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.
NCCA Statement on the Escalation of War in the Middle East
24 June 2025
FOUNDATION OF HOPE IN PRAYER FOR GAZA AND MIDDLE EAST REGION
They have treated the wound of my people carelessly, saying, “Peace, peace’, when there is no peace. (Jeremiah 6:14)
We cannot remain silent in the face of the developing war and conflict in the Middle East.
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.
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”.
NCCA Statement
NCCA condemns hate crimes, urges prayer for communal harmony
23 May 2025
The National Council of Churches in Australia (NCCA) restates our condemnation of hate crimes and acts of terror directed towards any person especially people of faith and people of ethnic minorities.
Tribute to Pope Francis, ecumenical prophet of mercy
“Pope Francis’s papacy has been a great gift to the ecumenical movement, and he has been a dedicated collaborator in our efforts toward Christian unity and reconciliation and a prophetic voice for peace, the environment, and justice everywhere.”
New hate crime laws
The Australian Government and the NSW Government recently updated their hate crime laws.
The Australian Human Rights Commission (AHRC) have prepared an Explainer to better understand the implications of these changes.
NCCA Annual Review
2023- 2024
NCCA General Secretary, Ms Liz Stone, has presented the NCCA Annual Review for 2023-2024. The Annual Review contains information relating to the activities and programs of the National Council of Churches in Australia.
NCCA condemns attack on Melbourne synagogue
6 December 2024
The National Council of Churches in Australia (NCCA) strongly condemns the arson attack on the Adass Israel Synagogue in Melbourne earlier today.
Australian visit – WCC General Secretary
Rev. Prof. Dr. Jerry Pillay, the 9th General Secretary of the World Council of Churches (WCC), will be a distinguished Ecumenical guest at the National Council of Churches in Australia (NCCA) 11th National Forum in Adelaide, where he will be giving the keynote address.
Message of Prayer and Peace from NCCA
Peace I leave with you, my peace I give to you; not as the world gives do I give to you. Let not your heart be troubled, neither let it be afraid.
John 14:27
The National Council of Churches in Australia (NCCA) expresses deep sadness for those killed, injured, and traumatised by recent events in Sydney.
Annual Review
2022- 2023
At the Annual General Meeting on 1 November 2023, General Secretary, Ms Liz Stone, presented the NCCA Annual Review for 2022-2023. The Annual Review contains information relating to the activities and programs of the National Council of Churches in Australia.