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25th General Assembly of the National Council of Churches in India, 7th-13th February, Tirunelveli, Tamil Nadu, India:
The CCA Youth Secretary attended the 25th General Assembly of the NCC India as a Fraternal Delegate representing CCA. A brief greetings was presented to the Assembly on behalf of CCA. Among other agenda, the Assembly discussed: 1. The life and ministry of the NCCI is the previous years since the last Assembly in Ranchi; 2. Reports of the President, the General Secretary, and the Treasurer were discussed and received with appreciation; 3. A new group of Officers [which included a President, three Vice-Presidents, and the Treasurer], and the Executive Committee for the term of this Assembly were elected. 4. Reports of the eight pre-Assembly Forums were received. [Women, North-East India Concerns, Dalit and Adivasi Concerns, Stewards Program, Youth, Interfaith Group, HIV/AIDS, and Life of the Church]. Noticeably, the Life of the Church Forum focussed on Corruption in the Church and Society, a topic which is not so openly discussed in forums like GAs of NCCI. 5. The Assembly re-iterated its committed to keeping the Dalit agenda at the center of its mission and life. Importantly, the NCCI was re-structured from its present organization in Units and Desks into five Commissions. They were outlined as follows: 1. Commission on Mission, Ecumenism and Unity. 2. Commission on Transformation of Society [Youth, Women, URM]. 3. Commission on Polity and National Governance. 4. Commission of Life: Justice, Peace and Integrity of Creation. 5. Commission on Dalits, Indigenous People and Tribals. New commissioners were elected. Outlining the various successes and failures, happy and challenging moments during the past five years, Rev. Dr. Ipe Joseph, the General Secretary of NCCI in his Report to the Assembly writes, �We are proud to be citizens of this great nation. Through the Council God has given us an opportunity to lead God�s people and stand up boldly for gospel values. Now is the time to strengthen our prophetic engagement and build a counter culture, a culture of truth and peace. Let us together dedicate ourselves for this purpose�.� This Assembly also marked 90 years of NCCI existence and was an occasion to celebrate this. The Assembly was hosted by the Tirunelveli Diocese of the Church of South India. posted by Anonymous on Friday, April 30, 2004 |
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