Rev. Jung Eun Moon elected as the next CCA General Secretary

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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20 November 2025

Chiang Mai, Thailand: The Christian Conference of Asia (CCA) has elected Rev. Jung Eun (Grace) Moon, an ordained minister of the Presbyterian Church of Korea, as its new General Secretary during the Executive Committee Meeting being held at the CCA headquarters in Chiang Mai.

The Executive Committee considered the names of two candidates recommended by the Search Committee and, in a closed-door session, voted for Rev. Grace Moon to lead the CCA as its next General Secretary.

Rev. Moon will succeed the current General Secretary, Dr Mathews George Chunakara, and will officially assume office on 5 June 2026 following an installation service at the CCA headquarters in Chiang Mai, Thailand.

The installation service will take place in conjunction with the Executive Committee Meeting from 2 to 5 June 2026.

The Moderator of CCA, Bishop Reuel Norman Marigza, and the General Secretary, Dr Mathews George Chunakara, congratulated and welcomed Rev. Moon to her new position as the General Secretary-elect of CCA.

Rev. Jung Eun Grace Moon brings extensive experience to her new role, having served the CCA during the past 14 years. She was Executive Secretary in CCA for Faith, Mission and Unity from 2012 to 2016, and since 2016, has served as Programme Coordinator for Mission in Unity and Contextual Theology. Prior to joining the CCA staff, she served as Secretary for Ecumenical Relations Planning at the Presbyterian Church of Korea (PCK) General Assembly Office.

Ordained on 21 October 2004 by the 167th Seoul Presbytery of the PCK, Rev. Moon has a long history of involvement with the CCA. Her involvement began as a Youth Steward at the 9th General Assembly in Manila (1990). She later served as a Voting Delegate at the 11th Assembly in Tomohon (2000), where she was elected to the CCA Programme Committee (2000–2005). Over the decades, she has continued to participate in major CCA events, including the 12th Assembly (2005), the 50th Anniversary Celebration (2007). As part of CCA staff, she played key roles in the planning and preparation staff team of two CCA General Assemblies in 2015 and 2023.

Rev. Moon has also been involved in wider ecumenical programmes including the World Council of Churches (WCC) and the National Council of Churches in Korea (NCCK), as well in the Korean Association of Women Theologians.

While presenting the report of the Search Committee at the Executive Committee meeting this afternoon, the Search Committee Convenor and CCA Vice Moderator, Dr Anna Alisha Mathew Simon, informed members about the extensive search process, the criteria used to assess each applicant, and the steps taken by the committee to shortlist two candidates following the interview phase.

Dr Simon added that, based on the assessments made during the interviews and the overall evaluation of the three applicants, the committee proposed two names for the final round of voting.

The other name proposed along with Rev. Moon for final voting by the Executive Committee was Rev. Dr Ji Zhang, an ordained minister in the Uniting Church of Australia.

The CCA Executive Committee will conclude its sessions on 21 November 2025 with a closing worship.