World Council of Churches meets onlineBy Emily Evans, member of the World Council of Churches Central and Executive CommitteesSince the beginning of this global pandemic we have all had to ‘pivot’ to a new normal and new ways of working. As a church, we have all adapted to fresh ways of worshipping together, undertaking church […]
Breaking the fast and building harmonyAbout 100 people joined together for the annual Building Harmony Iftar Dinner hosted by the Uniting Church in Australia and the Affinity Intercultural Foundation. In its eighth year, for the first time the dinner was shared across two venues Eastwood Uniting Church and Uniting Westmead. Not only did this mean […]
Asian Churches meetWritten by Rob Floyd, Assembly Associate General SecretaryThis week the World Council of Churches (WCC) convened an online meeting of the Ecumenical Officers of the WCC-member churches across the Asian region. It brought together 20 people from Bangladesh, India, Korea, Thailand, Indonesia, New Zealand and Australia, and was hosted by WCC staff in […]
The Sydney Statement and the ‘Big Plan of God’Written by Rev Dr Amelia Koh-Butler, Seeking Common Ground Circle Advocate Recently, I have been reading the stories approaching Easter, but doing the painstaking work of looking up all those “hyperlinks” in the text that reference Hebrew scripture themes and ideas. It seems like so much of […]
Building Bridges Between FaithsA coalition of young adults from different religions has launched a new charter of principles and commitments for how we live together as people of different faiths. Ps Joyce Tangi has been the Uniting Church representative on the executive committee of Youth PoWR (Parliament of the World’s Religions) which includes young people […]
People on the Move: Solidarity and AdvocacyUCA President Dr Deidre Palmer joined a global ecumenical conversation on the impact of COVID-19 on people on the move as part of a series of webinars facilitated by the World Council of Churches.Dr Palmer spoke about the challenges faced by refugees, migrant workers and international students in Australia […]
Praying for a pandemic of compassionA Jewish social worker, a Christian ethicist and a Muslim doctor shared their stories of responding to COVID-19 pandemic as part of the 2020 Abraham Conference. The Uniting Church Synod of NSW/ACT is a partner in the annual event which features speakers from the three Abrahamic traditions on a key […]
By Rev. Dr Amelia Koh Butler and Janelle Gibson The UCA as part of Global Methodism Methodism is a movement of Protestant Christianity made up of a number of denominations. The movement traces its roots back to founder John Wesley, an Anglican preacher. Charles Wesley, John’s brother, and George Whitefield were also significant leaders in […]
By Shane Slade, Seeking Common Ground Circle member, Engadine Uniting Church Sydney Alliance is a coalition of citizens, community organisations, faith groups, unions and not-for-profits working together for a common good vision of Sydney. The Alliance works on many issues reactively and proactively, building campaigns on Affordable Housing, Voices for Power (Affordable and Renewable Energy) […]
Emily with the WCC Gender Advisory Working Group in Switzerland, January 2019.Uniting Church member Emily Evans is taking part in the World Council of Churches (WCC) Executive Committee meeting from 20-24 July 2020.The meeting is taking place online and Emily sends this video report from her home in Darwin.Emily shares how despite not being able […]