News – UnitingWorld

March 27, 2019

We were thrilled to receive a handwritten letter from a student who has been part of our Informal settlement school subsidy program in Fiji. Mira* just graduated and wanted to say a big thank you to the Uniting Church for supporting her education. Many of [Read More]

Repairing more than roofs

by UnitingWorld

Highlands earthquake response (PNG), News, Project Updates

March 27, 2019

Kina Somare* is wanted throughout the Highlands of Papua New Guinea on numerous counts of violence. Leader of a well-known gang that frequently clashes with others in the region, his face is both known and feared. So when he walks into a peace workshop one [Read More]

Turn the other cheek?

by UnitingWorld

News, Partnering Women for Change (Pacific Region), Project Updates

March 27, 2019

Gender Equality Theology changing hearts and minds in Papua New Guinea Salote and Jone have been married 11 years, members of a Christian church, and have two beautiful children. They love one another, but throughout their marriage they’ve had times of conflict and Jone has [Read More]

Training ministers for disaster recovery in remote Papua New Guinea

by Stephen Robinson

Blogs, Highlands earthquake response (PNG), News, Project Updates

March 19, 2019

At 3:44am on 26 February 2018, Papua New Guinea experienced a 7.5 magnitude earthquake, with its epicentre in the Southern Highlands. The initial quake and landslips resulted in 160 deaths and many more injuries. In the days and weeks that followed, severe aftershocks and landslides [Read More]

What does transformative partnership mean to you?

by UnitingWorld

News, Peacebuilding and Trauma Healing (South Sudan)

February 1, 2019

Rev John Yor Nyker, the General Secretary of the Presbyterian Church of South Sudan (PCOSS) was recently asked the question, "what does transformative partnership mean to you?" His response gave us some insight into the value that he and his church place on their international [Read More]

Theology of gender equality making waves in the Pacific

by UnitingWorld

News, Partnering Women for Change (Pacific Region)

December 20, 2018

UnitingWorld hosted its annual ﬁve-day workshop on Gender Equality Theology in early November. Led by Pacific theologians Rev Dr Cliff Bird and Siera Bird, ministers from partner churches across the Pacific met in Nadi, Fiji, to wrestle with biblical themes of equality and anti-violence. They [Read More]

True hospitality is God’s love among us

by Sureka Goringe

Blogs

December 20, 2018

In the Paciﬁc and Asia, there’s no polite way to turn down a meal. Hospitality is everything and everywhere, lovingly and lavishly prepared—sometimes for days—and open to all. Time and expense are rarely part of the equation as men, women and children hunt and gather [Read More]

Quarter 4 Update, 2018

by UnitingWorld

News

December 17, 2018

News on our partners in India, an update from our Sulawesi disaster response work and participants from our Gender Equality Theology workshops reflect on their experience. And lots more! Download here. Read here: Subscribe to get Unitingworld Updates sent straight to your inbox.

6 Christmas gift ideas that don’t cost the planet

by Marcus Campbell

Blogs

November 23, 2018

We all say Christmas isn’t about the presents, and we mean it. Ask around. It’s about family and friends, our neighbourhoods buzzing with community spirit, parents belting out Michael Bublé or Mariah Carey to annoy their children... It’s about being present. A time to come [Read More]

Statement on the independent review into prevention of sexual misconduct by ACFID members

by UnitingWorld

Media

November 21, 2018

UnitingWorld welcomes the ‘Shaping the Path’ report on the prevention of sexual misconduct by ACFID members released today. As a member of ACFID, UnitingWorld supported the commissioning of the Independent Review on the Prevention of Sexual Misconduct and participated in the review and interview processes. [Read More]

A special thank you from Fiji

Repairing more than roofs

Turn the other cheek?

Training ministers for disaster recovery in remote Papua New Guinea

What does transformative partnership mean to you?

Theology of gender equality making waves in the Pacific

True hospitality is God’s love among us

Quarter 4 Update, 2018

6 Christmas gift ideas that don’t cost the planet

Statement on the independent review into prevention of sexual misconduct by ACFID members

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