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Posted on 15 September 2004
Thirty participants from 18 countries, who attended the eighth human rights training program organised by the CCA in Jakarta, Indonesia has issued the following letter to the churches in Asia. The participants unanimously resolved to write to all the churches to request action on Human Rights matters. We learnt that enjoyment of Human Rights is […]
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Posted on 14 September 2004
September 4, 2004 Brothers and sisters, We write to you from Nairobi, Kenya, where we are meeting as representatives of the Christian ecumenical bodies of the eight continents and regions of the World — Africa, Asia, the Caribbean, Europe, Latin America, the Middle East, North America, and the Pacific — and of the World Council […]
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Posted on 9 September 2004
Letter from Regional Ecumenical Organizations meeting in Nairobi, Kenya to United Nations secretary-general Kofi Annan 4 September 2004 We write to you from Nairobi, Kenya, where we are meeting as representatives of the Christian ecumenical bodies of eight continents and regions of the world – Africa, Asia, the Caribbean, Europe, Latin America, the Middle East, […]
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Posted on 26 August 2004
Northeast Asian churches urged to initiate Ecumenical Peace Network SEOUL, Korea CCA General Secretary Dr Ahn Jae Woong has urged the churches in Northeast Asia to initiate an Ecumenical Peace Network (EPN) to streamline and strengthen the already existing peace building efforts by them. Addressing a meeting here of the WCC member churches and national […]
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Posted on 24 August 2004
Twenty-five young people from various churches and youth organizations in Africa, Asia, Europe, North and South America participated in a seminar on mission and youth in the context of globalization at the Ecumenical Institute at Bossey, Switzerland on 17-23 August. Through worship, community building activities, creative and participatory Bible studies, small group discussions, sharing of...
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Posted on 17 August 2004
CCA General Secretary Dr Ahn Jae Woong delivering the sermon at the opening worship of the WSCF assembly in Chiang Mai WSCF senior friends meeting:From right, Ken Guest, (USA) newly elected chair of the WSCF, Ahn Jae Woong (Hong Kong),Marshal Fernando (Sri Lanka), Philip Mathew (Hong Kong), Taku Kumakiri (Japan) and Glenda Rocas (Philippines) Senior […]
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Posted on 12 August 2004
CCA General Secretary Dr Ahn Jae Woong speaking to the AEA participants in Chiang Mai Dr Preman Niles, well-known theologian and dean of the AEA facilitating the program Participants at the AEA A section of the participants Corazon Tabing-Reyes, CCA joint executive secretary and coordinator of the AEA speaking to the participants (Photos:Philip Mathew) CHIANG […]
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Posted on 7 August 2004
In order to enable conversation between Christians and Theravada Buddhists as people of faith with common concerns about peace, reconciliation and harmony, the World Council of Churches and the Christian Conference of Asia jointly sponsored a consultation involving the two faith groups at Tao Fong Shan Centre, Shatin, Hong Kong on July 2-6, 2004 on […]
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Posted on 7 August 2004
At the end of a busy five-day program, a total of 67 Asian Catholic and Protestant seminarians attending the Second Asia Conference of Theological Students in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, on July 25-31, called upon churches in Asia to encourage holding more such ecumenical conferences by providing more financial and moral support. They also called on […]
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Posted on 5 August 2004
Dr Ahn Jae Woong delivering the M A Thomas memorial lecture on “Building a culture of peace in Asia today” at the Ecumenical Christian Centre in Bangalore on 31 July Audience at the M A Thomas memorial lecture Ahn Jae Woong with the Director of Ecumenical Christian Centre, Rev Dr M J Joseph Peace building […]
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