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GUWAHATI: The North East India Christian Council (NEICC) has expressed anguish at the human suffering that has taken place on the Assam-Nagaland border and appealed all to shun violence and maintain peace. A joint peace meeting of the churches of the N-E Region under the aegis of the NEICC at Shillong expressed their “deep pain […]
“Communications for Peace and Harmony” The Commission on Communications and Relations (COCR) of the National Council of Churches in India (NCCI) along with India Peace Centre (IPC), Christian Institute for the Study of Religion and Society (CISRS), Amritsar Diocese of the Church of North India (CNI) and, Indian Society for Promoting Christian Knowledge (ISPCK) organized […]
NCCI learns with shock and sorrow the passing away of Mr. Purna Chandra Jena, popularly known as PC Jena on 31st August 2014. He was around 68 and was suffering from acute asthma. He served NCCI as the Coordinator for NCCI-URM (Urban Rural Mission) from 2000 to 2006. He, through his deep-rooted bible studies, showed […]
Dear friends, Greetings from National Council of Churches in India. Human rights activists are campaigning to have nation-wide observation of “Kandhamal Day” to ensure justice to the victims of the sectarian violence that took place six years ago. The communal violence that started on Aug. 25, 2008 lasted for almost three months and killed hundreds […]
Three of our Executive Secretaries have finished their term of office with the National Council of Churches in India. We are grateful to God for the fine leadership we have had in them. As our friends take their skills and wisdom to other ministries, we wish them God’s richest blessings for an increasingly fruitful ministry. […]
Dear friends, On account of the stormy weather including incessant rains over the last week in Nagpur, some trees near Azariah House in the NCCI Campus have fallen causing extensive damage to the structure of Azariah House.(See pictures below) As we may know that the house is named after the well-known Indian Church leader and ecumenist […]
To Smt. Sushma Swaraj Cabinet Minister of External Affairs, Government of India Dear Madam, Greetings to you from the National Council of Churches in India! The National Council of Churches in India (NCCI) is concerned about thepresent conflict between Israel and Palestine in West Asia. It has beenreported that around 184 Palestinians died and more […]
To, National Council of Churches in Japan Korean Christian Church in Japan Nihon Krisuto Kyodan Nippon Sei Ko Kai Dear brothers and sisters in Christ, On behalf of the National Council of Churches in India, I express our solidarity with you as you have experienced two natural calamities: the Neoguri typhoon and the 6.5-magnitude earthquake […]
The situation in Syria, Iraq, Afghanistan, Pakistan, Israel, and Palestine, as we all are aware, is of global concern. The conflict in Syria appears on the surface to be a battle between those loyal to President Bashar Al-Assadand those who oppose him. The uprising against him began in March 2011 in Deraa, when several demonstrators were killed by […]
The Church of England ended one of its longest and most divisive disputes Monday with an overwhelming vote in favor of allowing women to become bishops. The church’s national assembly, known as the General Synod, voted for the historic measure, reaching the required two-thirds majority in each of its three different houses. In total, 351 […]
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