Noelene Osora
Easter Messages from Australia's National Leaders of Christian Churches in Australia 2024
‘He is Risen’
“I am the resurrection and the life; he who believes in me, though he dies, yet shall he live, and whoever lives and believes in me shall never die” (John11:25-26).
Stories of hope do not seem to get the same level of attention as those that focus on what is terrible in the world.
Easter is a powerful story of hope.
The 14 messages follow.
World Council of Churches Easter Message 2024
Jesus is not here, He is Risen!
The empty tomb is a sign of LIFE, HOPE AND LOVE, says World Council of Churches General Secretary Rev. Prof. Dr Jerry Pillay in his 2024 Easter Message.
"...In every situation of suffering and death today let us be reminded that the Risen Lord brings us life, hope, and love."
Reflection from the President
When the days drew near for him to be taken up, he set his face to go to Jerusalem.
Luke 9:51.
It is human to anticipate what we think lies ahead. This future focus can be shaped by uncertainty, fear, hope, or maybe more of the same! We all look ahead and wonder what might come next.
Australian Churches Refugee Taskforce
Submission to the AHRC on Women in Immigration Detention
The Australian Churches Refugee Taskforce (ACRT) made a submission to the Australian Human Rights Commission (AHRC) on 21 February 2024, looking into the experiences of women in immigration detention facilities, and the subsequent issues women faced when they were in community detention.
Act for Peace
Global Refugee Forum 2023
In December, Act for Peace was privileged to be part of the Global Refugee Forum, where they worked to promote refugee leadership, facilitated important discussions, and secured pledges, including significant pledges from global law firms to provide free legal aid for refugees.
Author tour - Bethlehem Bible College
The Glenburnie Program sponsorship
Last year the NCCA's Glenburnie Program funded the Palestine Israel Ecumenical Network (PIEN) to arrange a speaking tour of Australia with author, Mercy Aiken in April 2024.
Ms Aiken is co-author of the biography of Bishara Awad, a Palestinian Christian and founder of Bethlehem Bible College.
Tour dates announced: 7 – 21 April 2024
Our Churches
Lutheran and Uniting colleges present Festival of Learning
Adelaide-based colleges, Australian Lutheran College (ALC) and the Uniting College for Leadership and Theology (University of Divinity) worked ecumenically to deliver programs on the 2024 theme ‘Challenging Boundaries: Life at the edges’.
Ecumenical collaboration in the Pacific
Uniting Church in Australia and Pacific churches
Resources: 'Theology of Disaster Resilience in a changing climate'
UnitingWorld, Uniting Church in Australia's humanitarian agency, and Pacific churches have worked ecumenically in the Pacific to produce these resources which aim to aid communities and churches in examining resilience, preparedness, and suffering during disasters from a biblical perspective.
World Council of Churches
On the 2nd anniversary of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, World Council of Churches' General Secretary, Rev. Prof. Dr Jerry Pillay, has made a statement calling for prayer "...for the restoration of our humanity and morality."
Australian Women Preach
International Women's Day 2024
On International Women’s Day, 8 March 2024, the podcast Australian Women Preach will celebrate three years of production and three years of raising women’s voices in preaching the Gospel!