MYANMAR – Christian leaders in Myanmar gather to strengthen unity
Published Date: May 6, 2010
LASHIO, Myanmar (UCAN) — Representatives from different Christian denominations in Myanmar got together for a two-day retreat to better understand each other and help solve problems their congregations face.
The Catholic Bishops Conference of Myanmar (CBCM) and the Myanmar Council of Churches, a grouping of Protestant Churches jointly organized the event attended by about 120 pastors, priests, bishops, layleaders and Church workers.
“It’s time for us to be one,” Father Joseph Thein Aung, vicar general of the Lashio diocese, told UCA News adding that this type of retreat has been conducted continuously for the past nine years.