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.

During the 16 Days of Activism to End Gender-Based Violence the National Council of Churches in Australia (NCCA) shares this prayer with our Christian communities:

Prayer to End Family and Domestic ViolenceLoving God,

We thank you for inviting us to work to end domestic and family

violence in our community.

We ask for your wisdom and guidance.

We pray for constancy in seeking a society where all people are safe

in their home, families and close relationships, and where all

relationships respect the equality and dignity of each person.

We pray for all those affected by violence, that they may find safety

and healing.

We pray that all women and children will find a place and life free

from violence, and children will be cared for in nurturing, protective

and supportive ways.

We pray for young men that they may find models of respectful

relationships, and reject the violent and demeaning images of

manhood current in our society.

We ask for the courage to confront the causes of family violence,

including the prevalence of violence in society, abuse of power and

the unequal position of women in the community.

We pray for right and just relations between all people, so that

together we may transform and overcome violence in all its forms.

We long for the time you have promised, when violence is banished,

women and men are open to love and be loved, children are

protected, and the work and wealth of our world is justly shared.

Through Christ our Lord. Amen.

Catholic Social Services Victoria 2025

Prayers and resources to End Family and Domestic Violence

Anglican

Christians to Pray, Stand, Walk Together Against Gendered Violence | The Melbourne Anglican | 11 November 2024

16 Days of Activism 2024 – Ten Commitments | Anglican Church Australia | December 2024

pdf 16 Days release 081124 Press Release (370 KB)   | Anglican Church launches social media campaign to tackle causes of domestic violence | Australian Church News | by Matthew Robson | 26 November 2024  (PDF)

Catholic

16 Days of Activism to End Gender-Based Violence: 25th November to 10th December 2024 | Catholic Church Perth | 19 November 2024