Gold Coast Outreach supplies Christmas hampers

(originally published at http://www.vision.org.au/christian/gold-coast-outreach-supplying-hampers )

An outreach ministry on Queensland's Gold Coast is supplying up to 500 emergency Christmas hampers to families in need this summer.
Newlife Care, the community outreach arm of the Newlife Uniting Church, provides counseling, community outreach and emergency relief all year round but Christmas is especially busy.

Newlife Care Hampers (source:https://www.facebook.com/newlifeunitingchurch)

Care coordinator Antoinette Dupreez told UCB News they don't do it alone relying on the church and the local community.
Local welfare agencies, schools and chaplains help them ensure the hampers are age and family appropriate.
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Sharing the gospel with a Christmas CD

(originally published at www.vision.org.au)

A conversation about how to share the Gospel through music has led to a church releasing a Christmas Album.

Newlife Uniting Church on Queensland's Gold Coast have produced Songs of Christmas as a way of blessing their church and community.

Craig Hindman is the Creative Arts Pastor for the church and as you will hear they had specific criteria for the songs which made it on the album.
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Photos from Newlife Uniting Church. Used with permission.