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.
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.
Grave Concern about Nauru offshore processing
Australian Churches Refugee Taskforce welcome Senate Inquiry into Offshore Processing.
NCCA Annual Review
2024- 2025
NCCA General Secretary, Ms Liz Stone, has presented the NCCA Annual Review for 2024-2025. The Annual Review contains information relating to the activities and programs of the National Council of Churches in Australia.
2026 – Full Year Prayer Cycle with Lectionary Readings for Year A
The National Council of Churches in Australia follows the World Council of Churches prayer cycle with additional prayers for our Ecumenical partners and bible readings from the Common Lectionary.
Praying for Iran, Iraq and Syria
Prayer of Lament
…How long, O Lord?
How long will you leave your people
in this state of weakness, this hole of wickedness?
Prayer for Peace
Lord Jesus, you are awakened by the cry of your disciples on a storm- tossed sea.
Hear also our cry for help.