“A BLOODY Business” is a rather emotive title for a television report – and such a title is guaranteed to create a lot of interest. The ABC TV program, Four Corners, (6 June 2011) documented horrific scenes from a number of Indonesian abattoirs where cattle from Australia were brutally treated during the slaughter process. Viewers were understandably horrified and it ...

AROUND THREE hundred Christians from Australia, the Pacific, South East Asia and Africa will gather in Canberra from 17-20 September for the annual Voices for Justice (VFJ) conference. Organised by Micah Challenge, a coalition of over 30 aid and development agencies including UnitingWorld, participants spend the weekend worshipping and training before meeting with politicians to ask for better aid and ...

MEET AMI (not her real name). She goes to school. For many reading this, going to school would not be part of a usual introduction. But for this Indian child it is a chance not every girl in her village gets. For a five-year-old, she has seen more than her share of life. She is one of three children and ...

IN MID March the Uniting Church in Australia launched an emergency appeal in response to the devastating impact of the Japan earthquake and tsunami. UnitingWorld, the relief and development agency of the church, will facilitate the appeal. UnitingWorld is in contact with the leadership of the United Church of Christ in Japan (UCCJ), assuring them of the Uniting Church’s prayers ...

WITH OBESITY and eating disorders on the rise and the apparent abundance of food in Australia it is hard to think that the lack of food (and its production and distribution) in years to come is already shaping the policies of the world’s most powerful governments. And it’s hard to imagine that something as simple as what we eat can ...

As recovery efforts in Japan proceed, the full impact of the earthquake and tsunami two weeks ago continues to be felt by many churches that are providing disaster relief while grieving lost members and buildings. At the same time, prayers, letters of solidarity and donations are coming in from the ecumenical community in Asia as well as around the world. ...

The Uniting Church in Australia has launched an emergency appeal in response to the devastating impact of the Japan earthquake and tsunami. UnitingWorld, the relief and development agency of the church, will facilitate the appeal. UnitingWorld is in contact with the leadership of the United Church of Christ in Japan (UCCJ), assuring them of the Uniting Church’s prayers and concern. ...

SOUTH MORETON’S northern cluster of churches held their presbytery young adults service on 31 October at Broadwater Rd Uniting Church in Mansfield, Brisbane. Service co-organiser Matt Gees said, “The night was about encouraging young adults to discover within themselves ways to express and pour out their faith.” Your time is now was the underlying theme of the service which was ...

CHRISTMAS IS a time of giving. But what plagues my mind every December is what do you give the person who has everything? When I look at my Dad I see a man who has it all. He is financially stable so if he wants something he’ll just go out and buy it himself. This makes finding a Christmas gift for ...

Rev. Kuntadi Sumadikarya (Moderator of the Indonesian Christian Church and GKI Humanitarian) has requested the support of the Uniting Church in Australia as the church seeks to provide much needed medical assistance as a result of the recent Mount Merapi eruption and the earthquake off Mentawai, West Sumatra. As a result UnitingWorld has launched the Mentawai and Merapi Disaster Appeal. ...