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.
President’s Reflection
We are living with continuing international drama and warfare. Media is dominated by endless interpretations of the international and Australian political and social environment. It is hard to maintain a healthy perspective.
Lunchtime Prayers online during the Week of Prayer for Christian Unity
Invitation to Online Prayers during Week of Christian Unity, 1pm AEST, 20 May 2026
Invitation to hear how Act for Peace is making an impact
Please join us on 28 April at 11am for a short online gathering to share some of the stories you’ve helped make possible through your donations.
President’s Reflection
I find the patterns of Jesus in his prayerful trust in God reassuring. At one level we are powerless in the face of the conflict in the Middle East. On the other hand, we are not. We have the assurance that Jesus is with us ‘to the end of the age’, and the promise that where two or three gather, ‘Jesus is with us’.
Week of Prayer for Christian Unity, 17 – 24 May 2026
Week of Prayer for Christian Unity 2026 resources adapted for Australia are now available.
Common Grace Prayer Vigil to mark Aboriginal Deaths in Custody
Common Grace invites you to join in prayer on Wednesday 15 April 2026, the anniversary of the Royal Commission into Aboriginal Deaths in Custody.
Petition on National Emergency on Indigenous Youth Justice
Campaign calls on PM to address the crisis in Indigenous youth imprisonment
Scandal of Eucharistic division in Churches not felt as such at all
Often referred to as the sacrament of unity, the Eucharist paradoxically remains a focus of disunity.
Yom HaShoah, April 13-14
Yom HaShoah – Remembering the 6 million Jews killed in the Holocaust, April 14
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.
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.