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.

“Holy Family, Holy Faith”

Glory to God in the highest,
And peace to all people on earth.

The World Council of Churches Christmas message, “Holy Family, Holy Faith,” reflects on the desperate and unlikely circumstances in which the Holy Family began.

Icon pictured, included in an Orthodox vesper observed at the 2025 Central Committee meeting of the World Council of Churches taking place in Johannesburg (South Africa) June 2025. Photo: Albin Hillert/WCC

“Through holy faith, we are invited into and united in God’s holy family. We are not alone in our struggles, pain and suffering. We are connected and interconnected. We are family. And Immanuel, God is with us forever!”  Rev. Prof. Dr Jerry Pillay, General Secretary, WCC

Read the full message: “Holy Family, Holy Faith” – Christmas Message 2025 | oikoumene.org | news |

Read the WCC article: WCC Christmas message: “Holy Family, Holy Faith” connects us all | oikoumene.org. | news | 5 December 2025

 

 

 

 

 

 

2024 Christmas Messages from Australian Church Leaders (428 KB)  | released 13 December 2024