Christian Conference of Asia

CCA General Committee

Posted on 5 October 2005

  Dr Prawate Khid-arn being installed as CCA general secretary by Bishop Thomas Soo at an installation service held at the chapel of the Payap University in Chiang Mai. Participants of the CCA general committee

 

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World Tourism Day 2005

Posted on 3 October 2005

CCA calls for justice on World Tourism Day 2005 Tourism is the one of the most important industries in many Asian countries and the fastest growing industry in most of them. In 1997 there were more than 90 million international visitors to the countries of East and South-east Asia (WTO 1998). Current projections by the […]

 

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AIDS Consultation 2005

Posted on 23 August 2005

AIDS Conference 2005: Keep the Commitment: Stop AIDS October 28-November 1, 2005, Bangkok, Thailand An interfaith gathering prior to International AIDS Conference 2004 became a milestone for people from different religions and faith to renew and recommit themselves in the midst of increasing HIV and AIDS crisis. The statement of commitment calls for new commitment […]

 

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Tsunami call for action

Posted on 22 August 2005

GTIF –GLOBAL TOURISM INTERVENTIONS FORUM C/O Ecumenical Coalition on Tourism 96,2ND District, Pak Tin Village, Mei tin Road Shatin N.T. Hong Kong SAR TSUNAMI CALL FOR ACTION: RECONSTRUCTION AND REHABILITATION This Call for Action was launched on the occasion of the Annual Consultation on the “State of Indian Tourism: Developing Models of Stewardship” organised by […]

 

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Get-together of friends in Hong Kong

Posted on 11 August 2005

  Dr Prawate Khid-arn, CCA general secretary speaking at a get-together of some 30 friends working in Hong Kong-based ecumenical and non-governmental organisations. Mr Yip Kok Choong, general secretary of the Asia and Pacific Alliance of YMCAs, who organised the get-together in Hong Kong on 5 August is seen on the right.

 

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Farewell to AHN Jae Woong

Posted on 3 June 2005

Church and ecumenical leaders paid rich tributes to Dr Ahn Jae Woong at a farewell meeting organised by CCA in Hong Kong on 27 May. They recalled the contributions made by Ahn Jae Woong, who retired as general secretary of CCA and returned to his home country, Korea, on 30 May. The speakers were unanimous […]

 

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Prayer meeting

Posted on 3 June 2005

Dr Prawate Khid-arn speaking to the CCA staff during a prayer meeting held on 31 May, a day before he took over as the general secretrary of CCA Bishop John Victor Samuel, a former general secretary of CCA speaking at the prayer meeting Prawate reading the Bible

 

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Call for Solidarity with Philippine Churches

Posted on 19 May 2005

The General Secretary, Dr. Ahn Jae Woong, has called for solidarity from Asian churches with the people and churches in the Philippines in view of the current spate of senseless killings of church workers, church members, lawyers, journalists and others who defend the dignity and human rights of the poor and impoverished people in the […]

 

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CCA to move its office to Chiang Mai

Posted on 15 April 2005

The 12th general assembly of the CCA has accepted the recommendation of a task force to relocate the CCA office to Chiang Mai in Thailand. The relocation is to be effected within 18 months. Before this happens, the existing CCA property in Hong Kong will have to be sold at a best possible price so […]

 

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CCA names new general secretary and officers

Posted on 13 April 2005

The Christian Conference of Asia (CCA) has elected Dr Prawate Khid-arn as its new general secretary. Prawate Khid-arn The general committee of the CCA, which met on 31 March in Chiang Mai, Thailand elected him for a term of five years. He will assume office on 1 June this year. Prawate Khid-arn, who hails from […]

 

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