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.
Harmony Day/Week 2023
HARMONY WEEKÂ –Â EVERYONE BELONGS
Harmony Week is the celebration that recognises our diversity and brings together Australians from all different backgrounds.
Harmony Day, 21 March: AÂ day for us to come together and celebrate all of our differences and diversity in Australia.
Ramadan 2023
RAMADAN MUBARAK
Begins on 23 March 2023 and ends on 21 April 2023
Warm greetings to our Muslim friends as they enter a period of prayer, fasting, charity-giving.Â
April Calendar 2023
| April | |
| Â Â 2 | World Autism Awareness Day |
|   7 | World Health Day       |
| Â Â 6-13Â | Pesach/Passover (Judaism) |
| Â Â 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 3:1Â (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.Â
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.