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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.

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President’s Reflection

The current debate in Australia about preserving wealth and assets has reference points that are very different to those of Jesus.

Prayer for those caught up in the Ebola outbreak

Remembering those caught up in the Ebola virus outbreak in DR Congo and Uganda.

Refugee Week, 14 – 21 June

Refugee Week invites us to celebrate ‘A Million Stories’, to mark the one million permanent humanitarian visas Australia has issued since 1947.

Welcoming the stranger starts long before someone reaches our shores.

Refugees are not defined by what they have lost. They are people with skills, resilience, leadership, and dreams for the future.

NCCA calls for action on racism directed at First Nations Peoples

Churches condemn all forms of racism as profoundly immoral because racism rejects the equality of all people, created in God’s image with human dignity and equal rights.

Ordinations in the Northern Territory

The Uniting Church celebrate two ordinations.

World Environment Day 2026

Watch the 1 minute video on the urgent signals the Earth is sending and the signals we choose to send back.

Eastern Orthodox And Oriental Orthodox Churches Move Toward Unity After 1,600 Years Of Separation

A momentous declaration after nearly sixteen hundred years of estrangement.

WCC commends Pope Leo’s encyclical on AI to all people

Technology must be used to enhance and develop human life and living and not displace human labour, value, and dignity.

Ecumenism in Asia

The greatest challenge facing Asian Christianity today is not numerical growth but maintaining unity amid diversity.

Re-grounding the Pasifika Household of God

Across the Pacific, churches and communities are reclaiming ancestral wisdom, relational ethics, and spiritual identity as foundations for a more grounded future.

Council of Nicaea

A new book highlights common ground among Christian traditions, while also acknowledging the challenges and opportunities in the quest for greater ecumenical collaboration.

Global Prayers for Peace in Ukraine

The Ukrainian Council of Churches has organised the Global Prayer for Peace in Ukraine.

100 Days of Meditation, 100 Voices of Peace 

100 voices, 100 days for a shared moment of stillness each evening.

In Pursuit of Peace: Afghans promoting peace and social justice in new lands

Hear from courageous Afghans who, in exile, continue their commitment to peace, social justice and gender equality.