Australian Centre for Christianity and Culture


The Australian Centre for Christianity and Culture is a national Christian ecumenical centre that encourages dialogue and cooperation among Christian churches and between Christianity and other faiths, as well as exploring issues relating to reconciliation in Australia and the interface between Christian faith and Australian culture. The Centre is a research centre within Charles Sturt University, through a formal partnership established in 1998 between the Anglican Diocese of Canberra & Goulburn and the University and is affiliated with United Theological College and Saint Mark's National Theological Centre.

Site

The site of the ACCC is on a small knoll overlooking Lake Burley Griffin on Kings Avenue and immediately south of the Parliamentary Triangle in the heart of Canberra, the national capital of Australia. The administration building George Browning House is adjacent to St Mark's National Theological Centre.
Atop the site is a tall, stylised, steel cross, on the centreline of the major axis of the Centre's building plan. Down this axis is a ceremonial fire pit, then a grassed amphitheatre area that will eventually be enclosed, then the main building of the ACCC's auditorium and chapel. Beside the chapel is the Great Bell.
The Pilgrim's Walk leads away from the centre's building to the Pilgrim Poles, the labyrinth and the Bible Garden. The Bible Garden features plants described in the texts of the bible. It was established with a benevolent grant from and opened in 2008.

Structure

Board

The Centre has a Board with a wide representation of Australian Christian denominations and communities. Members include:
Former Board members have included:
The first ED, from 1999, was Reverend Dr David Millikan, former head of religious programming with the Australian Broadcasting Commission, founding director of the Zadok Centre, commentator and filmmaker.

Secretariat

A small secretariat operates the centre.