News Releases
Meeting of Asia Secretaries of Ecumenical Partners
Posted On 21 October 2004Hope S. Antone of CCA-FMU attended the meeting of Asia secretaries of ecumenical development agencies and mission organizations on invitation by WCC Asia Desk secretary, Dr. Mathews George Chunakara, at the Ecumenical Centre in Geneva, Switzerland on 10-14 October. She gave a reflection at the WCC…-
A German church delegation on its way to China stops in Hong Kong and visits CCA
Posted On 06 October 2004Delegation of the council of EKD from Germany with the CCA staff. Front(From left): Cora Tabing-Reyes, Rolf Koppe, Kara Huber-Kaldrack, Ahn Jae Woong, Wolfgang Huber, Frauke Hansen-Dix, Alexander Dix, Paul Oppenheim, Michael Lackner, Margit Fleckenstein, Gabi Hettler. Back (From left) Maren von… -
NCC general secretaries' meeting
Posted On 03 October 2004Christians urged to develop Asiatic ecumenical movement CHIANG MAI, Thailand Christians must not only confess faith in a context where their neighbours follow other faiths or no faith, but they must also live the Christian way of life, CCA General Secretary Dr Ahn Jae Woong told a gathering of… -
Chiang Mai Communique
Posted On 24 September 2004General secretaries and representatives of National Councils of Churches and National Christian Councils in Asia, staff of CCA and WCC, and resource persons attended a meeting held from 20-23 September in Chiang Mai, Thailand. (Photo:Philip Mathew) NCC general secretaries issued the following… -
Peace messages to be made available soon
Posted On 19 September 2004HONG KONG Video messages of peace and justice from a group of 13 church leaders and peacemakers from around the world will be webcast and broadcast on Monday 20 September at 12 PM Geneva time. Coming ahead of the International Day of Prayer for Peace called by the World Council of Churches to be… -
Women from the South Call for Alternative Globalization
Posted On 18 September 2004"We are not afraid to say that we live in a time of empire." Thus said a group of church women, feminist economists and women activists from Africa, Asia, Latin America, Caribbean, Middle East and Eastern Europe gathered in Antipolo City, Philippines, on 27-29 August. A group photo at the venue… -
A Statement
Posted On 16 September 2004from a youth consultation on living our faiths in community Young people as peace makers and culture bearers We, 48 participants from Sri Lanka, Cambodia, Thailand, Laos, Philippines, India, Bangladesh, Taiwan, Indonesia, Hong Kong and America met in Henry Martyn Institute at Aman Shanti Nilayam-… -
Letter from the human rights meeting
Posted On 15 September 2004Thirty participants from 18 countries, who attended the eighth human rights training program organised by the CCA in Jakarta, Indonesia has issued the following letter to the churches in Asia. The participants unanimously resolved to write to all the churches to request action on Human Rights… -
To the leaders of the Church in Sudan
Posted On 14 September 2004September 4, 2004 Brothers and sisters, We write to you from Nairobi, Kenya, where we are meeting as representatives of the Christian ecumenical bodies of the eight continents and regions of the World -- Africa, Asia, the Caribbean, Europe, Latin America, the Middle East, North America, and the… -
Letter from the REOs meeting in Nairobi
Posted On 09 September 2004Letter from Regional Ecumenical Organizations meeting in Nairobi, Kenya to United Nations secretary-general Kofi Annan 4 September 2004 We write to you from Nairobi, Kenya, where we are meeting as representatives of the Christian ecumenical bodies of eight continents and regions of the world -… -
Ecumenical Peace Network for Northeast Asia
Posted On 26 August 2004Northeast Asian churches urged to initiate Ecumenical Peace Network SEOUL, Korea CCA General Secretary Dr Ahn Jae Woong has urged the churches in Northeast Asia to initiate an Ecumenical Peace Network (EPN) to streamline and strengthen the already existing peace building efforts by them.… -
Mission and Youth in a Context of Globalization
Posted On 24 August 2004Twenty-five young people from various churches and youth organizations in Africa, Asia, Europe, North and South America participated in a seminar on mission and youth in the context of globalization at the Ecumenical Institute at Bossey, Switzerland on 17-23 August. Through worship, community… -
WSCF general assembly
Posted On 17 August 2004CCA General Secretary Dr Ahn Jae Woong delivering the sermon at the opening worship of the WSCF assembly in Chiang Mai WSCF senior friends meeting:From right, Ken Guest, (USA) newly elected chair of the WSCF, Ahn Jae Woong (Hong Kong),Marshal Fernando (Sri Lanka), Philip Mathew (Hong Kong… -
CCA's Asian Ecumenical Acadmey begins in Chiang Mai
Posted On 12 August 2004CCA General Secretary Dr Ahn Jae Woong speaking to the AEA participants in Chiang Mai Dr Preman Niles, well-known theologian and dean of the AEA facilitating the program Participants at the AEA A section of the participants Corazon Tabing-Reyes, CCA joint executive secretary and… -
Christian and Theravada Buddhist Leaders Meet
Posted On 07 August 2004In order to enable conversation between Christians and Theravada Buddhists as people of faith with common concerns about peace, reconciliation and harmony, the World Council of Churches and the Christian Conference of Asia jointly sponsored a consultation involving the two faith groups at Tao Fong… -
Theological Students Ask for More Ecumenical Programs
Posted On 07 August 2004At the end of a busy five-day program, a total of 67 Asian Catholic and Protestant seminarians attending the Second Asia Conference of Theological Students in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, on July 25-31, called upon churches in Asia to encourage holding more such ecumenical conferences by providing more… -
CCA General Secretary Ahn Jae Woong delivered the 11th M A Thomas memorial lecture at the Ecumenical Christian Centre in Bangalore, India
Posted On 05 August 2004Dr Ahn Jae Woong delivering the M A Thomas memorial lecture on "Building a culture of peace in Asia today" at the Ecumenical Christian Centre in Bangalore on 31 July Audience at the M A Thomas memorial lecture Ahn Jae Woong with the Director of Ecumenical Christian Centre, Rev Dr M J… -
"The 8th CCA-Annual Human Rights Training"
Posted On 30 July 2004On August 9-15,2004 at Wisma PGI Jakarta,Indonesia 30 participants coming from different countries such as Australia, Bangladesh, Cambodia, HongKong , India, Indonesia, Japan, Korea, Laos, Malaysia, Myanmar, Pakistan, Philippines, Sri Lanka, Taiwan, Timor Leste and Thailand will joint the 8th CCA… -
Faith and Order commission plenary
Posted On 29 July 2004Dr Ahn Jae Woong addressing the Faith and Order plenary commission in Kuala Lumpur (Photo: WCC/Manuel Lopez) CCA general secretary calls for people centred ecumenism KUALA LUMPUR -- An Asian ecumenical leader has called for seeking the true meaning of ecumenism in the context of non-… -
Sam Kobia visits CCA Centre
Posted On 07 July 2004Sam Kobia with Ahn Jae Woong at the CCA Centre Highlights priority areas for WCC in coming years Dr Samuel Kobia, general secretary of the World Council of Churches (WCC) has said that overcoming violence will be an important area of work for the organisation in the coming years. The Decade…
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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
