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GLOBAL CHRISTIAN FORUM, Manado 2011
Posted On 13 October 2011UPDATE 2 WORLD CHRISTIANITY HAS A NEW ADDRESS, A NEW LOOK AND MANY NAMES An unprecedented change in location and composition of Global Christianity leads to profound realignment Manado, Indonesia 05 October, 2011 “The story of Christianity as a worldwide faith is being written before our eyes”,…-
Final Statement of the 3rd Asia Inter-religious Conference on Article 9
Posted On 11 October 2011From Seoul to Okinawa October 7, 2011 Okinawa Christian University Article 9 of Japan’s Peace Constitution Aspiring sincerely to an international peace based on justice and order, the Japanese people forever renounce war as a sovereign right of the nation and the threat or use of force as a means… -
Peace in Jeju’s Kangjeong Village!
Posted On 11 October 2011Stop the construction of Navy base in Jeju Transcending our religious differences and offering our commonalities, we, the participants of the 3rd Asia Inter-Religious Conference on Article 9, together with all peace-loving religious communities, have prayed together for peace and security in East… -
GMIM: CELEBRATING 77 YEARS OF FAITHFUL SERVICE
Posted On 06 October 2011Steadfast and ever faithful to her calling, the Gereja Masehi Injili di Minahasa (GMIM or the Christian Evangelical Church in Minahasa), one of the 31 members of the Christian Conference of Asia (CCA) in Indonesia celebrated its 77th year of service to God and the people of Minahasa in North… -
CCA Pastoral Letter to the Philippines
Posted On 04 October 201103 October 2011 To: National Council of Churches in the Philippines Convention of Philippine Baptist Churches Episcopal Church in the Philippines Iglesia Filipina Independiente Iglesia Evangelica Unida de Cristo Iglesia Metodista en las Islas Filipinas Lutheran Church in the Philippines United… -
CCA PASTORAL LETTER to PAKISTAN
Posted On 26 September 201120 Sept 2011 To the CCA Members in Pakistan: Dear Sisters and Brothers in Christ – We are deeply anxious for you, our dear brothers and sisters in Christ, as you bear the sorrow and misery brought about by the recent floods. We grieve with you – for the 269 people already confirmed dead, six… -
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…
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Regional women’s consultation calls for transformative action to address gender-based violence and forced migration of women
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“If violence against women is a disease, we are now declared a pandemic," Yusmiati Vistamika Wangka challenges the feminisation of migration and violence against women
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Asian church women share harrowing instances of violence against women and stress for urgent action to ensure gender justice
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Cambodian churches commit to strengthen united witness and missional engagements through the revamped Kampuchea Christian Council
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Asian ecumenical women discuss intertwined crises of forced migration and gender-based violence
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CCA reaffirms commitment to upholding children’s rights on World Children’s Day 2024
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Asian Church women to deliberate on Gender-Based Violence and Forced Migration
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Regional interfaith conference on faith-based engagements to reverse the HIV epidemic in Asia concludes with renewed commitment
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Mental health care of vulnerable individuals affected by HIV needs to be recognised and prioritised by faith communities, affirm experts from across Asia
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Cambodia’s dark history and lessons learned in combating HIV and AIDS analysed at interfaith conference in Phnom Penh
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Asian youth leaders share best practices and challenges on HIV at regional interfaith conference
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Asian interfaith leaders call for deeper community engagement in overcoming stigma and increased access to health care for those affected by HIV
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CCA-WCC regional interfaith conference gathers in Cambodia to chart a path to reverse the HIV epidemic in Asia
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CCA-WCC Interfaith Conference on ‘Reversing the HIV Epidemic in Asia: Faith-Based Engagements’ to begin in Cambodia
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CCA General Secretary extends greetings at 18th General Assembly of the Communion of Churches in Indonesia (PGI)
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Christian Conference of Asia supports Armenian church leaders’ appeal for restoration of human rights of the Armenian population in Artsakh
