How We Work

The NCCA gathers together Churches and Christian communities which confess the Lord Jesus Christ as God and Saviour according to the Scriptures. We commit to deepen our relationship with each other and to work together towards the fulfilment of common witness, proclamation and service, to the glory of the one God, Father, Son and Holy Spirit.

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April Calendar 2023

April
   2 World Autism Awareness Day
   7 World Health Day            
   6-13  Pesach/Passover (Judaism)
   9 Easter (Christianity)
  16   Easter/Pascha (Orthodox Christianity)      

President’s reflection

For everything there is a season and a time for every matter under heaven.
Ecclesiastes 3:1 (NRSV)
We have moved into the period of Lent. This season of repentance, reflection and preparation shapes us as people as we look ahead to Easter. 

Faith Leaders’ Open Letter

This morning, Leader’s of Australia’s major religious and ethno-religious organisations have called upon all Federal parliamentarians to support a First Nations’ voice to parliament, called for through the 2017 Uluru Statement from the Heart.

Prayers for Türkiye and Syria

We are saddened by the widespread devastation caused by the earthquakes which struck central Türkiye and northern Syria on Monday 6 February, 2023.

Please pray for the Syrian Orthodox and Antiochian Orthodox communities in the affected region.

A Voice to Parliament

A Voice to Parliament gives the Australian Government the opportunity to make policies with Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people, rather than for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people.

Uluru Statement from the Heart

Reflections, studies and video conversations from our Churches and wider networks.
Supporting Sovereignty and the determination of First Nations Peoples for Voice, Treaty and Truth-Telling.

Prayers for Java, Indonesia

We join in prayer for those affected by the earthquake which struck the town of Cianjur in West Java, Indonesia on Monday 21 November 2022.

Praying for our Community

Now may the Lord of peace himself give you peace at all times and in every way. The Lord be with all of you.

2 Thessalonians 3:16 NRSV

Farewell and Remembrance for Queen Elizabeth II

Today, we remember Queen Elizabeth II, a faithful and devoted Christian, who shared her faith in how she lived her life. We remember the people of the United Kingdom, our Anglican friends and particularly her family.

A prayer for to share…

Season of Creation resources 2022

1 September through to the feast of St. Francis on 4 October For four Sundays in September we celebrate The

Prayers for Peace on the Korean Peninsula

Each year, the World Council of Churches and the World Communion of Reformed Churches call member churches to pray for peace and unity in Korea, and peaceful reunification of the Korean Peninsula.

Betty Feith

Betty is fondly remembered for being active in a range of peace and human rights activities. Betty was a volunteer with the Victorian Council of Churches (VCC) and was also involved with the National Council of Churches in Australia (NCCA – formerly ACC) through the Christian World Service (now Act for Peace).

Ecumenical prayer vigil for peace in Gaza

There is an ecumenical prayer vigil across the globe on the 24th of every month, that will continue until we all can celebrate a just and lasting resolution to the Palestinian-Israeli conflict.

Prayers for the flood affected

“Surely God is my salvation; I will trust and not be afraid. The Lord, the Lord, is my strength and my song; he has become my salvation.” Isaiah 12:2

Pray for peace in Ukraine

Participate with the wider church in the call for prayers and fasting for peace.
“…to shine on those living in darkness and in the shadow of death, to guide our feet into the path of peace” Luke 1:79