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

In this present moment, peace is on and off again.  Our hopes rise and fall, and people remain vulnerable in continuing conflict that does not seem like peace at all.

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

Bishop Vardan Navasardyan to deliver homily for Christian Unity Week

Bishop Vardan Navasardyan, Primate of the Armenian Church of Australia and New Zealand will offer a reflection at the NCCA prayers for Christian unity on 20 May.

Prayers for Peace

A common prayer resource has been developed by the World Council of Churches (WCC) and offers prayers from the Middle East to guide in shared moments of intercession and hope.

Australian Churches Refugee Taskforce

The Australian Churches Refugee Task Force met recently in Sydney.

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.

New Chaldean Patriarch Elected – Mar Paul III Nona

His Grace Archbishop Amel Nona of St. Thomas the Apostle, Chaldean Diocese of Australia and New Zealand, elected new Patriarch of the Chaldean Church.

Week of Prayer for Christian Unity, 17 – 24 May 2026

Week of Prayer for Christian Unity 2026 resources adapted for Australia are now available.

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?”