1959
The Second Assembly was held in May 1959 in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, when 176 participants met under the theme “Witnessing Together”.
Believing that the purpose of God for the Church in Asia is life together in a common obedience of witness to the mission of God in the world, the Christian Conference of Asia exists as an organ and a forum of continuing cooperation among the churches and national Christian bodies in Asia within the framework of the wider ecumenical movement.
2nd Assembly
Place: Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
Dates: 14–24 May 1959
Theme: Witnessing Together
Participants: 176 participants
Rev D.T. Niles was appointed unanimously as the General Secretary of EACC and served from 1957 to 1968
3rd Assembly
Place: Bangkok, Thailand
Dates: 25 February–5 March 1964
Theme: The Christian Community within the Human Community
Participants: 164 participants
1964
The focus of the Third Assembly held in 1964 in Bangkok, Thailand, was “The Christian Community within the Human Community”. The theme reflected a greater awareness of the church within the larger society.
1968
4th Assembly
Place: Bangkok, Thailand
Dates: 30 January–8 February 1968
Theme: In Christ, All Things Hold Together
The Fourth Assembly met again in Bangkok, Thailand, in 1968, under the theme “In Christ, All Things Hold Together”. The Assembly addressed a divided Church in a broken world and discussed topics such as making the Christian presence effective and ecumenical cooperation.
Prof. Dr U Kyaw Than served as General Secretary of Christian Conference of Asia from 1968 to 1973
1973
5th Assembly
Place: Singapore
Dates: 6–12 June 1973
Theme: Christian Action in the Asian Struggle
Participants: 289 participants
“Christian Action in the Asian Struggle” was the theme of the Fifth Assembly in Singapore, 1973, which brought together 289 participants.
It was decided to formally change the name of the East Asia Christian Conference (EACC) to the Christian Conference of Asia (CCA).
1975
1975 marked the beginning of the CCA's annual observance of “Asia Sunday”. Asia Sunday is usually observed each year on the Sunday before Pentecost.
1975 was also when the Asian Ecumenical Centre was initiated, which later became the Asian Ecumenical Institute.
