The answer to the question “Is sexuality dividing the church in Australia?” is a decided “yes!” for Mark Durie, a Senior Research Fellow at the Melbourne School of Theology. He makes the case in his new book Double Minded: How… Continue Reading
When The Other Cheek reported on the initiative of the Uniting Church in NSW/ACT appointing a prominent Baptist Graham Hill, formerly of Morling College, as one of a team on mission catalysts, FB commentators focused on how well (or not)… Continue Reading
Graham Joseph Hill – has been a leader among Aussie Baptists, being a former Vice Principal of Morling College – the Baptist Theological College with campuses Sydney and Perth. But now he has taken up a challenge to serve in… Continue Reading
A working group tasked with developing an apology by the Uniting Church (UCA) to LGBTQIA+ people has advised against the national assembly of the church making a formal apology at their 2024 meeting. A draft working document by the “Apology… Continue Reading
Booragul Uniting Church, an evangelical congregation, has been told it will be dissolved by the local Uniting Church in Australia Presbytery (regional committee). The Presbytery decided last night to close the church as of December 31, 2023. Booragul is small,… Continue Reading
Stan Grant was part of this year’s lineup at PreachFest, a unique celebration organised by the Uniting Church in NSW/ACT. The three-day festival was “created to inspire and enliven the craft, art and vocation of preaching across churches in Australia.”… Continue Reading
Every few years The Other Cheek looks to see if the numbers in church networks can be teased out. here is this year’s update Catholic: The official National count of Attendance reported 623,400 people on average, attended weekly mass in… Continue Reading
Mangrove Mountain, a small community in the NSW Central Coast hinterland, still has a church thanks to a bunch of Christians and atheists who banded together to save the “little white church at Mangrove Mountain.” Their Union church has been… Continue Reading
When the Fair Work Commission turned down an unfair dismissal claim brought by evangelical minister Hedley Fihaki against the Uniting Church in Australia’s (UCA) Queensland Synod (region), it ruled that UCA ministers are not employees. “There were previous court cases… Continue Reading
“We are committed to upholding the Bible as the inerrant and infallible Word of God written in its original form,” says the “mission plan” of a Uniting Church (UCA) in the Lake Macquarie region near Newcastle, NSW. Whether or not… Continue Reading