Mission Profile

Nungalinya College Chaplaincy Program

Supported by BCA since 2024

This program in partnership with Nungalinya seeks to offer Indigenous leaders the opportunity to use skills developed during their Applied Ministry course. For each four week Foundations Block, a different chaplain will be invited to work alongside the Deans.

About Nungalinya College
Larrakia Country

Nungalinya College is a combined churches training college for Indigenous Australians. The College trains men and women for leadership roles in churches and communities by exploring the Bible and Christian faith contextually. Students are trained to understand and participate healthily in community life while strengthening and celebrating Indigenous identity. Approximately 95 per cent of the student intake is from remote communities across the NT, WA, QLD, and down into SA.

Pray for the Chaplaincy Program

October
During each block of study, a number of students will lose a close family member. Thank God for the Aboriginal Chaplains who are able to comfort grieving students in appropriate ways.