16 Jul

Posted at 14:22h in Uncategorized

Last year during the national debate about Marriage Equality in Australia, Richmond Uniting Church Council voted to display posters supporting marriage equality out the front of our church.  This decision was made knowing that not all Uniting Church’s shared this view, but out of the deep concern that some Christian churches were claiming to speak for all Christians, as they...

19 Mar

Posted at 11:02h in Events

Maundy Thursday 29th March at 7.30pm in the courtyard Leaning into the story of the night Jesus was betrayed Good Friday 30th March 2018 at 9am Gathering at the foot of the scandalous cross Ecumenical Stations of the Cross on Good Friday at 10.30am Beginning in Citizens’ Park, Church Street, we will walk together Easter Day Sunday 1st April at 10am Celebrating the wonder of the Divine’s...

20 Oct

Posted at 13:43h in Uncategorized

When I was 17 I went to my first NCYC, a big national youth convention, hosted by the Uniting Church. It was amazing to travel from Victoria to Queensland with a diverse range of people, and once there, to hang out with some two thousand other young people who were also interested in the Jesus way. Here there was space to talk...

22 Jan

Posted at 11:34h in Reflection, Uncategorized

As the festivities - both those that were cherished and those that were endured - come to a close and we move into the rhythm of the 'normal' year, the opportunity can present itself to consider anew what life is about. Beyond the pressures of consuming, incessant status updates and busyness, questions of the heart and the spirit can tug at...

05 Nov

Posted at 14:28h in Reflection, Uncategorized

Have you ever wanted to ask a minister, or someone who is a part of a Jesus community, a question or have a conversation with them about life, the universe and everything? This Saturday morning, the 7 November, people from RUC are going to be at the Gleadell Street Market in Richmond and here there will be space to find out...