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 

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.

Evening Prayer for Week of Christian Unity & Annual Ecumenical Gala Dinner

You are invited to join the NSW Ecumenical Council and their hosts, the Greek Orthodox Archdiocese of Australia.

When: Friday 10 May 2024 from 5:30 pm (AEST), Surry Hills, Sydney NSW

Will artificial intelligence change the way we practice our faith?

Many possibilities, and equal questions arise for Christian pastors, evangelists and the average believer.

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

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.

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.

‘I am the Alpha and the Omega, the first and the last, the beginning and the end’

Revelation 22:13

In this time of beginnings, as the year gets underway, we all try to come to terms with what may be ahead. 

Deacon Oliver Slewa has been appointed to the position of Policy and Projects Officer at the National Council of Churches in Australia. 

Calling all youth leaders!

This June, Act for Peace are launching their Ration Challenge Youth Groups program, an opportunity to give young people a unique and experiential look into one of the many challenges faced by refugees.

Register your interest. Join this transformative journey of compassion and solidarity.