Day camps are a great way for children to have fun during school holidays but also learn the Christian message in a safe and supportive environment. This year’s Oxley Uniting Church day camp welcomed Iris and her son Ethan who were attending for the first time. Both reflect on their experiences. Iris School holidays were approaching and I wanted to ...

After 40 years of running day camps, it’s clear that the folk at Redlands Uniting churches just love going bush. Journey ventured down the dirt roads of a campsite south of Brisbane to find out why everyone keeps coming back. It’s easy to see the attraction of the Karingal Scout Campsite at Mt Cotton, the site of the Redlands day ...

Take 45 primary school children with loads of energy and a bush paddock under a wide blue sky, and you have a Uniting Church day camp. Dianne Jensen reports. “It was cold and windy, but we had an absolute blast!” says Jodie Beitz, Roma Uniting Church member and one of the directors of the day camp held in Roma in ...

CHILDREN ENJOYED getting back to nature at Day Camps held all over the state in the July school holidays. Numerous presbyteries and congregations helped primary school aged children get back to basics and learn about God in Caboolture, Moggill, Oxley, and Samford to name a few. Many of these were hosted through a joint effort from local churches. Cleveland Uniting ...

THE MID-YEAR school holiday is the season of Day Camps around the Uniting Church in Queensland. This year the Oxley Uniting Church Day Camp celebrated 30 years with 125 campers, 55 high school-aged leaders and 40 adult helpers. Gail Rankin grew up attending Day Camp, then became a leader and is now co-director with Jenny Hudson. Ms Rankin said the ...

ONCE AGAIN hundreds of primary school children relished the chance to get dirty at Day Camps all over the state last school holidays. The Moggill / Karana Downs Day Camp had record numbers with 177 campers and 90 leaders and helpers. Camp director Paul Vandersee said it was the biggest the camp has ever been and was organised in conjunction ...

By Andrew McKaysmith, Synod Writer and Content Creator After Cyclone Debbie struck and caused immense devastation to the historic Proserpine Whitsunday Uniting Church, a cherished place of worship since 1899, devoted members of the congregation, Tina Hamilton, Jane Bettridge, and Kim Porter, have taken the initiative to support the church’s restoration with their ‘Brick by Brick’ campaign. Their ambitious objective ...

By Andrew McKaysmith, Synod Writer and Content Creator, with content supplied by the Wild Hive team Alex Park is a conference and camp facility amongst the rainforest in the heart of the Sunshine Coast, near the beach at Alexandra Headland. For generations of Queenslanders, Alex Park has been instrumental in creating lasting memories through school camps, family holidays, outdoor adventures, ...

And just like that, the meeting of the 37th Synod is complete. After five days of community, worship, encouragement, business and yarning, members are wending their way back home across the state. Opening Worship & Bible Study Dr Paul Jones explored the text of Jeremiah 13:1-11, drawing a line from this enacted parable to Paul’s later New Testament teaching about ...

By Andrew McKaysmith, Synod Writer and Content Creator. International Day of Older Persons is an opportunity to honour their significant contribution to society and the fortitude of the elderly. This year’s theme is ‘Resilience of Older Persons in a Changing World’, appropriate given COVID-19 tested many as civil, social and cultural links experienced upheaval. Blue Care Residential Aged Care Chaplain and ...