Our History

History of the Council

The Council of Churches’ history began in the late 1950s, when its name was the “WA Committee for the Australian Committee of the World Council of Churches”! Over the years the most common name was the “Western Australian Council of Churches”. When the Roman Catholic Church joined the name was changed to the “Conference of Churches of WA”. In 2003 the name of the organisation was changed to “The Council of Churches of Western Australia (Inc)”. The Council became an incorporated association in 1977. The first General Secretary was appointed in 1963. The Council has been involved with ecumenical advocacy and social justice works, for around half a century.