The Organisational Structure,
Committees and Office Bearers of the CCA

Member Churches and Councils General Assembly General Committee Executive Committee	Officers Program Area Committees General Secretary Executive Staff Consultants

Member Churches and Councils

For a full list of member churches and councils see Member Churches and Councils.

General Assembly

The General Assembly is the supreme body of CCA. It meets every five years to celebrate the unity of the church in Asia in worship, study and action, and to review and set directions for the work of CCA. The last General Assembly was held in Chiang Mai, Thailand in April 2005. See General Assembly.

Officers

Presidium

Ms. Monju Baroi, National Council of Churches, Bangladesh
Rev. Dr. Khamphone Kounthapanya, Lao Evangelical Church
Ms. Lu Yueh Wen, Presbyterian Church in Taiwan
Rev. Francisco Maria De Vasconselos, Igreja Protestante Iha Timor Loro Sae

Honorary Treasurer

Rt. Rev. Thomas Soo Yee Po, Anglican Church, Hong Kong

General Secretary

Dr. Prawate Khid-arn, Church of Christ in Thailand

General Committee

The General Committee has the powers of the General Assembly between meetings of the Assembly. The current membership is:

The Officers (see above)
Rev. Pamela Tankersley, Presbyterian Church of Aotearoa New Zealand
Rev. Prof James Haire, Uniting Church in Australia
Rt. Rev. Paul Shishir Sarker, Bishop of Kushtia
Rev. Eang Chhun, Kampuchea Christian Council
Ms. Cynthia Man-Chi Hui, The Methodist Church, Hong Kong
Mrs. Susan Jacob, Malankara Orthodox Syrian Church
Rev. Dr. Henriette T. Hutabarat Lebang, Toraja Church, Indonesia
Ms. Jiyeob Kim, National Christian Council in Japan
Ms. Yun Jae-Hyang, Presbyterian Church in the Republic of Korea
Mr. Khamdeng Kounthapanya, Lao Evangelical Church
Mr. Anthony Row, The Mehodist Church, Malaysia
Ms. Kaythi Min Din, Myanmar Council of Churches
Dr. Kali Bahadur Rokaya, National Council of Churches of Nepal
Ms. Shahzad Khuram, Church of Pakistan
Ms. Sharon Rose Joy Ruiz-Duremdes, National Council of Churches in the Philippines
Rev. Dr. P.J.T. Peiris, National Christian Council Sri Lanka
Rev. Samuel Lin Ying Chiu, General Secretary, National Council of Churces,Taiwan
Rev. Dr. Pradit Takerangrangsarit, Church of Christ in Thailand
Mr. Ermundo da Costa, Igreja Protestante Iha Timor Loro Sae

Executive Committee

Ms. Monju Baroi, National Council of Churches, Bangladesh
Rev. Dr. Khamphone Kounthapanya, Lao Evangelical Church
Ms. Lu Yueh Wen, Presbyterian Church in Taiwan
Rev. Francisco Maria De Vasconselos, Igreja Protestante Iha Timor Loro Sae
Rt. Rev. Thomas Soo Yee Po, Anglican Church, Hong Kong
Dr. Prawate Khid-arn, Church of Christ in Thailand
Rev. Prof James Haire, Uniting Church in Australia
Mrs. Susan Jacob, Malankara Orthodox Syrian Church
Rev. Dr. Henriette T. Hutabarat Lebang, Toraja Church, Indonesia
Ms. Yun Jae-Hyang, Presbyterian Church in the Republic of Korea
Mr. Anthony Row, The Mehodist Church, Malaysia

Program Area Committees

Program Area Committees are responsible to develop and implement programs in accordance with the mandate of the General Assembly.

Faith, Mission and Unity

Mr. Donald Steven Tamihere, Aotearoa-New Zealand
Ms. Kathryn Tretheway, Australia
Dr. Francis Yip, Hong Kong
Bishop Dhirendra Kumar Sahu, India
Dr. Mindawati Perangin Angin, Indonesia
Ms Jung Hae Sun, Korea
Mr Saykham Singitthiphonh, Laos
Ms. Yin Yin Maw, Myanmar
Ms. Emerald May Fernandez, Philippines
Rt. Rev. Kumara Illangasinghe, Sri Lanka
Rev. Li Hau Tiong, Taiwan
Rev. Dr Chuleepran S. Persons, Thailand

Justice, International Affairs, Development and Service

Rev. Michael Hillier, Australia
Mr. Joyanta Adhikari, Bangladesh
Mr. Elia Pradeep Samuel, India
Miss May Linda Sari, Indonesia
Mr. Michinori Mano, Japan
Mr. Kim Gwang Joon, Korea
Ms. Augusta Nafa, Myanmar
Mr. Shyam Prasad Bhusal, Nepal
Mr. Marvin Pervaiz, Pakistan
Carmencita Karagdag-Perlata, Philippines
Mr. M. A. Sumanthiran, Sri Lanka
Ms. Liao Pi Ying, Taiwan
Rev. Albino Da Costa, Timor Lorosa’e

Ecumenical Formation, Gender Justice and Youth Empowerment

Dr. Chae Eun Ha (Moderator), Korea
Dr. Judith McKinley, Aotearoa-New Zealand
Mr. William Proloy Samadder, Bangladesh
Ms. Srey Sotheavy, Cambodia
Lt. Col. Alfred Tsang, Hong Kong
Mr. Sunny Manohar, India
Rev. Timotius Adhi Dharma, Indonesia
Ms. Yuria Yokoyama, Japan
Ms. Margaret Engduyan, Malaysia
Ms. Phrabha Shrestha, Nepal
Ms. Shunila Ruth, Pakistan
Ms. Kanthi Rupesinghe, Sri Lanka

Executive Staff

General Secretary

Dr. Prawate KHID-ARN, Church of Christ in Thailand

Associate General Secretary (Finance)

Dr. Rienzie PERERA, Anglican Church, Sri Lanka

Joint Executive Secretaries for
Justice, International Affairs, Development and Service

Mr. Charlie O'CAMPO, Uniting Church in Australia
Rev. Freddy de ALWIS, Baptist Church, Sri Lanka

Joint Executive Secretaries for
Faith, Mission and Unity

Dr. Hope ANTONE, United Church of Christ in the Philippines
Rev. PARK Sung Kook, Presbyterian Church in the Republic of Korea

Executive Secretary for
Ecumenical Formation, Gender Justice and Youth Empowerment

Ms. Moumita BISWAS, Church of North India
Mr. Adam ROW, Methodist Church, Malaysia

Consultants

CCA-UN ESCAP Joint Programme for Training of Trainers

Rev. Noel ILLAGAN, Lutheran Church, Philippines

Communication

Liza B. LAMIS, Baptist Convention, Philippines

Ecumenical Theological Education for Asia and the Pacific [CCA-WCC]

Dr. Hope ANTONE, United Church of Christ in the Philippines

HIV/AIDS Concerns

Dr. Erlinda Senturias, United Church of Christ in the Philippines

Project Coordinator for Mekong Ecumenical Partnership Programme

Ms Janejinda PAWADEE, Church of Christ in Thailand