The National Church Leaders Forum of the SACC, meeting on 24 March 2015, expressed “grave concern” at the disturbing state South Africa is in. The church leaders urged the SACC to focus all efforts on transforming the poor’s fortunes, from one generation to the next, and thus seek to contribute to the reduction of the gross inequalities of our society.

The National Convention of South Africa was designed as an 18-24 months programme, ending March 2019. It gave effect to the South Africa We Pray For, the fundamental commitment of SACC. It resulted in the Civil Society Manifesto, beyond which there is no longer is a convention process.

The Local Ecumenical Action Network (LEANs) was birthed from the SACC COVID-19 pastoral plan to organise functional local public ministry structures that address crisis relief, pastoral care that focuses on the vulnerable and the anxieties of families of frontline workers. Although LEANs was developed as a COVID response it is built on previous work done by churches at community level.

The South African Council of Churches (SACC) is conducting a multi-pronged Patriarchy & Society Campaign against sexual and gender-based violence, and its social conditioning in society.

On the 7^th of August 2020 six organisations issued a moral call against COVID-19 corruption. These organisations, who call themselves the Moral Collective consist of The Ahmed Kathrada Foundation, the Council for the Advancement of the South African Constitution….