Tasmanian Council of Churches
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President: David O'Halloran
The Tasmanian Council of Churches is a fellowship of Churches
that “confess the Lord Jesus Christ as God and Saviour according to
the Scriptures and therefore seek to fulfill together their common calling to
the glory of the one God: Father, Son, and Holy Spirit”.
Thus starts our Constitution-
a reminder that we are not a “peak body” making decisions, nor making pronouncements for the Member Churches - rather a “fellowship” striving to understand how to fulfill our common faith
journey in our wonderful State.
At the same time there is a need for the Churches together to
explore issues facing our communities, both Church, local and State, and to
seek responses that present the wisdom of the Gospel message in a way that
acknowledges differences yet reminds the community that our faith and beliefs
are as valid in the world of today as at any other time in history.
Fifty years ago our Council was one of the first in the
world to have the Roman Catholic Church as a full member and we are now seeking
ways to broaden our membership to include working relationships with some of
the new Pentecostal Churches in order that we might more closely fulfill
Christ's prayer for his disciples - “that they all may be one. ... Father, ... may they be one in
us ...” (St. John 17: 21).
As we work to make Christ's prayer a reality we invite you to
share something of our journey - past, present and into the future - as we
present our work to the wider community.