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Participants discuss pathways for integration of SDGs in Diakonia of Asian Churches
Posted On 26 October 2022Panel sessions at the CCA's Asia Regional Consultation on 'Ecumenical Diakonia, Church's Response to Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) in Asia' Chiang Mai:…CCA congratulates new leadership team of Church of Christ in Thailand
Posted On 26 October 20221. Dr Sint Kimachandra officiating the installation service of the new CCT Officers; 2. CCA General Secretary (middle) with the new Officers of the CCT: from left; Rev…Ecumenical Diakonia is aimed at mitigating the sufferings of all who experience deprivation, says Metropolitan Dr Yakob Mar Irenaios at CCA Consultation
Posted On 25 October 2022Metropolitan Dr Yakob Mar Irenaois speaks on 'Biblical and theological reflection on Diakonia as the mission and witness of the Church' Chiang Mai: “Ecumenical Diakonia…Churches in Asia called to adopt Sustainable Development Goals as integral part of Diakonia
Posted On 24 October 2022Chiang Mai: Asia Regional Consultation on 'Ecumenical Diakonia, Church’s Response to Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) in Asia'–2022 Participants Chiang Mai: The…CCA honours Korean ecumenical stalwarts, Dr Sang Jung Park, Dr Ahn Jae Woong, and Dr Park Kyung Seo
Posted On 21 October 2022CCA General Secretary presents plaque to: 1.Dr. Sang Jung Park; 2.Dr. Ahn Jae Woong; 3. Dr. Park Kyung Seo; 4. Seen from left: Rev. Dr Kim Jong Gu, Prof.Dr Park Kyung Seo,…CCA General Secretary meets with Church and ecumenical leaders in South Korea
Posted On 21 October 2022CCA General Secretary Dr Mathews George Chunakara with Church and ecumenical leaders during the reception organised by NCCK on 17 October 2022 in Seoul The CCA General Secretary…Chiang Mai Declaration on Health, Healing, and Wholeness of Life issues clarion call for multi-pronged approaches to church health services and ministries
Posted On 14 October 2022Rev Kyung Hee Chang sharing aspects of spirituality and healing in hospice care Chiang Mai, Thailand: On the final day of the Christian Conference of Asia’s (CCA)…“Annual Asian Ecumenical Institute of CCA provides unique platform for training prospective ecumenical leaders in Asia,” says CCA General Secretary
Posted On 13 October 2022AEI–2022 students at CCA headquarters in Chiang Mai, Thailand “The ecumenical movement gives you a broader fellowship and mutual solidarity in working together for the…CCA Consultation on faith, health, and healing discerns ways for churches to serve as healing agents
Posted On 11 October 2022Participants in Group Discussions Chiang Mai: Medical professionals, pastoral care providers, and leaders of churches, ecumenical councils, and health-related…Churches in Asia challenged to initiate new, innovative approaches to health and healing ministry
Posted On 10 October 2022Participants of the CCA's International Consultation on ‘Faith, Health, and Healing: Christian Response in Asia’ Chiang Mai, Thailand: The…CCA to hold International Conference on Asian Christian Response to Faith, Health, and Healing
Posted On 07 October 2022‘Faith, Health, and Healing: Christian Response in Asia’ Chiang Mai, Thailand: An International Conference on ‘Faith, Health, and Healing: Christian Response in Asia’ will be held from 10 to 12 October 2022 at the Payap University Campus in Chiang Mai, Thailand. The three-day international…Asia Regional Consultation on combating human trafficking pledges to enhance advocacy
Posted On 07 October 2022Participants of the CCA's Asia Regional Consultation on 'Developing Effective Responses to Combat Human Trafficking in Asia', held from 28–30 September in Kuala Lumpur…Timor Leste Prime Minister applauds ecumenical accompaniment and solidarity during the country’s long years of struggle for right to self-determination
Posted On 03 October 2022CCA General Secretary Dr. Mathews George Chunakara receives a gift from Timor Leste Prime Minister José Maria Vasconcelos…CCA Trains Ecumenical Enablers in Timor Leste
Posted On 03 October 2022Participants of the CCA's Ecumenical Enablers Training Programme in Dili, East Timor A training programme organised by the Christian Conference of Asia (CCA)…High prevalence of gender-based violence a major challenge in Timor Leste, observe participants of CCA programme
Posted On 03 October 2022Participants in session at the CCA's Ecumenical Women's Action Against Violence (EWAAV) Programme in Dili, East Timor Dili (Timor-Leste): The high prevalence of gender-…CCA’s month-long Asian Ecumenical Institute (AEI)-2022 is to begin focusing on the theme, ‘God of Hope, Sustain Your Creation in Harmony’
Posted On 17 September 2022AEI–2022: God of Hope, Sustain Your Creation in Harmony The Asian Ecumenical Institute (AEI), the annual ecumenical leadership development…CCA observes Asia Sunday 2022 at CCA headquarters in Thailand
Posted On 23 August 2022The staff members stationed at the CCA Headquarters in Chiang Mai, Thailand This year’s Asia Sunday was observed on 21 August 2022, on the theme ‘Christ's love reconciles and…Indonesian church and ecumenical leader Rev. Simon Tarigan passes away
Posted On 23 August 2022Rev. Simon Tarigan The Rev. Simon Tarigan, a prominent Indonesian church and ecumenical leader and the former General Secretary of the Karo Batak Protestant Church (GBKP),…CCA trains Asian youth leaders as Young Ambassadors of Peace
Posted On 17 August 2022YAPA–2022 participants on the Payap University Campus, the venue of the programme The week-long training programme, Young Ambassadors of Peace in Asia (YAPA), organised by the…Sri Lanka’s alarming crises of economic bankruptcy, political turmoil, and social upheaval warrant international intervention, opines CCA’s ecumenical solidarity team
Posted On 09 August 2022Ecumenical solidarity team meets with inter-religious leaders in Sri Lanka An ecumenical pastoral solidarity team that visited Sri Lanka from 3 to 7 August 2022, organised by…