Rural Mission
about us
The Rural Office will close on November 17th but you will be able to access some of the resources complied by Ross Neville through this website.
We hope you enjoy exploring this site and find it useful. Use the menu on the left to explore this part of the site in more detail, or use the links above to explore other parts of theUniting Mission and Education. Ross' report for 2011.
What we do can be classed into four distinct areas:
Growing Vision
Developing Leadership
Resourcing and creating networks
Encouraging Action
NEWS
The future of the Murray Darling Basin affects us all. A number of congregations expressed their view and these were combined to form a follow up submission to the House of Representatives Standing Committee. Look at the original Plan and discussion questions here - Discussion paper All the submissions can be viewed online at the House of Reps website. The Uniting Church submission is number 240 of the 625 submissions.
http://www.aph.gov.au/house/committee/ra/murraydarling/subs.htm
As farmers battle the stress of what has been labelled the worst drought of the century, rural communities are suffering. Families are in severe debt, relationships are under pressure and people are stretched — up to and beyond breaking point — resulting in widespread depression and sometimes suicide.
Through giving generously to the Rural Support Service Chaplain’s Fund, you can help the church to provide practical support to drought-affected people.
For more info click here.
The counselling, chaplaincy, community-building efforts and emergency relief your money supports will also bring hope. This hope and your prayers are vital to this long-term effort to help God’s people who are suffering.
Keep in Touch
click here to read the most recent newsletter from our rural chaplains. Chaplains blog
Project Reconnect
Empowering Small congregations to realise their full potential. Visit their webiste