Ecumenical Christian Centre (ECC) was founded in the year 1963 by a visionary by name M. A. Thomas. ECC is located in Whitefield in Bengaluru on a 29 acres (117,358.9 m²) campus.

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

Ecumenism

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 where a greater need for unity among the churches was felt worldwide

Legal Status

ECC is a body corporate registered under the Companies Act

Companies Act

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 1956 and was incorporated on February 25, 1966 as a company not for profit and falls under the purview of the Registrar of Companies

Registrar of Companies

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, Karnataka region.

Activities & Programmes

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

Executive Committee

The present executive committee (2007–2008) comprises the following elected members:

• Chairperson - Rev.
  The Reverend
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   Dr. John S. Sadananda
• Vice
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  -Chairperson - Right Reverend
  Right Reverend
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   Dr. Geevarghese Mar Theodosius
• Treasurer
  Treasurer
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   - Dr. K. C. John
• Members:
  • Smt. Sarasu Esther Thomas
  • Major
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     M. Abraham Lincoln
  • Rev.
    The Reverend
    The Reverend is a style most often used as a prefix to the names of Christian clergy and ministers. There are sometimes differences in the way the style is used in different countries and church traditions. The Reverend is correctly called a style but is often and in some dictionaries called a...
    
     Dr. John Samuel Raj
  • Rev.
    The Reverend
    The Reverend is a style most often used as a prefix to the names of Christian clergy and ministers. There are sometimes differences in the way the style is used in different countries and church traditions. The Reverend is correctly called a style but is often and in some dictionaries called a...
    
     Dr. M. Mani Chacko (ex officio)

Director

The present Director is Rev.

The Reverend

The Reverend is a style most often used as a prefix to the names of Christian clergy and ministers. There are sometimes differences in the way the style is used in different countries and church traditions. The Reverend is correctly called a style but is often and in some dictionaries called a...

 Dr. M. Mani Chako, an Old Testament Scholar with substantial experience in teaching and administrative matters.