National Council of Churches in India

National Council of Churches in India

National Council of Churches in India or NCCI is an ecumenical organisation of the protestant and Orthodox Churches in India.[1] NCCI is a member of ACT Development, a global alliance of churches and related agencies.

The organisation is considered to be a fairly liberal, adopting a relatively tolerant position on homosexuality, which it considers "a natural or genetical reality". [2]


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