The Hong Kong Christian Council (Also known as HKCC; ) is a

Christian A Christian () is a person who follows or adheres to Christianity, a Monotheism, monotheistic Abrahamic religion based on the life and teachings of Jesus in Christianity, Jesus Christ. Christians form the largest religious community in the wo ...

ecumenical organization founded in

Hong Kong Hong Kong)., Legally Hong Kong, China in international treaties and organizations. is a special administrative region of China. With 7.5 million residents in a territory, Hong Kong is the fourth most densely populated region in the wor ...

in 1954. It is a member of the

World Council of Churches The World Council of Churches (WCC) is a worldwide Christian inter-church organization founded in 1948 to work for the cause of ecumenism. Its full members today include the Assyrian Church of the East, most jurisdictions of the Eastern Orthodo ...

and the

Christian Conference of Asia The Christian Conference of Asia is a regional ecumenical organisation representing 15 National Councils and over 100 denominations (churches) in New Zealand, Australia, Bangladesh, Burma, Cambodia, East Timor, Hong Kong, India, Indonesia, L ...

. The current general secretary is Rev D
Lo Lung-kwong
the previous Director of the Divinity School of

Chung Chi College The Chung Chi College is one of the constituent colleges of The Chinese University of Hong Kong, a public university in New Territories, Hong Kong. The college is one of the three original colleges that joined to form the CUHK in 1963. F ...

Chinese University of Hong Kong The Chinese University of Hong Kong (CUHK) is a public university, public research university in Sha Tin, New Territories, Hong Kong. Established in 1963 as a federation of three university college, collegesChung Chi College, New Asia Coll ...

, effective from 1 July 201

Although not all Protestant Christianity, Protestant churches in Hong Kong are members of the Christian Council, the HKCC assists to select the election committee of the

Chief Executive of Hong Kong The chief executive of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region is the representative of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region and head of the Government of Hong Kong. The position was created to replace the office of Governor of ...

in the Protestant sector. Notable leaders include Rev. Kwok Nai-wang, a senior pastor of the

Hong Kong Council of the Church of Christ in China The Hong Kong Council of the Church of Christ in China (Abbr: HKCCCC, ) is a Protestant Christian church organization in Hong Kong. Its history can be traced back to the formation of the Church of Christ in China, which is a uniting church consi ...

. The Hong Kong Christian Service is the service arm of the Hong Kong Christian Council. All Executive Committee members of the Hong Kong Christian Council are members of the Hong Kong Christian Service.

Member churches

Chinese Christian Literature Council

Christian Action Hong Kong
(Part of

Christian Aid Christian Aid is a relief and development charity of 41 Christian (Protestant and Orthodox) churches in Great Britain and Ireland, and works to support sustainable development, eradicate poverty, support civil society and provide disaster rel ...

) * Evangelical Lutheran Church of Hong Kong *

Finnish Evangelical Lutheran Mission The Finnish Evangelical Lutheran Mission (''FELM'', formerly ''The Finnish Missionary Society''; ; ) is a Lutheran missionary society formed on January 19, 1859, in Helsinki, Finland. It is one of seven organisations of the Evangelical Lutheran C ...

German-speaking Evangelical Lutheran Congregation in Hong Kong

Hong Kong Bible Society
*

Hong Kong Japanese Christian Fellowship
*

Hong Kong Sheng Kung Hui The Hong Kong Sheng Kung Hui (abbreviated SKH), also known as the Hong Kong Anglican Church (Episcopal), is the Anglican church in Hong Kong and Macao. It is the 38th Province of the Anglican Communion. It is also one of the major denominations ...

Hong Kong Young Women's Christian Association
(HKYMCA) * Kowloon Union Church
Lutheran Theological Seminary
Hong Kong
The Methodist Church, Hong Kong
* Orthodox Metropolitanate of Hong Kong and South East Asia *

The Salvation Army The Salvation Army (TSA) is a Protestantism, Protestant Christian church and an international charitable organisation headquartered in London, England. It is aligned with the Wesleyan-Holiness movement. The organisation reports a worldwide m ...

Hong Kong and Macau Command *

Tao Fong Shan Tao Fong Shan (), officially known as To Fung Shan, is a hill with a height of . It is in Sha Tin, New Territories, Hong Kong. A road called To Fung Shan Road leads to the summit, where a Christian Centre can be found. Place of Religious Worship ...

* Tsung Tsin Mission of Hong Kong * Union Church Hong Kong *

YMCA of Hong Kong YMCA of Hong Kong was established in 1901 as a charitable organization in Hong Kong, headquartered in Salisbury Road, Hong Kong, Salisbury Road, Tsim Sha Tsui, Kowloon. It is dedicated to the furtherance of justice, peace, hope and truth in the Ho ...

References

External links

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World Council of Churches listing

Hong Kong Christian Council Annual Reports
Hong Kong Baptist University Library Preservation for the Documentation of Chinese Christianity Members of the World Council of Churches National councils of churches Christian organizations based in Asia Religious organisations based in Hong Kong Christian organizations established in 1954 1954 establishments in Hong Kong Protestantism in Hong Kong {{HongKong-stub

Member churches

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