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News

Action for asylum seekers

At the November Presbytery and Synod meeting, members adopted a statement relating to the treatment of asylum seekers and refugees. Moderator Rev Sue Ellis has written a letter to parliamentarians based on this statement.

Leadership

Leading with a servant’s heart

Peter Morton is someone who expresses his faith through a servant’s heart. His attitude toward leadership is moulded in the same way, or as he puts it, “was sewn into me from an early age”.

Faith

Reflection of the week

The reflection this week explores Luke 21:5, church buildings, and the Spirit of God.

Leadership

A new generation of church growth

Ten new churches in five years. That’s the bold of goal of the new Uniting Church SA initiative, Generate 2021. But, as Rev Dr Graham Humphris explains it, this goal is one that the Church needs to meet.

Faith

Reflection of the week

This week's reflection focusses on eyesight, insight and Jesus healing the blind man in Mark 10:51-52.

Culture

Supporting Mapoon ministry

The 14th Assembly of the Uniting Church in Australia agreed to support the establishment of a new church in the old Mapoon community. This project is an important act of reconciliation.

Faith

Reflection of the week

This week's reflection looks at Luke 19:10 - “the Son of Man came to seek and to save the lost.”

Leadership

Pilgrims and Presbytery meetings

Uniting Church SA General Secretary Rev Nigel Rogers discusses the upcoming Presbytery and Synod meeting (3-5 November), and what it means to be pilgrim people in a changing church.

Faith

Giving voice to hope

Dr Deidre Palmer will soon conclude in her role as Moderator of the Uniting Church SA. In this article, Deidre shares some of her experiences as Moderator and her thoughts on the future of the Church.

News

An increase in child poverty

Research recently released by leading welfare bodies shows that more children are living below the poverty line in Australia today than there have been in the past decade.

Faith

Reflection of the week

This week's reflection focusses on the story of the Little Children and Jesus from Mark's Gospel in preparation for Children's Week (22-30 October).

Family

Stronger than the storm

As the weekend of the South Australian Youth Camp Out drew nearer the wild weather seemed forbidding - but it wasn't enough to stop the camp from going ahead! SAYCO 2016 was a time of worship, fun and life-changing experiences.

Culture

Five things to click this week

Interesting articles, videos, photographs and other content are posted online every day. Here are five recent items that may interest the Uniting Church SA community.

Faith

Reflection of the week

This week's reflection looks at patience, perseverance, prayer and Luke 18:7.

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