Yamba-Iluka Uniting Church

19/05/2026

I know that a lot of people travel to a particular church because “people there are like me.”
There’s a lot of people my age, or race or class or who worship like I do or whatever.
But I don’t want to go to a church where everyone is like me.
One of the things I love about my local church is that not everyone is like me.
I love that I’m in community with people of a completely different generation, different background, different ethnicity, different sexuality, different politics, different all kinds of things to me.
People I would never know or have anything to do with without this church.
And I love that I have to shake hands with the man I really don’t like and reconcile that his humanity is sacred too.
Difference isn’t a bad thing, it’s beautiful.
These relationships make me better. They enrich my life and help me to learn and grow.
Lucy Knight said “Community isn’t the same as assimilation. Diversity is beautiful. If we truly believe that each of us is fearfully and wonderfully made then we have to learn to see ourselves and others as God sees us. As unique, complex identities”
And I get that it can be difficult sometimes.
Sometimes it’s awkward to navigate.
But to borrow a phrase from our church’s patron St Augustine
“Solvitur ambulando”: it is solved by walking.
We work it out together.

20/04/2026

25/03/2026

Help wanted.

We are looking for baristas who would be willing to donate some time to our free cafe at the Red Dove Op Shop.
We hold the cafe weekly on Fridays between 9-11am and a monthly lunch on the 2nd Wednesday each month from 12-1:30pm.
If you are able to help we’d love to hear from you.
Leave a message on Facebook or call Matt on 0458789738.

02/03/2026

🌿 Who Should Walk a Labyrinth? 🌿
Maybe... you?
Have you ever felt the need to just slow down?
To take a break from the noise, the hustle, the endless to-do lists?
Walking a labyrinth isn’t about getting lost — it’s about finding something.
✨ A moment of peace.
✨ A sense of clarity.
✨ A breath of stillness in a busy world.
You don’t need any experience. You don’t need to "do it right."
You simply walk — at your own pace — and let the path do the work.
🌀 Whether you’re:
• Feeling stressed or overwhelmed
• Seeking direction or answers
• Looking for a way to meditate or pray
• Or just curious about what this is all about...
The labyrinth welcomes you. No expectations. Just presence.
Come as you are — and discover what walking a labyrinth can open in you.
Pilot Hill, Yamba
Thursdays in March.
Labyrinth open to explore 7-9am

22/02/2026

The journey of 40 days towards Easter has begun. We wrestled with Jesus in the wilderness and the questions ‘Who am I?’ and ‘How am I called to live my life?’
We also began the journey by leaving stones at the cross - some of those things that weigh us down, so we can move more freely.

28/01/2026

Did you know children as young as 10 can be arrested, prosecuted and jailed? That Indigenous Australian children make up less than 7% of the population but around 60% of those in detention from a system that has failed them, drawing condemnation from the United Nations, the Australian Law Centre and many nations around the world.
On Sunday Yamba Uniting expressed its hopes for children to be loved not locked up, following a suggestion from Common Grace.