News

Fiji Continues to Recover from Cyclone Tomas

Thursday, June 10th, 2010

Share Pacific Programs Coordinator for the Relief and Development Unit of UnitingWorld, Mr Bryan Cussen, has just returned from visiting communities in Fiji that continue to struggle to fully recover from the effects of Cyclone Tomas that struck Fiji on 14 and 15 March this year. The roof of a school on Qamea was blown off during Cyclone Tomas UnitingWorld is currently working with communities that... Read More »

Church Leaders from Zimbabwe Connect with Church Communities throughout Australia

Tuesday, June 8th, 2010

Share UnitingWorld welcomes two senior leaders from the Methodist Church in Zimbabwe, Rev. Dr Levee Kadenge and Mr Astonishment Mapurisa who are visiting Australia in June and July. They are engaging Uniting Church schools, groups and congregations in Australia on a range of issues currently facing Zimbabwe, and will speak about the growing relationship between UnitingWorld and the Methodist Church... Read More »

Church Partners Speak Out on the Cheonan Sinking

Thursday, June 3rd, 2010

Share A coalition of Christian churches in Korea, including two Church Partners of UnitingWorld, the Presbyterian Church of Korea and the Presbyterian Church in the Republic of Korea, have called for a re-investigation into the cause of the explosion that caused the sinking of the South Korean Navy’s ship, the Cheonan in March this year. The National Council of Churches in Korea (NCCK) has released... Read More »

June E-News

Thursday, June 3rd, 2010

Share IN THIS EDITION: Transform $1 into as much as $6 | Increasing engagement with Zimbabwe | Australian students challenge refugee stereotypes | Annual Report now available |  Making peace in Mindanao | Church Partners in South  Korea speak out on Cheonan sinking | 10 000 Walk for Peace in Indonesia | InSolidarity group visits Church Partners in Bali and Timor Leste | Experience volunteer in Focus... Read More »

Simply Sharing Week 2010: Australian Students Challenge Refugee Stereotypes

Monday, May 31st, 2010

Share Australian schools, parishes and youth groups are being encouraged to engage young people in the contentious debate around refugee and asylum seekers. A coalition of Australian Christian development agencies is inviting schools to tackle the issue as part of Simply Sharing Week 2010, launched this week. Simply Sharing Week encourages Australians to learn about and become involved in issues... Read More »