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Asian Church Leaders’ Conference affirms to strengthen diakonal collaboration through Ecumenical Diakonia Network in Asia (EDNA)
Posted On 29 November 2025Chiang Mai, Thailand: On the final day of the Asian Church Leaders’ Conference on Ecumenical Diakonia, the Ecumenical Diakonia Network in Asia (EDNA), a new regional platform initiated by the Christian Conference of Asia (CCA) to strengthen ecumenical collaboration and deepen diakonal engagement…
CCA offers prayers and condolences amid widespread loss of life following disasters across Asia
Posted On 28 November 2025Chiang Mai, Thailand: The Christian Conference of Asia (CCA) has expressed deep sorrow and concern over the recent disasters across Asia, which have claimed hundreds of lives, displaced millions, and left countless people in urgent need of help. Across the region, communities are grappling with the…
Member Churches and Councils of CCA showcase diakonal action across Asia
Posted On 25 November 2025Chiang Mai, Thailand: Representatives of Christian Conference of Asia member churches, member councils, and diakonal agencies presented on their mission, programmes, best practices, and challenges amidst crises at the Asian Church Leaders’ Conference on Ecumenical Diakonia that took place from 21…
CCA calls for urgent action to combat technology-facilitated violence against women
Posted On 25 November 2025Chiang Mai, Thailand: On the International Day for the Elimination of Violence against Women, observed annually on 25 November, the General Secretary of the Christian Conference of Asia (CCA), Dr Mathews George Chunakara, called for urgent and coordinated action to address the rapid rise of…
Asian churches challenged to reclaim diakonia as a theological and missiological mandate at CCA conference on Ecumenical Diakonia
Posted On 24 November 2025Chiang Mai, Thailand: Christian Conference of Asia (CCA) Moderator, Bishop Reuel Norman O. Marigza, speaking on the second day of the Asian church leaders’ conference on ecumenical diakonia, urged churches across Asia to reclaim diakonia as a theological and missiological mandate and to rediscover…
CCA General Secretary calls for authentic, transformative diakonia at Asian Church Leaders’ Conference on Ecumenical Diakonia
Posted On 22 November 2025Chiang Mai, Thailand: At the Asian Church Leaders’ Conference on Ecumenical Diakonia: Accompaniment, Solidarity, and Participation in God’s Mission, Christian Conference of Asia (CCA) General Secretary Dr Mathews George Chunakara called on churches in Asia to develop coordinated and transformative…
Executive Committee decides to organise major events in conjunction with the commemoration of CCA’s Platinum Jubilee in 2027
Posted On 22 November 2025Chiang Mai, Thailand: The Executive Committee of the Christian Conference of Asia (CCA) has decided to organise the commemoration of the Platinum Jubilee of CCA in 2027 and has planned major programmes in conjunction with the Platinum Jubilee celebrations including an Asia Mission Conference (AMC)…
Rev. Jung Eun Moon elected as the next CCA General Secretary
Posted On 20 November 2025Chiang 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…
CCA Executive Committee discusses emerging trend of “ecumenical archipelago” culture in Asia highlighted in General Secretary’s Report
Posted On 20 November 2025Chiang Mai, Thailand: The Executive Committee of Christian Conference of Asia (CCA) began its meeting yesterday afternoon, 19 November 2025, with an opening worship and an opening address by the Moderator Bishop Reuel Norman Marigza. In a report presented during the first session of the Executive…
“From Amen to Collective Action”: AEWC 2025 Calls for Transformative Changes in Underlying Structures and Values
Posted On 15 November 2025Chiang Mai, Thailand: The Asian Ecumenical Women’s Conference (AEWC) - 2025 concluded with a strong call for transformative change for ensuring gender justice by addressing the root causes of gender inequality, changing structural barriers through actions in legal and policy reform, and improving…
AEWC analyses complex forms of Tech-Facilitated Gender-Based Violence (TFGBV) and forced displacement amid escalating conflicts in Asia
Posted On 14 November 2025Chiang Mai, Thailand: While trying to understand the context and situations of mounting conflict, shrinking civic space, and the rise of digital abuse, participants of the Asian Ecumenical Women’s Conference (AEWC) heard about the new and increasingly complex forms of gender-based violence taking…
Asian human rights activists highlight deepening inequalities and violence against women across the region
Posted On 13 November 2025Chiang Mai, Thailand: During the deliberations at the Asian Ecumenical Women Conference, women leaders and human rights activists from Sri Lanka, Malaysia, and Pakistan shared moving experiences of violence, abduction, forced conversion and marriages, systemic inequalities, and exploitation that…
Ensuring gender equality is a shared moral and social responsibility, says CCA General Secretary at the opening of the Asian Ecumenical Women’s Conference
Posted On 12 November 2025Chiang Mai, Thailand: Reaffirming that gender equality is a shared moral and social responsibility, Christian Conference of Asia (CCA) General Secretary Dr Mathews George Chunakara stressed that when women’s rights are violated, human dignity of all is diminished. While delivering the opening…
Renowned Filipino ecumenical leader and theological educator Rev. Dr Sharon Rose Joy Ruiz-Duremdes passes away
Posted On 30 October 2025Chiang Mai, Thailand: Rev. Dr Sharon Rose Joy Ruiz-Duremdes, a renowned ecumenical leader, theological educator, and former General Secretary of the National Council of Churches in the Philippines (NCCP) passed away on 30 October 2025. She was 78 years old. Rev. Dr Sharon served as a member of…
WCC General Secretary welcomed at CCA headquarters in Chiang Mai
Posted On 17 October 2025Chiang Mai, Thailand: Rev. Prof. Dr Jerry Pillay, General Secretary of the World Council of Churches (WCC), was welcomed at the Christian Conference of Asia (CCA) headquarters in Chiang Mai on 16 October 2025. A dinner reception in honour of Rev. Prof. Dr Jerry Pillay’s visit brought together more…
CCA General Secretary urges greater Asian participation and solidarity in Korean Peninsula peace advocacy at WCRC General Council
Posted On 15 October 2025Chiang Mai, Thailand: During a workshop facilitated by the National Council of Churches in Korea (NCCK) at the 27th General Council of the World Communion of Reformed Churches (WCRC), Dr Mathews George Chunakara, General Secretary of the Christian Conference of Asia, stated that the Korean…
CCA General Secretary extends greetings to the 27th General Council of World Communion of Reformed Churches
Posted On 15 October 2025Chiang Mai, Thailand: The Christian Conference of Asia (CCA) General Secretary extended greetings to delegates and participants of the 27th General Council of the World Communion of Reformed Churches (WCRC), which is being held in Chiang Mai from 14 to 23 October 2025. In his message delivered on…
“Christ our spiritual compass and hope amidst fear of the present and future”, says WCC General Secretary during ecumenical Sunday service in Myanmar
Posted On 13 October 2025Yangon, Myanmar: Today, as the world faces multiple crises and the people of Myanmar endure numerous challenges, confronted by uncertainty and fear of the present and future, our faith becomes the foundation of hope, and that hope drives our engagement in the world. Thus, we are called to serve God…
WCC and CCA General Secretaries visit Myanmar as part of pastoral solidarity and accompaniment with member churches and ecumenical fraternity
Posted On 12 October 2025Yangon, Myanmar: The World Council of Churches (WCC) General Secretary, Rev. Prof. Dr Jerry Pillay, and the Christian Conference of Asia (CCA) General Secretary, Dr Mathews George Chunakara, arrived in Myanmar for pastoral and solidarity visits to member churches, the member council, and ecumenical…
CCA urges churches to integrate mental health support into humanitarian response on World Mental Health Day 2025
Posted On 10 October 2025Chiang Mai, Thailand: On World Mental Health Day 2025, the Christian Conference of Asia (CCA) called for the integration of mental health and psychosocial support into churches’ diakonal ministries and humanitarian response efforts. The theme of this year’s World Mental Health Day, “Mental Health…
Recent News
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Asian Church Leaders’ Conference affirms to strengthen diakonal collaboration through Ecumenical Diakonia Network in Asia (EDNA)
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CCA offers prayers and condolences amid widespread loss of life following disasters across Asia
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Member Churches and Councils of CCA showcase diakonal action across Asia
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CCA calls for urgent action to combat technology-facilitated violence against women
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Asian churches challenged to reclaim diakonia as a theological and missiological mandate at CCA conference on Ecumenical Diakonia
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CCA General Secretary calls for authentic, transformative diakonia at Asian Church Leaders’ Conference on Ecumenical Diakonia
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Executive Committee decides to organise major events in conjunction with the commemoration of CCA’s Platinum Jubilee in 2027
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Rev. Jung Eun Moon elected as the next CCA General Secretary
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CCA Executive Committee discusses emerging trend of “ecumenical archipelago” culture in Asia highlighted in General Secretary’s Report
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“From Amen to Collective Action”: AEWC 2025 Calls for Transformative Changes in Underlying Structures and Values
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AEWC analyses complex forms of Tech-Facilitated Gender-Based Violence (TFGBV) and forced displacement amid escalating conflicts in Asia
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Asian human rights activists highlight deepening inequalities and violence against women across the region
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Ensuring gender equality is a shared moral and social responsibility, says CCA General Secretary at the opening of the Asian Ecumenical Women’s Conference
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Renowned Filipino ecumenical leader and theological educator Rev. Dr Sharon Rose Joy Ruiz-Duremdes passes away
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WCC General Secretary welcomed at CCA headquarters in Chiang Mai
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CCA General Secretary urges greater Asian participation and solidarity in Korean Peninsula peace advocacy at WCRC General Council
