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World Council of Churches (WCC) General Secretary’s letter expressing solidarity and support for the Churches in India

16 March 2015 Rev. Dr Roger Gaikwad General Secretary National Council of Churches in India Christian Council Campus Civil Lines Nagpur – 440001 Maharashtra State India Dear Dr Gaikwad, I am writing this to express solidarity and support for the churches in India in the context of increasing acts of violence and vandalism targeting the […]

Statement of the National United Christian Forum (NUCF)

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!!!

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.

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

‘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

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!

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 […]