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A note from the CCA NEWS Team
Posted On 20 September 201131 August 2011 Dear valued CCA News Subscribers and Readers – May we inform you with regrets that starting January 2012, CCA News shall be a paid subscription. This is to cover the increasing costs of printing and postage. The August and December 2011 issues will still free. Issues are also…-
Floods in many parts of Asia
Posted On 20 September 2011In western Odisha, India, floods in the Mahanadi basin affected over 170,000 people, with 23 dead in as many as 19 districts of the State. Thirty-six breaches in river embankments marooned almost 2600 villages. At least 2.2 million people are affected that includes 3,505 villages. It is feared that… -
CCA e-Letter - 20/9/11
Posted On 20 September 2011
CCA e-Letter
20 September 2011
Dear Friends,
Greetings of peace from the CCA office in Chiang Mai.
May the peace of God which surpasses all understanding, guard our hearts and our minds in Christ Jesus!
Each year… -
CCA Leaders support Korean Churches’ opposition to navy base plan
Posted On 14 September 20119 September 2011 The Rev. Kim Young Ju General Secretary National Council of Churches in Korea Seoul, South Korea CCA Leaders support Korean Churches’ opposition to navy base plan The Executive Committee of the Christian Conference of Asia, meeting in Chiang Mai, Thailand, on 8 to 10 September 2011… -
CCA Leaders Support the Peace Talks in the Philippines
Posted On 14 September 20119 September 2011 CCA Leaders Support the Peace Talks in the Philippines The Christian Conference of Asia (CCA) is a fellowship of 100 national churches and sixteen national Councils of Churches in Asia. We continue to receive reports from the National Council of Churches in the Philippines (NCCP),… -
Peace and Security in Asia: Ecumenical Responses
Posted On 14 September 2011COMMUNIQUE from the CCA-WCC Consultation on Peace and Security in Asia: Ecumenical Responses We are writing in the spirit of the International Ecumenical Peace Convocation (IEPC) held at Kingston, Jamaica in May 2011, the climactic event of the Ecumenical Decade to Overcome Violence (DOV). We, the… -
09:10:11 Creation Day
Posted On 05 September 2011National Council of Churches in India Commission on Justice, Peace and Creation Remember the Creator and Creation Campaign 2011 09:10:11 Creation Day (09th October 2011) The Commission on Justice, Peace and Creation of the National Council of Churches in India, initiated a campaign ‘Remember the… -
The ICAAP X Declaration 2011
Posted On 31 August 2011We the participants of the Interfaith pre conference to the ICAAP X 2011, hereby declare its unconditional support and conviction in the belief that Faith must be made more visible and active in the response to HIV and AIDS and to reverse the effects of this global pandemic. For three decades now… -
Pray for God's guidance on Constitution of Nepal
Posted On 30 August 201130 August 2011 Dr. Kali Bahadur Rokaya General Secretary National Council of Churches of Nepal PO Box 4875 Kathmandu, NEPAL Dear Dr. Rokaya: This message comes with our greetings and felicitations from the Christian Conference of Asia to you as one of its Presidents. You have called our attention… -
Statement of the CCA Delegation to Jeju Island
Posted On 17 August 2011STATEMENT Of the CCA Delegation to JejuIsland August 8-10, 2011 On June 15, 2011, in response to Christian Conference of Asia (CCA) information about a Consultation co-organized with the World Council of Churches (WCC) to be entitled ‘Peace and Security in Asia: Ecumenical Response’ and held in… -
August 10 is Black Day in India
Posted On 17 August 2011August 10 is a Black Day in India - in protest of the unjust paragraph 3 in the Presidential Order 1950, which is instrumental in pushing the Dalit Christians and Dalit Muslims from the Scheduled Caste list. The huge gathering at the Hunger Strike to demand the repeal of this clause took place in… -
Appeal for food for North Korea
Posted On 17 August 2011CCA has appealed to its members and friends to respond to NCC Korea’s plea for help to extend assistance to people in dire food situation in North Korea. Please send your contributions directly to NCC Korea or through the CCA Emergency Fund (Acct. Name: Christian Conference of Asia, Hang Seng Bank… -
Ecumenical Lectures
Posted On 17 August 2011CCA-FMU executive secretary Hope S. Antone carried out some ecumenical lectures at two separate programs of the Association of Theological Education in South East Asia (ATESEA) and the Association of Theological Schools in Indonesia (PERSETIA). Her presentations and workshops at the ATESEA Teachers… -
More on the Aotearoa New Zealand visits and lectures
Posted On 17 August 2011Part of the reason for the visits to churches in Aotearoa New Zealand was for CCA-FMU executive secretary Hope S. Antone to give a seminar on Asian Ecumenical Theology to a group of Presbyterian ministry interns of the Knox Centre for Ministry and Leadership. She conducted the seminar with them at… -
Free Space Process Strategy Caucus in Amsterdam
Posted On 17 August 2011Dr. Erlinda Senturias, CCA Consultant for HIV and AIDS, participated in the Free Space Process Strategy Caucus, organized and supported by the International Civil Society Support at Lloyd Hotel in Amsterdam on 21-22 July 2011. She was requested by the Ecumenical Advocacy Alliance (EAA) to represent… -
CCA e-Letter - 10/8/11
Posted On 10 August 2011
CCA e-Letter
10 August 2011
Dear Sisters and Brothers in Christ –
Greetings of Peace from Chiang Mai.
Strengthening the relationship with CCA member churches and councils is one of the priorities of CCA at this… -
Emergency food assistance for North Korea
Posted On 24 July 201122 July, 2011 Dear CCA Officers, Member Churches and Councils: At a meeting of the Ecumenical Forum for Korea (EFK) in Nanjing, China on 16th and 17th June 2011, a second shipment of 480 tons of flour for distribution to children in nurseries and kindergartens in North Korea was discussed and… -
CCA e-Letter - 8/7/11
Posted On 08 July 2011
CCA e-Letter
8 July 2011
Dear Sisters and Brothers in Christ –
Greetings from the general synod meeting of Toraja Church in Indonesia.
It is my great joy to be invited on behalf of CCA to the special gathering… -
Asia Communication Sunday 2011: Communicating Climate Justice
Posted On 24 June 2011Rev. Dr Samuel Meshack, Chairperson – WACC-Asia introduces the theme "Communicating Climate Justice" for Asia Communication Sunday 2011 I greet you all on behalf of the members of the World Association for Christian Communication – Asia Region. I am happy to inform you that the WACC – Asia Region… -
CCA e-Letter - 10/6/11
Posted On 10 June 2011CCA e-Letter June 2011 Dear Sisters and Brothers in Christ – Greetings of Peace from the CCA office in Chiang Mai! Hunger in North Korea A voice is heard in Ramah, lamentation and bitter weeping. Rachel is weeping for her children; she refuses to be comforted for her children, because…
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Ecumenical Youth Leadership Development Training in Lao People’s Democratic Republic
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Asian churches observe Asia Sunday focused on the theme ‘Myanmar: God of Hope, Fill Us with Joy and Peace’
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New CCA Programme Committee begins its first meeting for setting priorities and strategic programme planning
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