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Bandung, Indonesia: Forty prospective pastors and church leaders from theological institutions across Indonesia were trained on good governance and stewardship in parish ministry at a national-level workshop organised by the Christian Conference of Asia (CCA) in Bandung, Indonesia. The workshop on…

Jakarta, Indonesia: The Action Together in Combating HIV and AIDS in Asia (ATCHAA) programme of the Christian Conference of Asia (CCA), in collaboration with the Communion of Churches in Indonesia (PGI) and the Indonesia Interfaith Network on AIDS (INTERNA), organised an interfaith consultation on…

Chiang Mai, Thailand: The Christian Conference of Asia (CCA) General Secretary, Dr Mathews George Chunakara, has called for an urgent and renewed commitment to resume the stalled peace negotiations between the Government of the Republic of the Philippines (GRP) and the National Democratic Front of…

Chiang Mai, Thailand: Rev. Saw Shwe Lin, prominent church and ecumenical leader and former General Secretary of the Myanmar Council of Churches (MCC), passed away at the age of 59 this morning, 27 August 2024, in Yangon, Myanmar. Christian Conference of Asia (CCA) General Secretary Dr Mathews…

The Asian Ecumenical Institute (AEI-2024), a month-long ecumenical formation training organised by the Christian Conference of Asia (CCA) in collaboration with the World Council of Churches (WCC), concluded with the valedictory ceremony. Twenty-five young Christians from across Asia attended the…

  Chiang Mai, Thailand: In light of the escalating violence and political turmoil in Bangladesh, the Christian Conference of Asia (CCA) General Secretary, Dr Mathews George Chunakara, sent a pastoral solidarity message to CCA member churches in Bangladesh and the National Council of Churches in…

Chiang Mai, Thailand: Asian Christian youth who attended the capacity-building training of the Christian Conference of Asia (CCA) committed themselves to raising awareness among their peers and promoting HIV advocacy in their local communities. The regional capacity-building training, organised…

Chiang Mai, Thailand: The General Secretary of the Christian Conference of Asia (CCA) Dr Mathews George Chunakara expressed deep condolences on the demise of Rev. Dr Dhyanchand Carr (86), a prominent Indian theologian and former Secretary for Mission and Evangelism of CCA. A native of Thanjavur…

Chiang Mai, Thailand: The Christian Conference of Asia (CCA) General Secretary Dr Mathews George Chunakara, in a statement released today, 30 July, on World Day Against Trafficking in Persons-2024, called on churches in Asia to “sensitise and mobilise their communities and maximise their resources…

Chiang Mai, Thailand: The Christian Conference of Asia’s (CCA) Regional Capacity Building Programme ‘Strengthening the Voices of Youth for HIV Advocacy in Asia’ has commenced in Chiang Mai, Thailand with over 70 participants representing churches from across Asia. The three-day capacity building…

Chiang Mai, Thailand: Reiterating the Christian Conference of Asia’s (CCA) support for Korean churches’ calls for a permanent peace treaty to replace the 1953 armistice, CCA General Secretary Dr Mathews George Chunakara stated, “Every effort towards preventive diplomacy through meaningful dialogue…

Chiang Mai, Thailand: A regional capacity building programme with focus on strengthening the voices of Asian youth for HIV Advocacy will begin on 29 July, 2024 in Chiang Mai, Thailand. The three-day regional training is part of the Christian Conference of Asia’s (CCA) ongoing special programme, the…

Chiang Mai, Thailand: The Asian Ecumenical Institute (AEI), organized by the Christian Conference of Asia (CCA) in collaboration with the World Council of Churches, commenced on 22 July 2024 at the CCA headquarters on the Payap University campus in Chiang Mai, Thailand. Twenty-five young budding…

Chiang Mai, Thailand: A group of peace and conflict resolution initiators and facilitators from the Asian Kachin Baptist Association visited the headquarters of the Christian Conference of Asia (CCA) in Chiang Mai, Thailand on 18 July, 2024 and shared information about the peace and reconciliation…

Chiang Mai, Thailand: The Asian Ecumenical Institute (AEI), a month-long annual ecumenical formation training is set to commence from 21 July, 2024 on the theme Creation Care and Eco-Justice: Our Faith and ‘With-ness’. AEI–2024 will be jointly organized by the CCA and the World Council of Churches…

Dili, Timor Leste: The General Secretary of the Christian Conference of Asia (CCA) Dr Mathews George Chunakara extended warm greetings to the delegates of the Igreja Protestante Iha Timor Lorosa’e (IPTL) on the occasion of the Ninth General Assembly being held in Oecusse, Ambeno from 4 to 10 July,…

The Christian Conference of Asia (CCA) expressed deep sorrow at the loss of lives of 49 Asian diaspora members in the devastating fire in a migrant workers’ accommodation building in the Mangaf area in southern Kuwait that resulted in the death of at least 49 migrants from India and the Philippines…

Kottayam, Kerala, India: 'Good Governance and Stewardship in Parish Ministry' was the theme of this year’s Mar Thoma Theological Students Conference which was held from 6 to 8 June 2024. The Christian Conference of Aisa (CCA) collaborated with the Mar Thoma Theological Seminary, which belongs to…

Kolkata, West Bengal, India: The Christian Conference of Asia (CCA), jointly with the Board of Theological Education of the Senate of Serampore Colleges (BTESSC) organized a national-workshop on 'Good Governance and Stewardship in Parish Ministry'. The workshop was held at the Senate Centre for…

Dubai: A group of 40 delegates from CCA member churches in Asia, along with representatives from the Asian Diaspora congregations in the Arabian Gulf countries held an International Consultation on Asian Diaspora in Transition: Migration and Human Trafficking to West Asia (Arabian Gulf) in Dubai,…