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The Christian Conference of Asia 15th General Assembly, in a statement, called for prayers for true peace on the Korean Peninsula. The statement also called upon governments to refrain from provocative statements and military actions, and prayed that permanent members of the UN Security Council continue to work together for reconciliation and peace on the Korean Peninsula.

World Council of Churches general secretary Rev. Prof. Dr Jerry Pillay offered a keynote address at the Christian Conference of Asia assembly, being held in India from 27 September to 4 October.

This week, 500 participants from all over Asia gather in Kottayam, India, to evaluate the last eight years of ecumenical work and look to challenges ahead, such as the impact of youth migration. Under the theme "God, renew us in your spirit and restore the creation", the Christian Conference of Asia (CCA) holds its 15th General assembly.

World Council of Churches (WCC) general secretary Rev. Prof. Dr Jerry Pillay will travel to India from 26 September to 3 October in conjunction with the 15th General Assembly of the Christian Conference of Asia, and for visits with WCC member churches.

World Council of Churches (WCC) general secretary Rev. Prof. Dr Jerry Pillay expressed shock at receiving reports of violent attacks against churches and Christians in the Punjab province of Pakistan.

A joint message signed by World Council of Churches acting general secretary Rev. Prof. Dr Ioan Sauca and Christian Conference of Asia general secretary Dr Mathews George Chunakara expressed grave concern over recent attacks by the Myanmar military on a theological seminary and churches in Kachin and Kayah States.

Vom 24. bis zum 26. Oktober findet in Chiang Mai, Thailand ein Seminar mit dem Titel „Ökumenische Diakonie und die Antwort der Kirchen auf die Ziele für eine nachhaltige Entwicklung“ statt. Das gemeinsam vom Ökumenischen Rat der Kirchen (ÖRK) und der Asiatischen Christlichen Konferenz organisierteVeranstaltung ist das dritte aus einer Reihe von acht Seminaren, die in Asien, Afrika und der Region Pazifik stattfinden.

In recognition of their decades-long commitment to the Asian and global ecumenical movement, and their leadership within the Christian Conference of Asia and the World Council of Churches (WCC), two former general secretaries of Christian Council of Asia, Dr Sang Jung Park and Dr Ahn Jae Woong, and a former WCC Asia secretary, Prof. Dr Park Kyung Seo, were honoured by the Christian Conference of Asia at a special function organized by the National Council of Churches in Korea on 17 October.

A seminar in Chiang Mai, Thailand, “Ecumenical Diakonia, Churches’ Response to Sustainable Development Goals in Asia,” is taking place 24-26 October. Jointly organised by the World Council of Churches (WCC) and the Christian Conference of Asia, the seminar is the third in a series of eight taking place across Asia, Africa, and the Pacific.

Die Hoffnung auf bessere Zeiten nach der Pandemie war spürbar, als sich die Zentralausschuss-Mitglieder des Ökumenischen Rates der Kirchen (ÖRK) aus Asien am 24. Juni online trafen, um jüngste Erfahrungen auszutauschen und sich auf eine produktive ÖRK-Vollversammlung im nächsten Jahr vorzubereiten.

The hopes for better times to come in the aftermath of the pandemic were evident when World Council of Churches (WCC) central committee members from the Asia region gathered online 24 June to share recent experiences and prepare for a productive WCC assembly next year.

Erzbischof Pastor Dr. Soritua Albert Ernest Nababan, eine international bekannte ökumenische Führungspersönlichkeit, ist am 8. Mai in Jakarta, Indonesien, im Alter von 88 Jahren verstorben. Er war von 2006 bis 2013 Präsident des ökumenischen Rates der Kirchen (ÖRK) und hatte als Ephorus (Erzbischof) in der Huria Kristen Batak Protestan, der größten protestantischen Kirche in Indonesien und der größten lutherischen Kirche in Asien mit vier Millionen Mitgliedern, eine Führungsposition inne.

Archbishop Rev. Dr Soritua Albert Ernest Nababan, a global ecumenical leader, passed away on 8 May in Jakarta, Indonesia, at the age of 88. He was the World Council of Churches (WCC) president from 2006-2013 and served as the former Ephorus (Archbishop) of the Huria Kristen Batak Protestan, the largest Protestant church in Indonesia and the largest Lutheran church in Asia with a membership of 4 million people.

The World Council of Churches (WCC) will express its solidarity in lament, hope and courage with churches of India during a Day of Praying and Fasting for the healing of India on 7 May as COVID-19 continues to surge across South Asian countries.

In a pastoral letter, the World Council of Churches (WCC) and Christian Conference of Asia expressed their concern, grief, and prayerful solidarity with the churches in India as COVID-19 surges in South Asian countries.