God's love in action The prophet Isaiah told people who had lost their homeland and who had been through enormous suffering that they could live in peace again. His message resonates this Christmas Bowl, as we support Sri Lankan refugees to return home and build peaceful new lives after years of bloody civil war. [...]
Harvesting hope in Zimbabwe Hope is scarce for mothers like Nyevero, who couldn’t feed her family after losing her crops to Zimbabwe’s merciless drought. Most days, she and her husband, teenage son and two young daughters had just one thin bowl of porridge to survive on. Nyevero felt desperate as she watched her children get [...]
Sharing God's love through the Christmas Bowl It was 1949. Millions of refugees were starving in war-ravaged Europe. And as Frank looked at his heavily-laden Christmas dinner table, the contrast between our abundance in Australia and the needs of others around the world could not have been more stark. As a Christian, he felt [...]
On Sunday 10th November Rev. (Deac) Jeanne Beale* presented Rev. Richard Collard with a certificate celebrating 65 years of ordination. Responding to this Richard shared a story about his first placement in the Mallee. He had two manses situated 68 miles apart. He lived in one manse 9 days at a time and 5 [...]
Recently the Olive Way was nominated for a Community Award from the City of Moreland. Shortly before the presentation night we were contacted to check whether a representative would be attending – but no firm indication that we might win an award. On Tuesday 1st October a number of us attended the ceremony at [...]
Brunswick Uniting Church currently has a couple of vacancies in our Student House Program. For over 20 years we have supported tertiary students from outside Melbourne in their move to Melbourne for study. We have two houses, side-by-side, with 5 rooms in each. It's an intentional, supported community connected to Brunswick Uniting Church. Find [...]
During worship on 2nd June we celebrated the ministries of Valentina Satvedi-Leydon and Janet Hogan as our Interim Student House and Youth Support workers. Ian began by acknowledging that they will be staying on with us but changing their relationship with the congregation as they hand their roles on to Dave Hall, Children & [...]
During worship at Church Camp, 26th May, we celebrated Janet Watson Kruse’s ministry as our Interim Children & Families worker. Janet commenced in this role on Sunday 13th May 2018. Over the past two weeks she has provided handover to recently our commissioned Children & Families, Youth & Young Adult Pastor, Dave Hall. Worship at [...]
On Sunday 5th May, 2019, we commissioned Peter Blair as our Olive Way Pastor and Dave Hall as our Children & Families, Youth and Young Adult Pastor. In this Presbytery led service Rev Sani Vaeluaga reprised his role presiding over the service, having inducted Ian Ferguson as our Minister of the Word in 2013. [...]
The ordination of Carlynne Nunn, held at Brunswick UC, on Saturday 16th March was a joyous celebration. Welcoming everyone to the service Ian ensured that every person knew that there was a place for them in their support of Carlynne. Carlynne candidated from our congregation and began her training in 2016. She was [...]