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.

How faith, family, and calling can transform pain into purpose.

Rev Charissa Suli, President of the Uniting Church in Australia, in this podcast calls for an honest conversation about leadership, faith, and the power of embracing your whole story.

Pope Leo’s Lenten Message

For Lent, Pope Leo XIV invites Christians to open ourselves to listening, fasting, and community, urging us to abstain from words of hatred in order to make space for words of hope and peace.

Seven Weeks for Water

WCC’s Seven Weeks for Water invites us to reflect, pray, and act – to ensure that access to clean water becomes a lived reality for all God’s children, especially those who have been marginalized.

Bethlehem Institute for Peace and Justice – Lenten Devotional

Listen to the witness and teachings of Palestinian Christian theologians during Lent.

WCC General Secretary meets Heads of Churches in Jerusalem

World Council of Churches (WCC) general secretary Rev. Prof. Dr Jerry Pillay met with Heads of Churches in Jerusalem, in accompaniment and affirmation of the churches’ witness in the region.

In Fiji, call for united faiths response in fight against drugs

Call for a united response from Fiji’s Christian, Hindu, and Muslim communities to tackle the country’s growing drug problem.

New General Secretary for the Christian Conference of Asia

The Christian Conference of Asia (CCA) has elected Rev. Jung Eun (Grace) Moon, an ordained minister of the Presbyterian Church of Korea, as its new General Secretary.

Book Review

Rev John Littleton reviews “The Future of Synodality: How we move forward from here” by Kristin M. Colberg and Jos Moons, SJ., Collegeville, Minnesota, USA: Liturgical Press, 2025.

World Day of Prayer 2026, Friday March 6

World Day of Prayer is a worldwide ecumenical movement of women of many faith traditions. Millions of women around the globe will unite in prayer on Friday 6 March 2026.

The risks of artificial general intelligence: how should faith communities respond?

The risks of artificial general intelligence: how should faith communities respond? An online panel discussion entitled “The risks of artificial general intelligence: how should faith communities respond?” will be hosted by the World Council of Churches on 25 February.

Ecumenical Lecture by Prof. Cyril Hovorun

“Issues for the Church in Ukraine: History, theology, politics”, Ecumenical Lecture by Prof. Cyril Hovorun.

NCCA Lunchtime Prayers

Join us for lunchtime prayer for four sessions across the year. Dates for your diary.

What Do We Mean by Forgiveness? A Panel Discussion with Prof Elliott Malamet

What Do We Mean by Forgiveness? A Panel Discussion with Prof Elliott Malamet hosted by University of Notre Dame, Sydney, February 23.

Ramadan and Lent Begin Together This Year

For the first time in years, the holy month of Ramadan and the Christian Lenten season begin on the same day—February 18—offering Muslims and Christians a rare moment of shared sacred time.

March Calendar 2026

1     St David’s Day 

1     Zero Discrimination Day | UN  

3     World Wildlife Day | UN  

3     Purim | Judaism from Tue pm  

3     Lantern Festival (15th day of 1st lunar month – first full moon) end of Chinese New Year