Council of Churches of Malaysia

The Council of Churches of Malaysia (German: Council of Churches in Malaysia ) is an ecumenical organization that represents the Christian churches and affiliated groups in Malaysia .

history

For the first time in the history of the Christian churches in Malaysia, the Malayan Christian Council (MCC) was formed in 1947 with the aim of ecumenical cooperation. On January 9, 1948, it was officially founded as an association.

Although the state of Malaysia was formed in 1963 when Singapore, British North Borneo and Sarawak became part of the Malaya Federation, the Malayan Christian Council retained its old name. It was not until 1967 that the association operated as The Council of Churches of Malaysia and Singapore . After Singapore broke away from the international community and became an independent state, it seemed advantageous to have a separate council for each nation; in this way, two national organizations emerged in 1975, the Council of Churches of Malaysia and the National Council of Churches of Singapore .

Members

In addition to the member churches, the Council of Churches of Malaysia also has associated Christian associations and partner churches:

Member churches

• Anglican Diocese of Kuching
• Anglican Diocese of Sabah
• Anglican Diocese of West Malaysia
• Basel Christian Church of Malaysia
• Evangelical Lutheran Church in Malaysia
• Lutheran Church in Malaysia & Singapore
• Mar Thomas Syrian Church
• The Methodist Church: Chinese Annual Conference
• The Methodist Church: Sabah Provisional Annual Conference
• The Methodist Church: Sarawak Chinese Annual Conference
• The Methodist Church: Sarawak Iban Annual Conference
• The Methodist Church: Tamil Annual Conference
• The Methodist Church: Trinity Annual Conference
• Orthodox Syrian Church
• Presbyterian Church in Malaysia
• Protestant Church in Sabah
• The Salvation Army

Associate members

• Bible Society of Malaysia
• The Boy's Brigade in Malaysia
• Girls' Brigade Malaysia
• Interserve Fellowship
• Malaysian Care
• Mobilization Fellowship Malaysia
• National Council of YMCA ’s
• Seminari Theoloji Malaysia
• Sabah Theological Seminary
• YWCA
• Prison Fellowship Malaysia
• Open Doors Malaysia

Partner churches

• Coptic Church

List of chairmen and general secretaries

Period	Preses	Secretary General
Malayan Christian Council
1947-1951	Bishop Leonard Wilson	Rev Hobart B. Amstutz
1952-1957	Bishop Leonard Wilson	Rev JR Fleming
1958-1961	Rev JR Fleming	Rev Chung Chi-an
1962	Rt Rev Roland Koh	Rev Chung Chi-an
1963	Rt Rev Ho Seng Ong	Rev Chung Chi-an
1964-1965	Rev RM Greer	Rev Chung Chi-an
1966	Rev Robert F. Lundy	Rev Chung Chi-an
Council of Churches of Malaysia and Singapore
1967	Rev Robert F. Lundy	Rev Wong Hoon Hee
1968-1969	Rt Rev Roland Koh	Rev Wong Hoon Hee
1970	Rev VE Thomas	Rev Wong Hoon Hee
1971	Rev VE Thomas	Rev Wong Hoon Hee
1972	Rt Rev Datuk Basial Temenggong	Rev R. Chelladurai
1973-1974	Rt Rev Datuk Basil Temenggong	Mr VDP Pillai
Council of Churches of Malaysia
1975-1976	Bishop CN Fang	Rev Denis C. Dutton
1977-1988	Rt Rev EB Muthusami	Rev Denis C. Dutton
1979-1981	Rt Rev Tan Sri JG Savarimuthu	Rev Denis C. Dutton
1982	Rt Rev Tan Sri JG Savarimuthu	Rev Denis C. Dutton
1983-1986	Rev George Vergis	Rev Denis C. Dutton
1987-1988	Rt Rev EB Muthusami	Rev Denis C. Dutton
1989-1994	Bishop Denis C. Dutton	Mr. Varghese George
1995-1997	Rt Rev Datuk Yong Ping Chung	Rev Hermen Shastri
1998-2000	Rt Rev Datuk Yong Ping Chung	Rev Hermen Shastri
2001-2003	Rt Rev Julius D. Paul	Rev Hermen Shastri
2003–	Thomas Philips	Rev Hermen Shastri

Web links

• Web presence of the Council of Churches of Malaysia

Individual evidence

1. ^ Council of Churches of Malaysia: History ; Accessed January 15, 2014
2. ^ Council of Churches of Malaysia: members ; Accessed January 15, 2014
3. ^ Council of Churches of Malaysia: Associate Members and Partners ; Accessed January 15, 2014

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