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The member churches and the regional councils are the primary members of the council. The Assembly which is the supreme body meets every four years. The Executive Committee meets annually to oversee the work of the Council and also appoints the Working Committee which meets twice in a year to guide and monitor its activities.
The member churches and the regional councils are the primary members of the council. The Assembly which is the supreme body meets every four years. The Executive Committee meets annually to oversee the work of the Council and also appoints the Working Committee which meets twice in a year to guide and monitor its activities.



== Concerns ==
== Concerns ==
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=='''Members'''==
==Members==
The NCCI has a membership from the Protestant and Orthodox Church societies as well as national organisations and the internal wings of the NCCI.
The NCCI has a membership from the Protestant and Orthodox Church societies as well as national organisations and the internal wings of the NCCI.


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* [[Jeypore Evangelical Lutheran Church]],
* [[Jeypore Evangelical Lutheran Church]],
* [[Malabar Independent Syrian Church]],
* [[Malabar Independent Syrian Church]],
* [[Syro-Malankara Catholic Church |Syro Malankara Catholic Church]]
* [[Syro-Malankara Catholic Church|Syro Malankara Catholic Church]]
* [[Malankara Jacobite Syrian Orthodox Church]],
* [[Malankara Jacobite Syrian Orthodox Church]],
* [[Malankara Orthodox Syrian Church]],
* [[Malankara Orthodox Syrian Church]],
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* [[Mennonite Church in India]],
* [[Mennonite Church in India]],
* [[Methodist Church in India]],
* [[Methodist Church in India]],
* [[ NATIONAL CHURCH OF INDIA]]
* [[NATIONAL CHURCH OF INDIA]]
* [[Northern Evangelical Lutheran Church]],
* [[Northern Evangelical Lutheran Church]],
* [[Presbyterian Church of India]],
* [[Presbyterian Church of India]],
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===Other national societies===
===Other national societies===
Other national societies:<ref>[http://www.nccindia.in/index.php/affiliates-network/all-india-christian-organizations.html NCCI Affiliates and Network - All India Christian organisations]</ref>
Other national societies:<ref>[http://www.nccindia.in/index.php/affiliates-network/all-india-christian-organizations.html NCCI Affiliates and Network - All India Christian organisations]</ref>
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* [[All India Association for Christian Higher Education]]
* [[All India Association for Christian Higher Education]]
* [[ALL INDIA UNITED CHRISTIAN FRONT]]
* [[ALL INDIA UNITED CHRISTIAN FRONT]]
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* [[The Leprosy Mission]]
* [[The Leprosy Mission]]
* [[Lott Carey Baptist Mission in India]]
* [[Lott Carey Baptist Mission in India]]
* [[ NATIONAL COUNCIL OF BISHOPS IN INDIA]] (NCBI)
* [[NATIONAL COUNCIL OF BISHOPS IN INDIA]] (NCBI)
* [[National Council of YMCAs of India]]
* [[National Council of YMCAs of India]]
* [[National Missionary Society of India]]
* [[National Missionary Society of India]]
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===Regional Councils of Churches===
===Regional Councils of Churches===
Regional councils of churches:<ref>[http://www.nccindia.in/index.php/affiliates-network/regional-christian-councils.html NCCI Affiliates and Network - Regional Christian Councils]</ref>
Regional councils of churches:<ref>[http://www.nccindia.in/index.php/affiliates-network/regional-christian-councils.html NCCI Affiliates and Network - Regional Christian Councils]</ref>
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* [[Andhra Pradesh Council of Churches]]
* [[Andhra Pradesh Council of Churches]]
* [[Bengal Christian Council]]
* [[Bengal Christian Council]]
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==References==
==References==
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[[Category:Christian organizations established in 1914]]
[[Category:Christian organizations established in 1914]]
[[Category:Churches in India]]
[[Category:Churches in India]]

Revision as of 14:58, 3 April 2021

National Council of Churches in India
Formation1914,[1] India
TypeNGO
PurposeEcumenism
HeadquartersNagpur
Location
Region
India
ServicesNational Council of Churches Review (Journal)
Membership (2015)
30
Official language
English
Secretary General
Rev. Asir Ebenezer,[2] CSI
President
The Most Rev. P.C. Singh,[2] Church of North India
Vice President
Rev. D. R. Sadananda[2] (Church of South India)
Vice President
Ms. Leena Thomas[2] (Marthoma Syrian Church)
Vice President
Mr. Liju Jacob Kuriakose[2] (Jacobite Syrian Christian Church)
Subsidiaries30
AffiliationsWorld Council of Churches,[3]
Christian Conference of Asia,
South Asian Council of Churches, World Communion of Reformed Churches,
Council for World Mission,
Lutheran World Federation,
World Association for Christian Communication
Websitehttp://ncci1914.com

The National Council of Churches in India is an ecumenical forum for Protestant and Orthodox churches in India.[4]

History

The Council was established in 1914 as the "National Missionary Council." In 1923, the Council constituted itself as the "National Christian Council of India, Burma and Ceylon," with the British ecumenist William Paton as its first general secretary.[5] The Councils of Burma and Sri Lanka separated, and in 1979 the Council transformed itself into what is known as the "National Council of Churches in India."

Description

Today, it is an Inter-confessional autonomous Council and an ecumenical expression constantly initiating, promoting and coordinating various forms of ministries of Witness and Service in the wider community and society.[6] The Council also serves as a common platform for thought and action and as such it brings together the Churches and other Christian organisations for mutual consultation, assistance and action in all matters related to the life and witness of the Churches in India. The NCCI is committed to the Gospel values of Justice, Unity & Peace.[6]

The Council embraces, promotes and coordinates various kinds of activities for responsible life and witness, for upholding human dignity, for ecological and economic justice, for transparency and accountability, and for equity and harmony, through its constituent members and in partnership with civil society, NGOs, People’s Movements and well wishers at local, national and international levels.[6]

The member churches and the regional councils are the primary members of the council. The Assembly which is the supreme body meets every four years. The Executive Committee meets annually to oversee the work of the Council and also appoints the Working Committee which meets twice in a year to guide and monitor its activities.

Concerns

For operational efficiency, the NCCI works through four thematic concerns related to the objectives of the organisation, as well as the agencies and autonomous bodies that have evolved from the NCCI

  • Concerns[7]
    • Policy, Governance and Public Witness,
    • Dalit and Tribal/ Adivasi Concerns,
    • Women Concerns,
    • Youth Concerns,

In addition to the Concern of the NCCI, the following organisations have evolved out of the NCCI and operate independently,

List of General Secretaries

(Period, Name of the General Secretary )

Members

The NCCI has a membership from the Protestant and Orthodox Church societies as well as national organisations and the internal wings of the NCCI.

Church societies

Church societies:[11]

Other national societies

Other national societies:[12]

Regional Councils of Churches

Regional councils of churches:[13]

References

  1. ^ Leonard Fernando, G. Gispert-Sauch, Christianity in India: Two Thousand Years of Faith, Penguin/Viking, New Delhi, 2004, p.176. [1]
  2. ^ a b c d e NCCI, About us
  3. ^ NCCI networks
  4. ^ "NCCI". NCCI. Retrieved 2017-05-04.
  5. ^ Jackson, Eleanor M. "Paton, William (1886-1943)". Boston University, History of Missiology. Retrieved 11 January 2019.
  6. ^ a b c "Introduction". NCCI. 2016-07-27. Retrieved 2017-05-04.
  7. ^ Ministries, National Council of Churches in India
  8. ^ NCCI Affiliates and Network - Relates agencies
  9. ^ NCCI autonomous bodies
  10. ^ a b UCA News, National Council of Churches Has Well-known Theologian as New General Secretary, India, January 12, 2005. [2]
  11. ^ NCCI Affiliates and Network - Member Churches
  12. ^ NCCI Affiliates and Network - All India Christian organisations
  13. ^ NCCI Affiliates and Network - Regional Christian Councils

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