia was formed in 1977, we made a statement to the nation that included this commitment: “We are concerned with the basic human rights of future generations and will urge the wise use of energy, the protection of the environment [Read More]

The music that crosses boundaries

by Sureka Goringe

Blogs

October 28, 2019

The singing. It’s one of the real joys of visiting our partners across the Pacific, Asia and Africa. Long flights, lack of sleep, hard pews and lengthy sermons in a language I do not understand – these things mysteriously melt away as the opening chords [Read More]

Quarter 3 Update, 2019

by UnitingWorld

News

October 28, 2019

Read our Quarter 3 Update Newsletter about why we joined the Global Climate Strike, what your gifts are achieving in Timor-Leste; the launch of our Theology of Disaster Resilience in a Changing Climate, North Rockhampton Uniting Church’s fundraising activities to support women in Kiribati, and [Read More]

Turning tragedy into triumph | Mary’s story

by Sureka Goringe

Blogs, Partnering Women for Change (Pacific Region)

October 18, 2019

Mary’s father told her not to do it. Her husband told her not to do it. Everyone in her community told her not to do it. She did it anyway… Mary went to college to begin training to become the first woman pastor in the [Read More]

Pray for West Papua

by UnitingWorld

News, Pray

August 23, 2019

As protests escalate across West Papua in Indonesia this week, the Pacific Conference of Churches (PCC) has called on member churches to pray for justice and peace in the region. In a statement released yesterday, the PCC condemned “institutional racism against the indigenous people of [Read More]

Churches step up climate justice

by UnitingWorld

Disaster Preparation and Climate Change (Pacific Region), News

August 16, 2019

With climate change intensifying the ferocity and frequency of natural disasters—typically in regions where the poor are disproportionately affected—how do we as the Church respond? That was the question posed at UnitingWorld’s annual conference of Southeast Asia Partners, held in Bali from 29 July to [Read More]

80 dozen lamingtons to support Kiribati

Can theology prevent disasters?

Your gifts at work in Timor-Leste

Giving Tuesday | One day to make a world of difference

Why we joined the climate strike

The music that crosses boundaries

Quarter 3 Update, 2019

Turning tragedy into triumph | Mary’s story

Pray for West Papua

Churches step up climate justice

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