By Matters India Reporter New Delhi, Nov 20, 2025: The Christian Conference of Asia (CCA) on November 20 elected Reverend Jung Eun (Grace) Moon, an ordained minister of the Presbyterian Church of Korea, as its new general secretary. She replaces Mathews George Chunakara, a lay member of the Malankara MarContinue Reading
Chiang Mai, Oct. 13, 2021: The United Nations (UN) Special Rapporteur on Minority Issues has urged the Churches in Asia to increase their engagement with the UN to promote minority rights. Fernand de Varennes said this while addressing the last day of the Christian Conference of Asia’s regional consultation onContinue Reading
By Matters India Reporter Chiang Mai: A webinar organized by the Christian Conference of Asia (CCA) has stressed community engagement to defend the right to water for all people. “Churches together with other faith-based organizations and civil society movements can play a major role in raising awareness on the globalContinue Reading
By Matters India Reporter Chiang Mai, Sept 20, 2020: The Christian Conference of Asia (CCA) wants Churches in the region to create more communities that care for people suffering from dementia. The ecumenical body made the call on the eve of the ‘World Alzheimer’s Day’ that falls on September 21.Continue Reading
By Matters India Reporter Chiang Mai (Thailand), May 25, 2020: The General Secretary of the Christian Conference of Asia (CCA) has expressed sympathy and grief for those affected by Cyclone Amphan that struck South Asia five days ago. Affecting the Bay of Bengal region, the catastrophic cyclone has killed 84Continue Reading
Chiang Mai, March 7, 2020: International Women’s Day (IWD) is an occasion to celebrate collective acts of courage and perseverance of women in their determination to achieve equality and transform society. Ending prejudice against women is a prerequisite for securing their fundamental rights. This year’s IWD theme, An Equal WorldContinue Reading
By Matters India Reporter Chiang Mai, Jan 31, 2020: The Christian Conference of Asia (CCA) organized a regional consultation to intensify interfaith HIV and AIDS advocacy collaborations in Asia. Held at the CCA headquarters from January 27–31, twenty-five participants representing different faith-based organizations and religions from Asia as well asContinue Reading
By Matters India Reporter Hsinchu, Nov 22, 2019: The first Asian Ecumenical Women’s Assembly (AEWA) opened on November 22 at Hsinchu, Taiwan, acknowledging the power of women as the major factor to determine the Church’s future direction. “I see the reality of our global Christianity, especially in Asia, that theContinue Reading
By Ruth Mathen Medan, August 16, 2019: Mathews George Chunakara, an Indian, has been reelected the general secretary of the Christian Conference of Asia (CCA). Archbishop Willem T P Simarmata, the CCA moderator, announced that the conference’s executive committee had unanimously voted to re-elect Chunakara for a second term. SimarmataContinue Reading
By Matters India Reporter New Delhi, August 2, 2019: Indonesia’s Medan in North Sumatra is all set to host the ninth edition of the triennial Congress of Asian Theologians (CATS), the largest pan-Asian theological summit. The summit that begins on August 5 will bring together around 120 Asian and AsianContinue Reading
