By Jose Kavi New Delhi, Feb 26, 2020: The National Council of Churches in India (NCCI) on February 26 condemned the “dastardly attack on the vulnerable and the weak” in different parts of the national capital in the past four days. “Humanity has been knocked down one more time. OurContinue Reading
By Matters India Reporter New Delhi, March 25, 2019: India’s largest forum for Protestant and Orthodox Churches on March 24 launched weeklong prayers for a new government. “Constitutionally, the Indian state cannot have any appeasement to any religion whether majority or minority. The contemporary tendency to polarize people in theContinue Reading
By Philip Mathew Nagpur, Jan. 5, 2019: Reverend Asir Ebenezer on January 4 assumed office as the general secretary of the National Council of Churches in India (NCCI). He succeeds Rev Roger Gaikwad. The Nagpur-based NCCI is the ecumenical forum of the Protestant an Orthodox churches and their organizations inContinue Reading
The constitutional rights for Dalit Christians and Muslims are denied based on religion for more than 68 yearsContinue Reading
By Jugal Ranjit and Smita Nayak Bhubaneswar: A state-level seminar on Dalit Christian Empowerment organized here on Dec 1 with twin objectives to address the Dalit concerns and promote their wellbeing in Odisha. Father Manoj Kumar Nayak, secretary, Commission for Scheduled Caste and Backward Caste of Cuttack-Bhubaneswar archdiocese, one ofContinue Reading
Churches should use their resources to end the practiveContinue Reading
Listening to their stories and struggles is acts of love, said the consultationContinue Reading
Kochi: Nothing more could bring joy to Maya as she stepped inside the church and read the scripture above the altar: Enter his gates with thanksgiving and his courts with grace. Maya, a transsexual, had given up her church visits years ago due to stigma. On Saturday, she addressed fellowContinue Reading
The National Council of Churches in India have designated a national day of protest on August 10Continue Reading
Rev Mar Atsongchanger is the first person from northeastern India to head the council that comprises 30 Protestant and Orthodox Churches.Continue Reading
