• Justice, Peace and Reunification on the Korean Peninsula

    Posted On 05 July 2014
    WCC International Conference on JUSTICE, PEACE AND RECONCILIATION ON THE KOREAN PENINSULA Ecumenical Institute, Bossey 17-19 June 2014 An international conference on Justice, Peace and Reconciliation on the Korean Peninsula was organized by the World Council of Churches from 16-19 June 2014 at…
  • CCA Mourns the Passing Away of Former President Ms. Margaret Rodgers AM

    Posted On 05 July 2014
    Margaret Rodgers AM (18 December 1939- 31 May 2014) The Christian Conference of Asia regrets to announce the passing away of  Ms. Margaret Rodgers AM on 31 May 2014. A prominent Deaconess and lay person in the Anglican Diocese of Sydney, Margaret was joint President of the Christian Conference of…
  • Building Inclusive Communities

    Posted On 28 June 2014
    Partnership of Women and Men in Gods' Mission Workshop on Gender Justice Colombo,  Sri Lanka 24-26 June 2014   A gender justice awareness workshop, with the theme “Building Inclusive Communities: Partnership of Women and Men in Gods' Mission” was held at Hotel Pegasus Reef in Colombo, Sri Lanka,…
  • Peace is Today Dangerously in Deficit

    Posted On 21 June 2014
    WORLD REFUGEE DAY 2014 20 June 2014 "Peace is today dangerously in deficit. We are seeing here the immense costs of not ending wars, of failing to resolve or prevent conflict.  Humanitarians can help as a palliative, but political solutions are vitally needed. Without this, the alarming levels of…
  • Living Together in the Household of God

    Posted On 11 June 2014
    The 14th CCA General Assembly Jakarta, Indonesia 20-27 May 2015 The General Assembly is a special event in the life of the Christian Conference of Asia (CCA), when representatives of the CCA members -which consist of 101 member churches and 17 national councils and related ecumenical organizations…
  • Greetings on Pentecost Sunday

    Posted On 07 June 2014
    PENTECOST MESSAGE “Likewise the Spirit helps us in our weakness; for we do not know how to pray as we ought, but that very Spirit intercedes with sighs too deep for words.”  (Roman 8:26) This week, participants coming from different churches in the ASEAN member countries (Association of South East…
  • ASEAN Mission Conference

    Posted On 03 June 2014
      ASEAN COMMUNITY 2015: Challenges and Opportunities for Churches An ASEAN Mission Conference,  jointly conducted by the Christian Conference of Asia (CCA) and the Church of Christ Thailand (CCT) called for more intra and inter-faith dialogue, sharing of scriptures and stories and blending of…
  • Asia Sunday 2014

    Posted On 01 June 2014
    Longing in Hope for the Freedom of Creation “Worship the Lord in holy splendor; tremble before him, all the earth. Say among the nations, “The Lord is king! The world is firmly established; it shall never be moved. He will judge the people with equity.” Let the heavens be glad, and let the earth…
  • Catholicos Emeritus H H Baselios Marthoma Didymos I passes away

    Posted On 27 May 2014
    CCA regrets to announce the passing away of His Holiness Baselios Marthoma Didymus I, Catholicos Emeritus of the Malankara Orthodox Syrian Church (MOSC), on Monday 26 May 2014, due to age-related illness, at the St. Gregorios Medical Mission Hospital, Parumala, Kerala, India. He was 94. According…
  • Enthronement of His Holiness Moran Mor Ignatius Aphrem II, 123rd Prince Patriarch of Antioch and All the East

    Posted On 27 May 2014
    The Christian Conference of Asia (CCA) congratulates His Holiness Moran Mor Ignatius Aphrem II, Patriarch-elect and Supreme Head of the Universal Syrian Orthodox Church, who will be enthroned on 29th May 2014, as the 123rd Prince Patriarch of Antioch and All the East, at St. Ephrem's Monastery,…
  • Mekong Mission Forum 2014

    Posted On 16 May 2014
    Mekong Mission Forum 1-4 May 2014, Lutheran Center, Petaling Jaya - Malaysia   Mekong Mission Forum (MMF) started in 2000 as a network of Christian churches, theological institutions and diaconal outreach programs, serving  five countries around Mekong River, namely Cambodia, Laos, Vietnam,…
  • 59th General Assembly of the Presbyterian Church in Taiwan (PCT)

    Posted On 14 May 2014
    Gospel Rooted in this Land – Church the Sign of Hope 59th General Assembly of the Presbyterian Church in Taiwan (PCT) 22–25 April 2014, Tainan, Taiwan The Presbyterian Church of Taiwan held its 59th General Assembly at the Chang-Jung Girls’ School in Tainan City, Southern Taiwan from 22–25 April…
  • Professor Dr. Peter D. Latuihamallo passes away

    Posted On 09 May 2014
    The Christian Conference of Asia regrets to announce the passing away of Professor Dr. Peter D. Latuihamallo around 06.00 am on 9 May 2014, at PGI Cikini Hospital – Jakarta, Indonesia. In a condolence letter to his family, Rev. Dr. Henriette Hutabarat Lebang, General Secretary of the CCA wrote, “…
  • Easter Greetings 2014

    Posted On 20 April 2014
    “Why do you look for the living among the dead? He is not here, but has risen.” Dear sisters and brothers in Christ, This week, from 13-20 April 2014, is a special week in Asia, when many communities celebrate and hope for the newness of life. The people of Thailand celebrated ‘Songkran’ festival,…
  • Child Protection: Training of Trainers

    Posted On 05 April 2014
     Stop Discrimination Against Children Pniel congregation   Protestant Church in West Indonesia (GPIB)  Jakarta 2-4 April 2014   ‘Churches should take the initiative to make sure that church environment is safe for children, and that children are warmly welcomed in their congregations,’ said CCA…
  • CCA Mourns the Passing Away of H H Mar Ignatius Zakka I, Patriarch, Syrian Orthodox Church of Antioch

    Posted On 23 March 2014
    Patriarch His Holiness Moran Mar Ignatius Zakka I   The Christian Conference of Asia expresses deep sorrow at the passing away of His Holiness Moran Mar Ignatius Zakka I, the Patriarch of the Syrian Orthodox Church of Antioch and all East, on 21 March in Kiel, Germany, at the age of 81. Mar…
  • CCA Congratulates Dr. Erlinda N. Senturias

    Posted On 23 March 2014
    Dr. Erlinda N. Senturias, physician, educator, ecumenical activist and former staff of the Christian Conference of Asia (CCA) and World Council of Churches (WCC), was appointed Member of the new Human Rights Victims’ Claims Board of the Philippines, by President Benigno Aquino III, on 13th February…
  • 3rd International Conference on the East Japan Disaster

    Posted On 11 March 2014
    Photo: We Pray and We Work: Youth Volunteers at the Earthquake Site Pray   Against the Myth of Safety of Nuclear Energy Tohuku Gakuin University, Sendai 11-14 March 2014 Three years after the Triple Disasters in Japan rudely jolted the world into sitting up and taking note of the risks of having…
  • Peace and Peoples' Security In North East Asia

    Posted On 10 March 2014
    Churches' Forum to Promote  Peace and People's Security in North East Asia   Tokyo,  10 March 2014 The Churches’ Forum on Peace and People’s Security in North East Asia met at the Office of the National Council of Churches in Japan (NCCJ) in Tokyo, on 10th March 2014, to share emerging socio-…
  • CCA Mourns the Passing Away of Rev. Ron O'Grady

    Posted On 26 February 2014
    Christian Conference of Asia regrets to announce the passing away of Rev.Ron O'Grady on 26 February 2014, at the age of 83 after a battle with cancer. A tireless champion for children's rights and founder of child protection agency ECPAT (End Child Prostitution, Child Pornography and the…