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Help support ministry in fire affected communities
As part of the Uniting Church WA’s pastoral and material response to people affected in the recent Wooroloo and Hills bushfires, a $20 000 donation has been committed to the Lord Mayor’s Distress Relief Fund (LMDRF), Western Australia’s official State emergency fund, to help ease the financial burden of people’s loss. During the fires, the […]
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Moderator’s column: Is it the journey or the destination?
As a child growing up in India, I was fascinated with trains because India’s railway network is one of the most intricate and extensive in the world, covering more than 120 000 kilometres of track, predominantly on what is commonly known as ‘broad gauge’ of 5 feet 6 inches. It has a long history, with […]
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Rockin’ the Goldfields: Music ministry with Lindsay Ginn
Pastor Lindsay Ginn has been working as a Uniting Church WA Bush Chaplain in the Remote Area Ministry, Goldfields Patrol for just over a year and has already made some big waves. Frontier Services, a Uniting Church Assembly agency supporting people in Australia’s rural and remote areas, funds the role, which sees Bush Chaplains travelling […]
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Respect, learning and welcoming
When the Uniting Church WA gathers, we often share in a Welcome to Country or an Acknowledgment of Country. Both are significant ways the church can acknowledge the Traditional Custodians of the land, but there are some important differences. A Welcome to Country is only led by Traditional Custodians; whereas an Acknowledgment of Country can […]
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Missional work alive and strong in the city
Christine Nicholas, member of Uniting Church in the City, shares two exciting projects the congregation has been passionately involved in, despite the challenges of 2020. The good news of Jesus Christ calls us to be a missional people – to be caught up in God’s mission in the world. Boab Network Uniting Church in the […]
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Moderator’s 2020 Advent Week One Message: Hope for the 21st Century
As a child growing up in Kerala, Christianity was a minority faith amid a potpourri of religious expression. Christmas was just one of many competing festivals among a variety of religions, all competing for attention in the fascinating mosaic of Indian society.
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Caring agencies get creative through COVID
Uniting Church WA caring agencies, through the Uniting WA Forum, presented their reports to the 44th Annual Meeting of the Synod, focusing on how they have adapted to continue to provide essential services in the community through the COVID-19 pandemic. They also each thanked Rev Steve Francis, Ex-Moderator of the Uniting Church WA, for his […]
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Moderator’s Coronavirus Pandemic Prayer for the World
Holy and loving God, awesome Creator and marvelous Saviour, we thank you for your life-giving love. Jesus reminds us that such is your care for us that even the hairs on our head are numbered. We lament with you over the spread of the coronavirus around the WORLD. We are saddened by suffering and death […]
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Why I am looking forward to attending School of Ministry’s Ministry in a Secular Age
It has only been five months since Anita and I packed up our camper trailer and headed on the long journey from Queensland to be taking up my new placement here in Western Australia. At times like this, we have our assumptions about ourselves and what it means to be a disciple [challenged]. We also […]
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Spirituality and Self-care
We’ve probably all heard, and even been challenged by, one of those quotes about a spiritual giant who prayed more the busier they were. So Martin Luther: In fact, I have so much to do that I shall spend the first three hours in prayer.” Or St Francis de Sales: Everyone of us needs half […]