Structure

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The General Assembly

The General Assembly is the supreme decision-making body of the CCA. The General Assembly normally meets every five years, or as convened by the Executive Committee.

The General Assembly celebrates the unity of the Church in Asia in worship, study, and action. It receives reports on the CCA's work and expresses the common vision of the churches for the direction and mission of the CCA. It also speaks out on public issues.

The Moderator, Vice Moderator, and the Treasurer, as well as the Executive Committee, are elected by the General Assembly. 

The 15th General Assembly met from 27 September to 4 October 2023 in Kottayam, India. The Executive Committee and Officers for the next quinquennium were elected at the 15th General Assembly. 

Officers

Moderator
Bishop Reuel Norman O. Marigza, United Church of Christ in the Philippines

Vice Moderator
Dr Anna Alisha Mathew Simon, Council of Churches of Malaysia

Treasurer
The Very Rev. Chan Kwok-Keung, Hong Kong Sheng Kung Hui

General Secretary
Rev. Jung Eun Grace Moon, Presbyterian Church of Korea

The Executive Committee

The Executive Committee, comprising 17 members, is elected from the among the delegates at the General Assembly. It meets annually and is responsible for ensuring the implementation of the General Assembly's decisions as well as reviewing and supervising the CCA's programmes and budget. The term of the Executive Committee is till the end of the next regular meeting of the General Assembly. 

Executive Committee Members

  • Ms Basanti Biswas, Methodist Church in India
  • Rev. David Anirudha Das, National Council of Churches in Bangladesh
  • Rev. David Nigel Perry Brohier, Church of Ceylon
  • Rev. Dethsacda Aphayamath, Lao Evangelical Church
  • Archbishop Dikran Sebouh Sarkissian, Armenian Orthodox Church of Iran
  • Ms Dymeas Sovy, Kampuchea Christian Council
  • Ms Hannah Manickyam Cassandra Mesa, Anglican Church in Aotearoa, New Zealand and Polynesia
  • Rev. Jacklevyn Frits Manuputty, Communion of Churches in Indonesia
  • Rev. John Charles Gilmore, National Council of Churches in Australia
  • Rev. Levi Vasconcelos Pinto, Igreja Protestante Iha Timor Lorosa'e
  • Ms May Thinzar Khine, Methodist Church of Lower Myanmar
  • Rev. Prof. Dr Pradit Takerngrangsarit, Church of Christ in Thailand
  • Mr Su-Hong Lim, Presbyterian Church in Taiwan
  • Ms Tiurida Hutabarat, Batak Protestant Christian Church
  • Dr Youngmi Cho, Presbyterian Church of Korea
  • Rev. Zion Chung, Korean Christian Church in Japan
  • Bishop Dr Kuriakose Mor Theophilose, Malankara Jacobite Syrian Orthodox Church (Programme Committee Chairperson)

The Programme Committee

The Programme Committee is appointed by the Executive Committee and normally meets three times between Assemblies. It is responsible for developing programmes in accordance with the mandate of the General Assembly and the guidelines provided by the Executive Committeee.

Staff

General Secretary

Rev. Jung Eun Grace Moon

Programme Staff

Arceli Pepito Bile
John Paul Devakumar
Navya Dinah Saji
Hnin Wai Thi Aung
Joel Cherian Varghese (Intern)
Made Maria Pavita Meiangela (Intern)

Finance, Accounts, and Administration

Nyaung Lin Kyein
Sineeporn Pongraveevongsa

Administration and Library

Netnapa Rattanajiamrangsri
Arpa Yai-Chid (Ton)

Programme Structure

The programme structure of the CCA was revised and approved by the Executive Committee in 2015, and reviewed again in 2024.

The core programmes of the CCA are Mission in Unity (MU), Ecumenical Formation (EF), Building Peace (BP), and Public Witness and Advocacy (PW).

Earlier, there were three key programme areas of the CCA, namely, Faith, Mission, and Unity (FMU), Ecumenical Formation, Gender Justice, and Youth Empowerment (EGY), and Justice, International Affairs and Development, and Service (JID).