During worship on Sunday 25th November we celebrated nearly six years of ministry with Ian – a culmination of the recent Presbytery review process. Ian was inducted as our minister on 10th February 2013. During worship we heard stories, gave thanks and reaffirmed the commitments we made together. We celebrated being called and sent [...]
Are you Interested in being part of a Christian student house in Brunswick? Our program provides affordable housing close to university and public transport in Melbourne’s inner-north. Students explore their faith with fellow young Christians and actively participate in the life of Brunswick Uniting Church. If you are interested in joining our vibrant community, [...]
BUC's Church Council welcomes the decision of the national Assembly to allow ministers to conduct same-gender marriages. In a Pastoral Letter to all Uniting Churches, UCA President Dr Dierdre Palmer explains: To honour the diversity of Christian belief among our members, we will hold two equal and distinct statements of belief on marriage. This decision [...]
Ministry Team commissioning During worship on 3rd June our Ministry Team reformed with two new members - Janet Hogan, as our Interim Student Support worker with responsibility for the YUCY (youth group) program and Valentina Satvedi Leydon, as our Student House Support Worker with responsibility for the 10 young adults who live in our [...]
Brunswick Uniting is an outward looking Christian community in the heart of Melbourne’s inner north. We strive to be an inclusive community, ever growing in faith, and working for justice, peace and reconciliation. We are looking to fill three roles in our ministry team: Children and Families Worker, Youth Worker and Student Support Worker. [...]
Q. What does Jesus have to say about marriage? A. Almost nothing. Mark 10:1-12 is the most often cited passage in the marriage equality debate. And as is often the case, the differences between Christians on this issue are to do with the way scripture is read and interpreted. Here is how I read [...]
We're always looking for volunteers to come and assist us at Olive Way. In many ways we never really stop recruiting. Here is a link to one of the ways you can get involved: Kitchen Assistant at Olive Way
On July 7, a diverse group of 32 young people converged at Seoul’s Chondogyo Cathedral to open the 2017 URI Korea Youth Camp. I was asked to speak in front of the group to introduce myself as the representative from Australia, and to express my hopes for the next five days. Awkward and unsure [...]
If you were down at Olive Way on Wednesday a week or so ago you probably would have seen Larissa walk in with a couple of zip-tied canvass bags, along with a few pillow cases, similarly sealed. If you happened to have watched said bags carefully you would have seen them moving every now [...]
Boom! Crash! Thud, thud, thud…If you are hearing loud noises from the main church building next to Olive Way, chances are you might be thinking there is construction going on. But no, its only Alan, sharpening up his drumming technique and trying to get his groove back after many, many years away from the [...]