5 Ashura | Islam
6-13 NAIDOC Week
9 Martyrdom of the Bab | Baha’i
12 1971: Aboriginal Flag first flown in Adelaide
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.
Noelene Osora
administrator
Articles By This Author
Care of Creation
Wonder, Wisdom, and the Call to Protect Our Living Ocean
“As we celebrate Pentecost and World Oceans Day, let the Spirit move among us anew…. Let us no longer see the ocean as a background to our lives, but as kin, as teacher, as sanctuary.” Rev. James Bhagwan, General Secretary, Pacific Conference of Churches.
Ecumenical Funding
Glenburnie Program
Funding from this program is intended to “provide resources for the churches and the community on issues relating to a just, participatory and sustainable society.”
Closing date for applications: 31 July 2025.
World Council of Churches
News from the WCC
Australian churches observe the Week of Prayer for Christian Unity: During Ascension and Pentecost, Christian churches in the southern hemisphere hold ecumenical services to mark the Week of Prayer for Christian Unity.
The World Council of Churches Strongly Condemns the Attack on the Iranian territory: “an unlawful act that violates international law and the sovereignty of a nation-state.” WCC General Secretary Rev. Prof. Dr Jerry Pillay
ARTFinc grant
Australian Research Theology Foundation Inc. (ARTFinc)
Funding applications for religious and educational projects within Australia are welcomed by ARTFinc for projects in the Church in 2025-26.
Applications close: 30 June 2025
Inaugural Oration
The John and Anna Belfer Oration in the History of Jewish Philosophy
“The First Rabbinic Philosopher: Saadia Gaon (882 – 942),”
When: Monday 30 June 2025, 6:00 pm AEST
Where: The Great Synagogue, Elizabeth St, Sydney NSW
Jewish philosophy initiative
The University of Notre Dame’s Centre for the History of Philosophy, is launching a new academic focus on the study of Jewish philosophy.
“… it’s really important …to promote a shared understanding of the Abrahamic intellectual traditions – not only for insight into the past, but also for finding ways to live together and think together today.” Associate Professor Nathan Lyons, Centre Co-Director.
Seeing the grief of others
‘…. for those of us whose lives have been shaped by the horrors of the Holocaust … we cannot let history repeat. We should never give up trying to understand “the other”, and we must never succumb to the temptation to dehumanise our fellow human beings.’ Corinne Fagueret
NCCA Media Release
‘Even the stones cry out’ for Palestine and Israel
In Gaza the situation is more desperate and dangerous by the day.
“We cannot sit by any longer. Churches in Australia and the world cannot remain silent in the face of such appalling inhumanity.” Rev John Gilmore
Reflection from the President
“But you will receive power when the Holy Spirit has come upon you, and you will be my witnesses in Jerusalem, in all Judea and Samaria, and to the ends of the earth.” Acts 1:8
“As Christians around the world celebrate Pentecost, the coming of the Holy Spirit, we hear again the call to envisage a world that deeply honours every member of the human family and God’s creation…” Rev Dr Helen Richmond
In the News
Episcopal (Anglican) Statement condemns attack at Ahli Hospital, Gaza City, 5 June 2025
Around 10:20 am local time, Israeli forces fired inside the compound of the Al-Ahli Hospital in Gaza City, killing three and wounding thirty other bystanders.
NCCA joins civil society sign on statement
NCCA joins the Quakers in signing their civil society sign on statement.
Australia’s military trade is not transparent.
Policy experts describe defence export systems as “at best opaque and at worst negligently poor”.
NSWEC Prayer for Christian Unity
Annual Prayer for Christian Unity and Gala Fundraising Dinner
The NSW Ecumenical Council warmly invites you to join them for this event, in person
When: Friday 13 June 5.30 – 9.00pm (dinner from 7pm)
Where: Coptic Orthodox Church, GUILDFORD, SYDNEY,NSW
Act for Peace
Life changing education for girls in Pakistan
Education may be a fundamental human right, but girls in Pakistan face many barriers including poverty, cultural and religious beliefs and gender inequality that continue to keep them out of classrooms.
Australian Churches Refugee Taskforce
Justice for People Seeking Asylum
‘End the Waiting’: Webinar – Thursday 19 June 7:30pm – 9:00pm AEST
The Big Walk 4 Refugees 2025: walking for kindness and a fair go for refugees!