News Releases
Announcement:- Asia Sunday 2011
Posted On 13 December 2010Every year since 1974, Asia Sunday has been celebrated in Asia and among ecumenical organizations around the world on the Sunday before Pentecost. The observance is to commemorate the founding of the East Asia Christian Conference, renamed in 1973 as the Christian Conference of Asia. This year…-
PROK Letter to Partners
Posted On 30 November 2010Dear Friends in Ecumenical Organizations and Partner Churches Greetings in the name of Jesus, the prince of peace. First of all, we, the Presbyterian Church in the republic of Korea (PROK), are deeply grateful for your concern, prayer and solidarity messages and statements to respond to… -
Emmanuel-God with us, God in us, God for us and God for others
Posted On 29 November 2010For the last few years and months we have been reading in the papers and watching on television stories of people on the move because of floods, erruption of volcanoes, landslides, draught, civil, ethnic and tribal wars. This list can go on and on to show how people in our day are getting uprooted… -
CCA e-Letter - 24/11/10
Posted On 24 November 2010CCA e-Letter 24 November 2010 Dear Brothers and Sisters in the Ecumenical Movement, Greetings from the island of Creete, where the first meeting of the 2013 WCC Assembly Preparatory Committee (APC) is being held on November 19 to 24, at the Orthodox Academy in Chania, Creete. We were… -
Basic Ecumenical Course (National AEC)
Posted On 06 November 2010CCA-FMU co-organized with the National Council of Churches in the Philippines the Basic Ecumenical Course (a national version of CCA's Asian Ecumenical Course) on 15-29 October 2010 at the Ecumenical Center of NCCP in Quezon City, Philippines. A total of 29 participants attended the BEC, with 7 of… -
Ecumenical Lecture for Clergywomen in Mindanao
Posted On 31 October 2010CCA-FMU executive staff Hope S. Antone conducted an ecumenical lecture and workshop with a group of clergywomen in Midsayap, Cotabato in Mindanao, Philippines on 19-20 October 2010. The activity focused on the theme, "Discerning the Role of Clergywomen in These Critical Times" and aimed to deepen… -
NCC Bangladesh Press Release
Posted On 13 September 2010To All Electronic and Print Medias Dear News Editor/Director Greetings with Peace from the National Council of Churches-Bangladesh! Please print or broadcast this Statements to your renowned Media. You may aware the news of attempt to burn the copies of the Holy Quran by some misguided and… -
CCA joins condemnation of the burning of the Qur’an to mark 9/11
Posted On 10 September 2010As the world prepares to remember the thousands who died in New York on 11th of September 2001, CCA joins the voices of condemnation from leaders of Christian churches and other religious faiths against plans by members of the Dove World Outreach Center to burn the Quran on the anniversary of the… -
Fact finding mission to Pakistan
Posted On 10 September 2010As soon as we heard about the floods in Pakistan and its drastic effect on millions of people we decided at one of our staff meetings to send a member of the staff to be with the churches and NCCP rather than send a letter of solidarity. That responsibility was allocated to me as this particular… -
CCM Youth Hands Over Protest Memo On Threats by Dr Terry Jones of Dove Outreach Center to US Embassy Officials in Kuala Lumpur
Posted On 08 September 2010KUALA LUMPUR, Wed, 8 Sept 2010: Representatives of the Youth Wing of the Council of Churches Malaysia (CCM Youth) handed a memorandum of protest to the United States Embassy today calling on the US government to stop a church in Florida from burning the Quran this 11 Sept 2010. The group of five… -
Thousands flee as Pakistan flood spread
Posted On 09 August 201006 August 2010 Dear Victor and Friends in Pakistan It is with shock and sadness we watched on television and read in the daily news papers the destruction and havoc caused to lives and property of hundreds of people in your country. Please be assured that we are praying for you and also making a… -
An Urgent Appeal for Peace and Reconciliation of Korea
Posted On 09 August 2010The 219th General Assembly of the Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.) was held in Minneapolis, Minnesota, July 3-10, 2010. Among many items of business and issues, the Assembly adopted "An Urgent Appeal for Peace and Reconciliation of Korea." We are deeply concerned about the increased tensed situation on… -
A Letter from CCA - 4/8/10
Posted On 04 August 2010A Letter from CCA No. 24/4 August 2010 Dear Sisters and Brothers in Christ, CCA Executive Staff Recruitment CCA invites applications for two executive positions: Associate General Secretary for Finance and Relationship Joint Executive Secretary for Ecumenical Formation, Gender… -
Ecumenical Lectures in July 2010
Posted On 30 July 2010CCA-FMU Joint Executive Secretary Hope S. Antone conducted a number of ecumenical lectures in July 2010. The Ecumenical Lecture Series is CCA’s initiative of reaching out to the theological institutions of its member churches and also a response to requests from the theological education… -
Uniting Church concerned about welfare of Rohingyas
Posted On 05 July 2010THE Uniting Church raised the plight of a Muslim minority group from Burma with Immigration Minister Chris Evans last month because of lengthy delays in processing their claims for asylum. After visiting some of the Rohingyas detained at Christmas Island, the church and the Coalition for Asylum-… -
Greetings to CCM Assembly
Posted On 02 July 2010Greetings shared by Rev. Dr. Rienzie Perera the Associate General Secretary of CCA at the 13th Triennial General Assembly of the Council of Churches of Malaysia held in Sibu from June 21-24, 2010. On behalf of the Christian Conference of Asia (CCA), and in my capacity as the Associate General… -
PHILIPPINE CHURCH LEADERS’ STATEMENT FOR JUST PEACE IN PALESTINE
Posted On 08 June 2010“Justice, and only justice, you shall follow, that you may live and inherit the land that the Lord your God is giving you.” Deuteronomy 16:20, ESV We church leaders in the Philippines express our great shock and indignation at the act of terrorism perpetrated by the apartheid state of Israel on… -
CCA reaffirms commitment to peace and security on the Korean Peninsula
Posted On 07 June 2010The Christian Conference of Asia, the member churches and National Councils of Churches in Asia join the World Council of Churches in expressing deep concern over the precarious situation the people on the Korean peninsula are facing, getting more serious by the day. The sinking of the navy ship… -
The World Environment Day Message
Posted On 04 June 2010Statement prepared by Rev. Freddy De Alwis on behalf of Christian Conference of Asia / JID Focus The world environment day is commemorated on 05th June every year and I would like to draw your attention to this important day with the introduction I wrote in 2009. My intention this year is to focus…
Recent News
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CCA extends greetings to Ninth General Assembly of the Igreja Protestante Iha Timor Lorosa’e (IPTL)
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CCA expresses condolences to the families of Asian migrants died in the devastating fire in the Mangaf area in Kuwait
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Mar Thoma theological students conference reflects on good governance, integrity leadership and stewardship in parish ministry
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CCA and Senate of Serampore joint programme aims at training prospective church leaders in good governance and stewardship in pastoral ministry
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Asian Ecumenical Migrants Advocacy Network Consultation strategises Churches’ engagement with issues of migration and trafficking in persons
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Christian Conference of Asia condemns the brutal violence against Christians and churches in Sargodha, Pakistan
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Asian Theologians’ Summit CATS-X focuses on ‘Echoes of Nicaea: Enduring Faith and Embracing Unity - Asian Ecumenical Response’
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Cambodian church leaders affirm commitment to strengthen ecclesial and ecumenical unity
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Asian Ecumenical Institute (AEI) – 2024 will jointly be facilitated by CCA and WCC
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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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CCA expresses condolences on the demise of Dr Helen M Hill, a well-known ecumenist, educator, and human rights defender
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Programme Committee sets new priorities and strategies for CCA’s programmes in the next quadrennium
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Programme committee reflects on relevance of CCA programmes amidst changing Asian situation and ecumenical landscapes in Asia
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New CCA Programme Committee begins its first meeting for setting priorities and strategic programme planning
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Servanthood, stewardship, and good governance key to strengthen ecumenical diakonia
