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.

Refugee Week 2024

16 – 22 June 2024 2024 Theme  – Finding Freedom: Family This year’s Refugee Week theme highlights resilience, strength, and unity in the

A Reflection from the President

Last week we entered into the season of Lent. This time of discipline and reflection is practiced across our differing

World Council of Churches

As the three Abrahamic faiths prepare to observe Ramadan, Easter and Pesach, a time of peace is called for. The World

Christmas Bowl 2023

Thank you Thank you for being a part of the Christmas Bowl. This past Christmas, thousands of compassionate Christians united

First Nations

Closing the Gap The Australian Productivity Commission recently released it’s Closing the Gap Report and Implementation Plan. Bishop Charles Gauci, chair of the

Palm Sunday actions 2024

Sunday 24 March 2024   Justice marches for peace and refugees are being held in most capital cities on Palm Sunday. Details

March Calendar 2024

March 1 World Day of Prayer 1 St David’s Day 1 Zero Discrimination Day 3 World Wildlife Day 8 International

Reflection from the President

For now we see in a mirror, dimly, but then we will see face to face. Now I know only in part; then I will know fully, even as I have been fully known.
I Corinthians 13:12
Listening is not always easy. It is even harder to suspend our preconceived ideas…to be different and maybe even to have greater insight into a particular matter of faith than we do.

Thank You

The Christmas Bowl 2023
A huge ‘thank you’ to all the church congregations and supporters around Australia who took part in the Christmas Bowl last year. 

Act for Peace

Gaza Emergency Update
With thousands of lives lost and over 1.7 million people forcibly displaced the human cost of this crisis is enormous.
“The world can’t relax while people are dying every minute… Every 10 minutes there is a child killed in Gaza…”- Nader, Executive Secretary, DSPR 

The Rogation of the Ninevites

Churches in common unity celebrate the Fast of the Ninevites.
Today, drawing inspiration from their Ninevite ancestors in the Book of Jonah, thirteen Churches, including; the Assyrian Church of the East, Chaldean Catholic Church, Syro-Malabar Church, Maronite Catholic Church, Syriac Orthodox Church, Coptic Orthodox Church, Ethiopian, and Eritrean Orthodox Churches, and others, practice this fast.

AI and faith

Will artificial intelligence change the way we practice our faith?
Many possibilities, and equal questions arise for Christian pastors, evangelists and the average believer.

World Council of Churches

Latest News 

  • Call for papers – Scholars are invited to submit their abstracts for the conference on the First Ecumenical Council of Nicaea, 2025
  • EAPPI – WCC accompaniers return to the Holy Land to witness life under occupation | Peace, respect & human rights

New publication

Learners-Disciples-Together: within and beyond Church Communities
Author: John Littleton 
The church is to be understood as a community of equals through baptism, with diverse ministries of service, recognising co-responsibility and servant leadership by all.

Position announcement

Peaceworker
Quakers Australia’s National Quaker Peace & Legislation Committee (QPLC), has announced an opening for this part-time position.
The role is aimed at fostering positive engagement with federal Parliamentarians, Parliamentary Offices, and like-minded national organisations to promote peace and uphold human rights within Australia and internationally.
Applications due: by 23 February 2024. The successful applicant will be notified by 4 March 2024.