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.
Human Rights
Churches Urge Action on Australia’s Human Rights Record ahead of UN Review
Ahead of Australia’s Universal Periodic Review (UPR) at the United Nations Human Rights Council in January 2026, the National Council of Churches in Australia (NCCA) and the World Council of Churches have jointly submitted a comprehensive report highlighting both progress and persistent human rights challenges.
Justice, Peace and Creation Care
Pacific Conference of Churches will continue to reweave the ecological mat
In a statement on 23 July, Pacific Conference of Churches general secretary Rev. James Bhagwan expressed deep gratitude for …commitments and actions that led to an International Court of Justice ruling that failure to act on climate change may constitute an internationally wrongful act.
Pacific Churches condemn militarised escalation
MEDIA STATEMENT – Pacific Conference of Churches (PCC)
Suva, Fiji – 23 June 2025
Pacific Conference of Churches Condemns Militarised Escalation: Pacific Airspace Must Not Be a Staging Ground for War
“The Pacific cannot be a pawn in global warfare,” said Rev. James Bhagwan, PCC General Secretary.
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.
Domestic Violence Prevention
Resources and Prayers Alarmingly, in Australia, one in three women experience physical violence in their lifetime. One in six Australian