Christian Conference of Asia

Asian Ecumenical Institute (AEI)–2022 to offer training for prospective ecumenical leaders

Posted on 14 July 2022

The month-long ecumenical course Asian Ecumenical Institute (AEI), designed to train prospective young Asian ecumenists and church leaders, will be held from 19 September to 14 October 2022 on the Payap University campus in Chiang Mai, Thailand.  Organised annually by the Christian Conference of Asia (CCA), the AEI has been providing opportunities for young people […]

 

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CCA to organise online memorial service in honour of Archbishop Willem T.P. Simarmata

Posted on 28 June 2022

The Christian Conference of Asia (CCA) will organise a virtual memorial service in honour of the late lamented Archbishop (Ephorus) Willem T.P. Simarmata, who was the Moderator of the CCA, and who passed away on 17 June 2022. The online memorial service will be held on Wednesday, 29 June 2022, at 1:00 PM Bangkok time […]

 

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CCA invites applications for ‘Young Ambassadors of Peace in Asia’ (YAPA) Training

Posted on 27 June 2022

The Christian Conference of Asia (CCA) invites applications for the Young Ambassadors of Peace in Asia (YAPA) programme, which will take place in person at the CCA Headquarters in Chiang Mai, Thailand, from 7 to 14 August 2022.  The week-long training programme for young prospective peace activists will focus on the theme ‘Youth as Catalysts […]

 

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Asian churches mourn passing away of CCA Moderator Archbishop Willem T.P. Simarmata

Posted on 18 June 2022

Archbishop Willem T.P. Simarmata at the CCA Executive Committee meeting in Phnom Penh, Cambodia, 2019 The Christian Conference of Asia (CCA) deeply grieves the passing away of Ephorus (Archbishop) Willem T.P. Simarmata, the Moderator of the CCA. He passed away in the afternoon on Friday, 17 June 2022, at a hospital in Medan, North Sumatra, […]

 

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CCA’s Statement on World Environment Day–2022

Posted on 5 June 2022

CCA’s Statement on World Environment Day–2022

 

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Metropolitan Dr Gennadios passes on to glory, leaving a great vacuum in the global ecumenical movement, says CCA General Secretary

Posted on 4 June 2022

Metropolitan Dr Gennadios of Sassima, vice moderator of the Central Committee of World Council of Churches (WCC), has been one of the towering Christian leaders who greatly contributed to the life and witness of the global ecumenical movement; he was imbued with the spirit of ecumenism throughout his life and his passing will create a […]

 

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A doyen Asian ecumenist Prof. Dr Kim Yong-Bock passes away

Posted on 7 April 2022

Prof. Dr Kim Yong-Bock, doyen of Asian ecumenism and prominent theologian, passed away in the afternoon of 7 April 2022 in Seoul, Korea. He was 84 years old. Born in Cholla province in 1938, Kim Yong-Bock had been actively involved in the Asian and global ecumenical movement in various capacities. Dr Yong-Bock was President of […]

 

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CCA’s Statement on World Health Day–2022

Posted on 6 April 2022

CCA’s Statement on World Health Day–2022

 

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Effects of COVID-19 on Trafficking in Persons was focus of CCA’s Regional Consultation

Posted on 6 April 2022

Participants of  Asia Consultation on ‘The effects of COVID-19 on Trafficking in Persons’   The Christian Conference of Asia (CCA) organised a two-day Asia Regional Consultation on ‘The Effects of COVID-19 on Trafficking in Persons’ on 29–30 March 2022. The online Consultation, which was attended by over thirty participants from across Asia, focused on issues such […]

 

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Upholding dignity of gender and sexual minorities must be priority when designing HIV and AIDS programmes within Churches

Posted on 4 April 2022

Participants of  Regional Consultation on ‘Towards an Effective Advocacy on HIV and AIDS for Upholding Dignity of Gender and Sexual Minorities’   A two-day Asia regional consultation on ‘Towards an Effective Advocacy on HIV and AIDS for Upholding Dignity of Gender and Sexual Minorities’ reinforced the need to have dialogue, to open discussions and deliberations aimed […]

 

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