The Shepherdson College School Council invited past and present students and staff to come together to Galiwin’ku on Elcho Island t6o celebrate the 40 years since the Elcho Island Mission School had been officially named Shepherdson College. For a full report on the weekend’s activities please click on this link: Shepherdson College Celebrations.

Speakers at the public forum titled: Indigenous languages in Education: do current policies match our needs? will be Dr Brian Devlin, Associate Professor, Bilingual Education and Applied Linguistics at the Charles Darwin University and Professor Joseph Lo Bianco, Professor of Language and Literacy Educatin at the University of Melbourne. The public forum will be held

Rev. Alistair Macrae, President of the National Assembly of the Uniting Church in Australia, has today called on Uniting Church people to consider their vote carefully and prayerfully this Saturday. Rev. Macrae said “In an election campaign dominated by sound bytes and negative campaigning, I urge Uniting Church people to resist thinking small and instead,

The Uniting Church in Australia has called on politicians running for election to share their vision for Australia and not to limit their discussions to cheap populism and slogans. President of the Uniting Church, Rev. Alistair Macrae believes that Australians are eager to hear messages of hope for the future and has expressed his disappointment

A full list of Experience volunteer placements for 2011 will be released on 1 September 2010 on the UnitingWorld website. Experience placements are the ultimate learning opportunity. Placements provide the chance to spend anywhere between four weeks and three years working alongside a partner church in a mission or development placement. More than 100 opportunities will

The 50th Anniversary of the opening of the Darwin Memorial Uniting Church will be held on 24 and 25 July 2010. There will be a gathering on Saturday afternoon with entertainment and afternoon tea at 2.30 pm. On Sunday morning there will be a service of celebration at 9.30 am. For more details click here.

Celebrating the History of Ernabella Mission Between the 24-28 March 2010, the Pukatja Community in South Australia hosted five days of festivities to not only celebrate the history of the Ernabella Mission but also to rededicate the Ernabella Uniting Church Building. On Saturday 27 March 2010 the Aṉangu and other families from many different communities

Shepherdson College School Council invites all past staff and students, along with any supporters of the school and students, to come to Galiwin’ku, Elcho Island to help celebrate the 40th anniversary of the school at Galiwin’ku being officially named Shepherdson College on 15 August 1970. Celebrations will involve various activities at the school and in

23 June 2010 The Uniting Church in Australia has congratulated Australia’s first female Prime Minister, Ms Julia Gillard. Acting President of the Uniting Church National Assembly, Rev. Gregor Henderson, said he welcomed Ms Gillard’s election as a major step in Australia’s commitment to gender equality and hopes she would serve as a role model for

On the 22nd June 1977, the Uniting Church in Australia was formed. Almost 3000 people participated in a ceremony at Sydney’s Town Hall to celebrate the birth of the new church. Below is a excerpt from The Sydney Morning Herald on that Wednesday, 22 June, 1977, proudly unveiling the new emblem for the Church. Happy