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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Act for Peace
Gift in Wills
What legacy do you want to leave? It’s a significant question to ponder as we celebrate Include a Charity Week from September 2-8, inspiring more Australians to leave a gift in their Will.
Gifts in Will can be your lasting legacy to continue supporting the causes you care deeply about.
First Nations
National Child Protection Week
Peak Body SNAICC calls on Federal Government to keep children safe.
Statistics prove that Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander children are “10.5 times more likely to be in out-of-home care than non-Indigenous children,” Catherine Liddle, CEO of SNAICC.
Our Churches
Social Justice Statement 2024-25
Truth and Peace: A Gospel Word in a Violent World
The 2024-2025 Statement is available to download from the The Australian Catholic Bishops’ Conference, Social Justice Office.
The Statement “…traces the links between the wars and violence in the world and the distrust and disinformation that characterises public conversation.” Andrew Hamilton SJ.
World Council of Churches
Prayer for peace on the WCC anniversary 2024
On the 76th anniversary of the World Council of Churches (WCC), Bishop Dr Heinrich Bedford-Strohm, moderator of the WCC central committee, offers a Prayer for peace.
World Week for Peace in Palestine and Israel 2024
16-23 September 2024
Theme for 2024: “Whatever you did…you did for me” (Matthew 25:40)
The World Council of Churches (WCC) invites people and churches all over the world to pray, advocate, and stand in solidarity with people in the Holy Land during the World Week for Peace in Palestine and Israel.
Resources are now available.
Pacific Conference of Churches
Resources for Season of Creation 2024
The Pacific Conference of Churches (PCC) team have been working to promote the 2024 Season of Creation by developing resources that resonate deeply with a unique Pacific context.
By embracing these materials, we enhance our collective impact and witness as stewards of God’s creation.
International Day of Peace 2024
September 21 – Interfaith Prayer Service
You are warmly invited to the 21st Interfaith Prayer Service celebrating the International Day of Peace.
When: Saturday 21 September 2034 at 3:00 pm AEST
Where: Knox Grammar School, Wahroonga, SYDNEY NSW
40th Anniversary Conference
Movement for the Ordination of Women (MOW)
Lead Like a Woman – Celebrate women’s experiences in Christian ministry.
When: 28-30 November 2024
Where: St John’s Cathedral, Brisbane QLD | St Margaret’s Girl’s School, Brisbane QLD
Climate Justice events
Faiths 4 Climate Justice #Faiths4Climate
Week of action starts Saturday September 14. Details of all the various events are now in one place.
‘Earth Wisdom: Hope in Action’.
ARRCC’s second national Conference. Come and meet like minded, faith-inspired climate activists.
Friday 4 – 6 October, 2024 | Santa Sabina College, Strathfield – Sydney NSW
Registrations close 29 September 2024
Raising Peace Festival 2024
8 – 22 September 2024
Raising Peace is organising four, free, faith and peace events in September as part of its festival of online and hybrid events.
- Sunday 8 September 3.30-6.00 pm AEST | Sunday 15 September 4.00-6.00 pm AEST
- Wednesday 18 September 7.00-8.30 pm AEST | Sunday 22 September 4.00-6.00 pm AEST
Ethics in Turbulent Times
Is the Golden Rule still relevant for our times?
Ethics in Turbulent Times, will consist of six 3-hour sessions on 6 consecutive Tuesday evenings. Discussions aim to inform and inspire thinking on some of the most challenging issues shaping our future.
When: 10 September – 15 October 2024
Where: In-person at University of Melbourne, Parkville VIC, and online.
NCCA Public Statement
“We need to re-focus our efforts in faith-filled prayer”. Rev John Gilmore, NCCA President.
Reflection from the President
I am about to do a new thing;
now it springs forth; do you not perceive it?
I will make a way in the wilderness
and rivers in the desert. Isaiah 43:19
Looking ahead and envisioning the future is a bit complex.
NCCA news
Ecumenical Formation
The Asian Ecumenical Institute (AEI) 2024 winds up this Saturday 17 August 2024.
Participants have been in Chiang Mai, Thailand, training since Sunday, 21 July 2024. NCCA’s Oliver Slewa shares an update of experiences as the gathering comes to a conclusion.
Act for Peace
Building Strength, Rebuilding Lives
Senior Development Manager at Act for Peace, Steph Lenert, travelled to Ethiopia recently to spend time with refugees who have joined a program which provides them with a holistic, sustainable, pathway out of poverty.
Steph shares her experiences of meeting with program participants in Addis Ababa.