All you need to know: answers to your frequently asked questions
To help you get the answers you need, our Coronavirus Crisis Team has listed your FAQs. This page will be updated weekly and we hope it will satisfy most of your queries, saving you from having to pick up a phone or send an email.
Comparing Victoria and Tasmania’s different pandemic experiences
Little separates Victoria and Tasmania geographically, but thanks to the pandemic they have been worlds apart for most of this year.
Pastoral letter from the Moderator
Moderator Denise Liersch reflects on how different the lives of Victorians and Tasmanians are at the moment and how Jesus calls us to be one community together.
Resources help healing in times of disaster
A new resource provides vital information and guidance for ministers and lay leaders to begin the healing process after a disaster.
Change or Suppression (Conversion) Practices Prohibition Bill 2020: Statement from the Moderator
Moderator Denise Liersch says "the Uniting Church supports the intention of the legislation to protect vulnerable people from the harm of coercive practices".
Help Philippines residents hit hard by typhoons
Philippines residents need our support after the country was rocked by two major typhoons in November.
Financial program offers a cents of purpose
A new initiative is using underutilised assets to fund mission and ministry and future-proof congregations.
Deadly fight for rights in the Philippines
A call for action has been issued as ongoing human rights abuses continue to be a stain on democracy in the Philippines.
Gippsland revisited – journey through the broken heart of Eastern Victoria
This time last year all we could talk about was the devastating effects brought about by something beyond our control. No, it wasn’t COVID, it was the bushfires. 12 months later, much of East Gippsland is still on its knees.
Getting to know the Bethel Centre – Julie McDonald Q&A
Julie McDonald says seeking help doesn’t imply there is a flaw in a person’s faith. “Nobody’s relationship to their faith is perfect all the time. We all fall and we all have challenges.”
Double Take: Robyn Whitaker and Fran Barber
Rev Dr Robyn Whitaker and Rev Fran Barber have been friends for 25 years. In that time they have shared a lot of things – including a wedding dress. They now share a podcast to help resource people in ministry.
Heather Ackland retires after 36 years
Heather Ackland started her career juggling figures and ended it trying to figure out ways to help congregations with their missional work.
You learn something new every day
By Sean Winter |
Head of Pilgrim Theological College, Sean Winter talks about his role and what the college offers to students.
Let’s let God’s love flower
By Rose Broadstock |
Gardening teaches us a lot about God’s love and how spiritual growth can flower, writes Rev Rose Broadstock.
Christmas spirit brings out the best in us
By Bob Faser |
The spirit of Christmas, and all the joy that it brings, has the ability to bring out the very best in people, says retired Hobart minister Rev Dr Bob Faser.
