CCA extends congratulations to His Beatitude Cyril Mar Baselios Metropolitan on jubilee milestones

Programme Review and Programme Direction

Two key deliberative sessions during the 15th CCA General Assembly are the Programme Review and Programme Direction sessions.

The Programme Review and Programme Direction sessions will both be conducted in three groups relating to the CCA’s programme areas, namely, (i) General Secretariat (GS), (ii) Mission in Unity and Contextual Theology (MU) and Ecumenical Leadership Formation and Spirituality (EF); and (iii) Building Peace and Moving Beyond Conflicts (BP) and Prophetic Diakonia (PD).

Assembly participants will have the option to join one of three groups for both the Programme Review and Programme Direction sessions. For the sake of coherence, the assigned group will remain the same for both sessions.

General Secretariat

The General Secretariat oversees the coordination of programmatic, administrative, and financial activities of the organization. The GS comprises various departments such as church and ecumenical relations, relations with ecumenical partners, finance, administration, and communications, which provide crucial support and services for the implementation of programs and contribute to the overall functioning of the CCA.

Programmes: Relations with member churches and councils, ecumenical partners; advocacy at the United Nations; ecumenical responses to emerging issues in solidarity; income development and finance; and communications.

Mission in Unity and Contextual Theology (MU) and Ecumenical Leadership Formation and Spirituality (EF)

Under the MU programme area, the CCA accompanies Asian churches to strengthen their mission and witness in multi-religious contexts, revitalise and nurture church unity and the Asian ecumenical movement, and develop contextual theological foundations.

Programmes: Asian Movement for Christian Unity (AMCU); Congress of Asian Theologians (CATS); Asian women doing theology in the context of wider ecumenism; contextualisation of theology in Asia and ecumenical theological education.

The EF programme area focuses on nurturing and developing ecumenical leaders in Asia. The programme aims to enhance spiritual formation and theological understanding, enabling people to actively engage in ecumenical dialogue and collaboration.

Programmes: Ecumenical Enablers’ Training in Asia (EETA); Asian Ecumenical Institute (AEI); Youth and Women Leadership Development; Ecumenical Spirituality and Nurturing of Contextual Liturgical Traditions; Asia Sunday

Building Peace and Moving Beyond Conflicts (BP) and Prophetic Diakonia and Advocacy (PD)

The BP programme area is dedicated to promoting peace, justice, and reconciliation in Asia’s diverse contexts. Through training, advocacy, and dialogue, the programme addresses the root causes of conflicts, empowers communities, and fosters sustainable peacebuilding initiatives.

Programmes: Pastoral Solidarity Visits; Churches in Action for Moving Beyond Conflict and Resolution; Young Ambassadors of Peace in Asia (YAPA); Ecumenical Women’s Action Against Violence (EWAAV); Eco-Justice for Sustainable Peace in the Oikos.

The PD programme area focuses on promoting justice, human rights, and social transformation in Asia. Through advocacy, capacity-building, and raising awareness, the programme addresses systemic injustice, empowers marginalised communities, and advocates for prophetic actions and meaningful change.

Programmes: Human Rights advocacy; Migration, Statelessness, and Trafficking in Persons; Asian Ecumenical Disability Advocacy Network; Asian Advocacy Network on the Dignity and Rights of Children (AANDRoC); Ecumenical Solidarity Accompaniment and Diakonia in Asia (ESADA); Health and Healing; Good Governance; Action Together to Combat HIV and AIDS in Asia (ATCHAA).

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31 August 2026

Chiang Mai, Thailand: The Christian Conference of Asia (CCA) extended greetings and congratulations to His Beatitude Cyril Mar Baselios Metropolitan of the Malabar Independent Syrian Church (MISC) on the occasion of his Silver Jubilee of Episcopal Ordination, Golden Jubilee of Priestly Ordination, and 70th birthday.

In a congratulatory message, CCA General Secretary Rev. Jung Eun Grace Moon expressed deep appreciation for His Beatitude’s decades of faithful ministry and his longstanding ecclesiastical and ecumenical leadership.

“We remember with deep gratitude your ecclesiastical and ecumenical leadership. Your participation in various CCA programmes and activities over the past decade has been encouraging, and your presence and words of encouragement on numerous occasions have been a source of inspiration to us all. We especially remember your leadership during the 15th CCA General Assembly, held in Kottayam, India, in 2023, and your active participation in the commemoration of the 1700th anniversary of the First Council of Nicaea, held in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, in 2024” said the CCA General Secretary.

Rev. Moon further expressed her prayers and good wishes for His Beatitude’s continued ministry, saying, “May this celebration of Your Beatitude's 70th Birthday, Golden Jubilee of Priestly Ordination, and Silver Jubilee of Episcopal Ordination be a joyous offering of thanksgiving to Almighty God for a life dedicated to His service, and for decades of faithful ministry, wise leadership, and steadfast witness that have nurtured the Malabar Independent Syrian Church and enriched the ecumenical fellowship across Asia and beyond.”

The CCA General Secretary's congratulatory message was delivered by His Eminence Dr Kuriakose Mor Theophilose, Chairperson of the CCA Programme Committee, during the Jubilee Celebrations held on 29 August 2026 in Kunnamkulam, Kerala, India.

The CCA General Secretary’s Congratulatory Message to His Beatitude Cyril Mar Baselios Metropolitan can be found here.