Local Church News

SANG HEE spent the first three months of her four years in Niger dodging stones thrown by village children. Prior to that she had been in the upper echelon of the arts community in Seoul, went to France for further education and became a Christian. She is one of 35 South Korean missionaries currently receiving English instruction at MTI, the ...

AFTER a combined 90 years of service to the Uniting Church Wesley Indoor Bowls Club, June Lawrence and Lorna Shaddock have been presented with life memberships. Club president Marg Wilkie said only four life memberships had been handed out in the 58 years since the club was formed. “The life memberships are more significant because of the small number awarded; ...

WITH HARMONIOUS singing and stories of life back home, a group of West Papuan students recently visited the congregation of the Brisbane Valley Uniting Church. West Papua, once known as Irian Jaya, lies to the west of Papua New Guinea (PNG) and is part of Indonesia. The students were in Brisbane to further their English studies. For the last two ...

IN ANOTHER first ncyc11 will run over the New Year and preparations are underway for a celebration of global proportions. Organiser and visionary for the New Year’s Eve celebrations Fa Ngaluafe said the events planned for NYE focus on uniting the diverse delegates of the convention in a celebration of different cultures. “New Year’s Eve is important to many different ...

THE WEST End Uniting Church Brisbane congregation, together with members from the Brisbane Congress Congregation at Zillmere, participated in a Service of Welcome and Healing on 30 May. A Welcome to Country was performed by Uncle Joe Kirk, a descendent of the traditional owners of the land. Significant ceremonial and liturgical acts formed part of a moving and uplifting service ...

CUTTING the ribbon of the Iona West Uniting Church Hall was a day that had been long awaited by most church goers. The hall keys were handed over yesterday in a special ceremony attended by 120 people; the new hall had been in the process of construction for six years. Iona West Uniting Church Reverend Bruce Johnson said the $630,000 ...

IN AN ATTEMPT to make Church leadership more aware of issues affecting young people, in the lead up to ncyc11 each Synod’s Moderator will be mentored by three to five young people as they discuss issues important to them in life, faith and the Uniting Church. The mentors and Moderators will meet monthly and will share the insights they gain ...

GROUPS ALL over the State have been participating in Together on the way, enriching community workshops with a view to developing a statement of purpose and values as part of the process of discerning the future vision for the Uniting Church in Queensland. North Queensland Presbytery Minister and Chairperson Rev Bruce Cornish said the Presbytery Leadership Team had worked through ...

THE NORTH Queensland Presbytery has been busy producing a series of 60 second life-coaching radio spots with the theme At the Top. An initiative to connect local churches with their communities, the Presbytery has recognised the power of local radio. Community and local radio stations, like Burdekin Radio 97.1 Sweet FM Inc., wanting solid, professional life-coaching content have often only ...

On a warm Sunday Afternoon before Australia Day the Glebe Rd Uniting Church, Ipswich, challenged a group from Wellers Hill and Tarragindi, Brisbane, to a seriously social game of cricket. A gathering of close to 100 people enjoyed the great vantage points from the large fig trees of the Yeronga Memorial Park. Showing great sportsmanship the younger Glebe Rd team ...