Ecumenical Christian Centre

Ecumenical Christian Centre

Infobox_University
name =Ecumenical Christian Centre
native_name =ECC


motto ="For the unity of humankind"
established =1963
type =Centre for fostering ecumenical relations."(A Section 25 Company incorporated under the Companies Act 1956)"
endowment =
staff =
faculty =
president =Rev. Dr. John S. Sadananda
provost =
director =Rev. Dr. M. Mani Chacko
rector =
chancellor =
vice_chancellor =
secretary =
dean =
head_label =
head =
students =
undergrad =
postgrad =
doctoral =
profess =
city =Bengaluru
state =Karnataka
country =India
campus =Semi-urban
coor =coord|12|58|30|N|77|44|20|E|type:edu
affiliations =
website =http://www.eccbangalore.org/

Ecumenical Christian Centre (ECC) was founded in the year 1963 by a visionary by name M. A. Thomas [ECC web site, Home Page, Internet, accessed 2 May 2008. [http://www.eccbangalore.org/] ] . ECC is located in Whitefield in Bengaluru on a 29 acre campus [ECC web site, About ECC, Internet, accessed 2 May 2008. [http://www.eccbangalore.org/aboutus.shtml] ] .

Background

M. A. Thomas, was a Priest of the Mar Thoma Church who had a vision to bring many of the Church societies that were spreading the Gospel onto one single platform. It was also as a result of ecumenism where a greater need for unity among the churches was felt worldwide [Laravoire Morrow S.T.D., Most Reverend Louis, My Catholic Faith - A manual of religion, My Mission House, Kenosha, Wisconsin [http://willingshepherds.com/Doctrine.htm] page 156]

Legal Status

ECC is a body corporate registered under the Companies Act 1956 and was incorporated on February 25, 1966 [ [1983] 139 ITR 226 (KAR.) in the matter of Ecumenical Christian Centre "v." Commissioner of Income-tax. [http://www.taxmann.com/DitTaxmann/IncomeTaxActs/2006ITAct/%5B1983%5D139ITR0226(Kar).htm] ] as a company not for profit and falls under the purview of the Registrar of Companies, Karnataka region.

Activities & Programmes

Many programmes are held round the year in ECC related to diverse areas which are of concern to humankind [ECC brochure] .

Journal

* Theology for Our Times
* ECC news

Administration

Executive Committee

The present executive committee (2007–2008) [ECC news, March 2008, Flagship events - Annual General Meeting of the Council, page 3] comprises the following elected members:

* Chairperson - Rev. Dr. John S. Sadananda
* Vice-Chairperson - Right Reverend Dr. Geevarghese Mar Theodosius
* Treasurer - Dr. K. C. John
* Members:
** Smt. Sarasu Esther Thomas
** Major M. Abraham Lincoln
** Rev. Dr. John Samuel Raj
** Rev. Dr. M. Mani Chacko "(ex officio)"

Director

The present Director is Rev. Dr. M. Mani Chako, an Old Testament Scholar with substantial experience in teaching and administrative matters.

References

;Notes

;Further reading
* cite journal
author=Kurien, M.
title=A quest for the unknown : a biography of late Rev. Dr. M. A. Thomas, founder director of Ecumenical Christian Centre
year=2002
volume=
issue=
url =http://nladom-test.nla.gov.au/anbd.bib-an23778822


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