Don and Sylvia Wright, from Hervey Bay in Queensland, have been running Everything in Common gift stalls for UnitingWorld at Christmas for a few years now. It’s a simple concept: buy a card for a loved one that represents a ‘gift’ to help someone overcome [Read More]
UnitingWorld has relocated our office just a short walk down the street to Pilgrim House, next to Pitt Street Uniting Church. We’re loving the new environment, even though most of us still aren’t back full time in the office due to COVID-19 restrictions. We made the move [Read More]
With international borders still closed, and far fewer tourists visiting places like Bali, we spoke to our partners in Indonesia to find out what life is like in the grip of the pandemic. “People here are more worried about having no food and no jobs [Read More]
2020 is a year none of us could have predicted. Two thirds of the way through, Rev John Yor is clinging to his vision of a better future despite an unfolding nightmare that threatens everything he has worked for. “I always wanted to serve my [Read More]
“Peace cannot be kept by force. It can only come through understanding.” -Albert Einstein. One of my favourite moments as a kid was blowing out my birthday candles. It wasn’t just the seductive sight of tiny flames snuffed out in an instant – very early [Read More]
Can faith really heal a nation? If you tried to make a plate of bean stew in South Sudan right now, you’d spend up to 201% of your daily wage simply on ingredients. The same meal here would absorb less than 1% of a typical [Read More]
“For everything there is a season, and a time for every purpose under heaven… A time for war, a time for peace… A time for mourning and a time for rejoicing…” They’re words from the writer of Ecclesiastes, but like a lot of people, I [Read More]
Families in Muzarabani and Gokwe Districts in rural Zimbabwe were looking forward to being financially independent this year, but when COVID-19 lockdowns hit, their livelihoods selling produce at local markets evaporated like rain on the dusty road. Run by the Methodist Church in Zimbabwe through [Read More]
Pacific church leaders and theologians have been guiding people of faith through the COVID-19 crisis. When the COVID-19 pandemic first hit the region, Pacific Island nations were quick to guard against the disease with safety lockdowns. The limited health infrastructure across much of the Pacific meant [Read More]
Early this week we received news of the death of Reverend Sir Samson Lowa, former Moderator of our partner, the United Church in Papua New Guinea (UCPNG). Rev Lowa will be remembered as a great Pacific leader and peacemaker who saved a church, championed ecumenical [Read More]