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.
Easter Messages from Australia’s National Leaders of Christian Churches 2026
‘He is Risen’
The Easter cry that is shared by all Christians.
This year, the Western Churches celebrate Easter on Sunday 5 April 2026. The Orthodox and Oriental Churches will celebrate Pascha the following Sunday, 12 April 2026. Thirteen messages follow.
World Council of Churches Easter Message 2026
“Can we authentically celebrate Easter without addressing these sufferings?”
President’s Reflection
Our Lenten journey this year is accompanied by the sounds, images and stories of war. We are living with the frightening situation in the Middle East and it is impacting our sense of confidence and ability to plan.
Week of Prayer for Christian Unity, 17 – 24 May 2026
Week of Prayer for Christian Unity 2026 resources adapted for Australia are now available.
Blessed Are the Peacemakers: Why Christians Must Speak and Act for Peace Today
The very name “Act for Peace” challenges us to ask: “What does it mean to be peacemakers, how do we speak and act for peace in a time of war?”
Joint International Ecumenical Statement on Conflict in the Middle East
We pray for the people of the Middle East who have suffered too much violence for too long, and too often as the result of interventions by external actors.
President’s Reflection
We find ourselves in an overwhelming environment. The feared outbreak of war in the Middle East has happened. We long for signs of peace at all levels, personally, in community, and more globally.
Prayer for Peace in the Middle East
We pray for the people of Iran, for the people of Israel, and for all across the region living tonight with fear. We pray for children woken by sirens, for families seeking safety, for those carrying grief, anger and anxiety.
NCCA affirms Human Dignity, Human Rights and Compassion for Australian Children and Women detained in Syria
The protection of children living in indefinite detention in a deteriorating security environment in Syria is a moral imperative.
Emergency humanitarian assistance desperately needed as war escalates in the Middle East
Tens of thousands of people are being forced from their homes as airstrikes and cross-border fighting intensifies. Families are fleeing with little more than what they can carry, seeking safety in communities already under immense strain.
President’s Reflection
“When the days drew near for him to be taken up, he set his face to go to Jerusalem” (Luke 9:51, NRSV).
This past week we entered the season of Lent. Ash from the burned Palm Sunday leaves were used on Ash Wednesday to make the sign of the cross on the foreheads of worshippers. Lent is a ‘turning point’ season in the Church year.
Prayer
This week’s prayer is shared by Act for Peace from local partner, the National Council of Churches in the Philippines.
Submission to the Senate Inquiry into Offshore Processing and Resettlement Arrangements
The National Council of Churches in Australia (NCCA) and the Australian Churches Refugee Taskforce (ACRT), in a joint submission to the Senate Inquiry into Offshore Processing and Resettlement Arrangements, are highly critical of the scheme which is “ill-conceived” and “appears to squander government revenue”.
Prayer for Peace in the whole world
Vigil Prayer, Coptic Orthodox Church
Praying for Sudan, Gaza, Lebanon, Ukraine, Armenia, Egypt, and other troubled regions.
- Prayer For Inner Peace: (L)
Gracious God, in the quiet of this moment, we seek Your peace that surpasses all understanding. Calm the storms within our own heart, the anxiety, fear, and anger.
Reflection from the President
Put on the mind of Christ.