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International consultation to discuss revitalising the ecumenical movement in Asia
Posted On 06 July 2017As a prelude to the commemoration of its Diamond Jubilee, the Christian Conference of Asia (CCA) will organise an international consultation on ‘Towards Revitalising the Ecumenical Movement in Asia’. The consultation is to be held on 11-12 July 2017 at the Payap University in Chiang Mai, Thailand,…Former CCA Executive Secretary Rev. Kenichi Otsu passes away
Posted On 23 June 2017
Rev. Kenichi Otsu, former Executive Secretary for Development and Service of the Christian Conference of Asia (CCA) passed away in the…Asian Ecumenical Institute (AEI) - 2017 will focus on Ecumenism and Mission in Asia’s pluralistic context
Posted On 13 June 2017
Participants AEI – 2016.
The Asian Ecumenical Institute (AEI) - 2017, a month-long annual ecumenical formation and leadership training course, offered by the Christian…CCA invites applications to serve as stewards at the Asia Mission Conference in Myanmar
Posted On 09 June 2017
Stewards of the 14th General Assembly of the CCA in Jakarta, Indonesia -- May 2015.
The Christian Conference of Asia (CCA) invites applications from young…Ecumenical women’s gathering demands end to gender-based violence in Bangladesh
Posted On 07 June 2017
Participants of the national ecumenical women’s consultation in Dhaka, Bangladesh.
“Bangladeshi women are subjected to violence throughout their lives, which prevents…Young peace activists develop action plans for conflict transformation in local communities
Posted On 06 June 2017
YAPA 2017 participants at a Gurudwara / Sikh temple in Chiang Mai, Thailand.
“Peace cannot prevail without justice to attain a dignified existence. Peace is a journey…Ecumenical formation training of youths in Indonesia emphasises paradigm shift
Posted On 01 June 2017
Participants of the Ecumenical Formation Training in Yogyakarta, Indonesia.
“Young people are important agents in the transformation of the ecumenical movement in Indonesia…Interfaith Training of Young Ambassadors of Peace in Asia (YAPA) begins
Posted On 29 May 2017
Participants YAPA – 2017
The week-long interfaith training of Young Ambassadors of Peace in Asia (YAPA) began at the headquarters of the Christian Conference of Asia…CCA condemns the declaration of martial law in Mindanao in the southern Philippines
Posted On 25 May 2017
The Christian Conference of Asia (CCA) expressed serious concerns on the declaration of martial law on 24 May 2017 in Mindanao in the southern Philippines imposed by President…
CCA’s grassroots ecumenical theological training helps fill void in Timor-Leste
Posted On 23 May 2017“CCA’s grassroots ecumenical theological training programme is very valuable in least developed countries, like Timor-Leste, as it is helping pastors and evangelists of Protestant churches in Timor-Leste to fill the void of ecumenical theological education and leadership development in churches,”…Religious minorities in Bangladesh victims of intolerance and persecution, observes CCA’s pastoral solidarity visit team
Posted On 17 May 2017
The CCA pastoral solidarity team's visit to the Bangladesh Islamic Foundation (BIF).
“Bangladesh’s religious minorities have been facing attacks since the 2014 national…CCA condemns the arrest and detention of Bishop Carlos Morales of the Philippine Independent Church
Posted On 15 May 2017
The Christian Conference of Asia (CCA) condemned the illegal arrest and detention of the Bishop of the Iglesia Filipina Independiente (Philippine…CCA mourns the passing away of former General Secretary Prof. Dr. U Kyaw Than
Posted On 04 May 2017
Prof. Dr. U Kyaw Than, former General Secretary of the Christian Conference of Asia (CCA) passed away in Bangkok, Thailand on 30 April 2017.
Kyaw Than was widely…
“Manual Scavenging is a sin against God and God’s people,” says CCA Consultation Communiqué
Posted On 29 April 2017“Manual scavenging is the worst surviving symbol of caste-based discrimination and a violation of human dignity and rights; it is a sin against God and God’s people,” stated the Communique adopted at the Abolition of Manual Scavenging in India: An Ecumenical Accompaniment and Advocacy Consultation…CCA pays tribute to Mar Chrysostom, the longest serving Church and ecumenical leader of Asia, on his birth centenary
Posted On 26 April 2017
“The senior Metropolitan Most Rev. Dr. Philipose Mar Chrysostom of the Malankara Mar Thoma Syrian Church has been an ardent supporter…CCA opens registration for the Asia Mission Conference 2017
Posted On 19 April 2017
The Christian Conference of Asia (CCA) announces the Registration process of the forthcoming Asia Mission Conference by inviting member churches,…CCA condemns Palm Sunday church bombings in Egypt
Posted On 11 April 2017
The Christian Conference of Asia (CCA) condemned the bomb attacks on two Coptic Orthodox churches in northern Egypt on Palm Sunday. The bomb explosions at…“We are partners together in the ministry of Asian Christians,” says Bishop Hee-Soo Jung, president of the UMC Global Mission
Posted On 27 March 2017
Ecumenical leaders and UMC partners at the opening of the Asia regional office of the UMC Global Mission in Seoul, South Korea.
In a solemn dedication service held at the…“The critical Asian principle” in Asian theology and theological education needs to be revisited, says CCA General Secretary at ATESEA Assembly
Posted On 21 March 2017
Genuine attempts made by the Asian ecumenical theological educators in the past in identifying “what is distinctively Asian as the critical Asian principle” in…CCA reaffirms commitment to gender justice in Asia on International Women’s Day 2017
Posted On 08 March 2017
CCA's Ecumenical Women's Empowerment Program in Pakistan - December 2016.
In a statement issued on International Women’s Day 2017, the Christian Conference of Asia (…
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Young Asian ecumenical leaders encouraged to explore a holistic vision of ecumenical diakonia at CCA virtual workshop
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Rev. Dr Rienzie Perera, former CCA Associate General Secretary, passes away
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CCA General Secretary reaffirms commitment to ecumenical collaboration at FABC Twelfth Plenary Assembly
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