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Statement of the National United Christian Forum (NUCF)

March 18, 2015 /0 Comments/in /by

Issued at the National Consultation on “Upholding Constitutional Rights of Minorities, with Special Reference to Christians” This meeting of the leadership of the Church in India takes place in a moment of global crisis in which people of faith are facing mass violence, even extermination in the Middle-East at the hands of religious fanatics. We […]

MAKE IT HAPPEN NOW!!!

March 13, 2015 /0 Comments/in , /by

COMMEMORATING INTERNATIONAL WOMEN’S DAY NEWS FROM ALL INDIA COUNCIL OF CHRISTIAN WOMEN As the world commemorated International Women’s Day All India Council of Christian Women the women’s wing of National Council of Churches in India launched the campaign 365 Days  Zero Tolerance To Gender Based Violence: Make it Happen Now!!! IWD was also commemorated in different churches all over […]

Diaconal Church in a Radically Changing India.

March 12, 2015 /0 Comments/in , /by

Chennai Affirmation We, the participants of the National Consultation on ‘Diakonal Church in the Radically Changing India’, held at Chennai on the 23rd and 24th February 2015 jointly organized by the Church of South India Synod and Christian Institute for the Study of Religion and Society hereby declare that… The ‘Diakonal Church’ is the one that is […]

Life Giving Agriculture Forum India Launched

March 6, 2015 /0 Comments/in , , /by

‘Life-Giving Agriculture’ Forum – 2015 Theme: “Agriculture is Life – Agriculture is Right”   2 – 6 Feb 2015, ECC, Bangalore, India Jointly organized by: Commission on Justice Peace and Creation – National Council of Churches in India – NCCI Christian Institute for the Study of Religion and Society – CISRS Ecumenical Christian Centre – […]

Prof. Dr. Ninan Koshy passes away

March 4, 2015 /0 Comments/in /by

The National Council of Churches in India (NCCI) is grieved to hear about the sudden death of globally celebrated ecumenical leader Prof. Dr. Ninan Koshy on 4th March 2015. Prof. Dr. Ninan Koshy will be remembered as a noted political thinker, foreign affairs expert, theologian and social analyst. He started his ministry as President of […]

NCCI Statement: Secular Character of India under Threat!

March 3, 2015 /0 Comments/in /by

SECULAR CHARACTER OF INDIA UNDER THREAT! The National Council of Churches in India expresses its deep concern over growing religious intolerance in our country, and targeted violence against the Christian community. The sustained hate campaigns have resulted in vicious attacks on our people, places of worship and our institutions. Such incidents of violence are taking […]

Rev. Dr. James Massey passes away.

March 3, 2015 /0 Comments/in /by

Rev. Dr. (Habil) James Massey, one of the greatest champions of the Dalit cause in India, passed away on 2nd March 2015 in Patna where he was undergoing heart treatment. As one of the strongest voices for rights of Dalits, especially the Christians of Dalit origin, and having dedicated his life for the subaltern communities […]

NCCI Condemns Attacks on and Abduction of Christians in the Middle-East!

March 2, 2015 /0 Comments/in /by

NCCI Condemns Attacks on and Abduction of Christians in the  Middle-East! The National Council of Churches in India expresses profound sorrow and strongly condemns  the continuing abduction of Christians by the IS jihadists in North-East Syria, Iraq, Egypt and other Middle East countries generating a terrorizing situation of violence and death, thereby forcing people to […]