Umina church helps Lent Event

The Umina Uniting Church is among over 100 congregations supporting "Lent Event" this year.

Through Uniting Church Overseas Aid, four projects are being support to assist local communities achieve a better standard of life, according to church secretary Ms Strong.

"As we now come to the end of Lent and into Easter, many of our congregation have been participating in Lent Event, a period of '40 days of giving to make a life worth living'."

The four projects include AIDS treatment, providing preschools for tribal people, micro-credit program (giving women the opportunity to establish viable small businesses) and the building of concrete water tanks (so women don't have to walk three hours to fetch water).

Press release, April 5 Annette Strong, Uniting Church