• Ecumenical Conference calls for an Interfaith commitment

    Posted On 12 December 2005
    Message to the Faith Communities We, 200 participants from 29 countries and different religious faiths, namely Hinduism, Buddhism, Christianity and Islam, who have met at Wu Kai Sha, Hong Kong, from 9-10 December 2005 to protest the ministerial meeting of the World Trade Organization (WTO), and to…
  • International Human Rights Day

    Posted On 08 December 2005
    A Message from the General Secretary of CCA on International Human Rights Day 10 December 2005 As we are commemorating the International Human Rights Day this year on 10 December 2005, let me begin by quoting what Eleanor Roosevelt has said about human rights: "Where, after all, do universal human…
  • Christmas message

    Posted On 06 December 2005
    Christmas symbolises peace and hope for humankind. The child born in Bethlehem brings peace to the humanity. "Christ is our peace." Christ, the babe in the manger restores dignity to human beings and brings hope to those who are in despair. He has come to heal life’s wounds and to restore human…
  • CCA general committee meeting in Chiang Mai

    Posted On 05 October 2005
    General Committee in session. Opening worship of the CCA general committee CCA general committee paricipants using strings to hold a candle during the opening worship held at the Crystal Spring Guest House in Chiang Mai, Thailand on 29 September. CCA General Secretary Dr Prawate Khid-arn…
  • CCA General Committee

    Posted On 05 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
  • World Tourism Day 2005

    Posted On 03 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).…
  • 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…
  • 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 "…
  • 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…
  • Farewell to AHN Jae Woong

    Posted On 03 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…
  • Prayer meeting

    Posted On 03 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
  • 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…
  • 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…
  • 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,…
  • DOV focus on Asia 2005 launched

    Posted On 13 April 2005
    The World Council of Churches' (WCC) Decade to Overcome Violence (DOV) Asia Focus 2005 was formally launched during the 12th General Assembly of the Christian Conference of Asia (CCA) held in Chiang Mai, Thailand from 31 March to 6 April 2005. "Asia will be the window for the rest of the world…
  • God Who Matters

    Posted On 11 April 2005
    God who matters is the latest publication from the CCA. It is a compilation of select ecumenical sermons and lecures, delivered on different occasions by AHN Jae Woong, during his tenure as the general secretary of CCA. "I must acknowledge that this publication was made possible through my…
  • Tainan Seminary hosts theological roundtable meeting

    Posted On 04 February 2005
    On January 9-12, a group of representatives of theological movements and associations of theological education in Asia met in Shoki Coe House at Tainan Theological College and Seminary TTCS)in Tainan, Taiwan, to share their assessment of Asian contextual theologies and their dreams of working…
  • A new publication

    Posted On 03 February 2005
    A History of the Ecumenical Movement in Asia, Volume II, is a collection of essays, written by a team of distinguished ecumenical leaders and edited by Ninan Koshy, providing invaluable information on and insightful interpretation of the major themes that have enriched the life of the…
  • Communique

    Posted On 02 February 2005
    Consultation on ecumenical ministry in post-tsunami situation Thirty-three participants from 14 countries gathered in Sri Lanka from 26 to 30 January 2005 for a Christian Conference of Asia-initiated consultation on the theme "Ecumenical Ministry in Post-Tsunami Situation." Among the participants…
  • CCA workshop on post-tsunami situation

    Posted On 25 January 2005
    The Christian Conference of Asia will organise soon a workshop on "Ecumenical ministry in post-tsunami situation." The 27-30 January workshop in Colombo, Sri Lanka is expected to produce a common policy, strategy and some dynamics for ecumenical ministry in the post-tsunami situation in Asia. One…