Thailand Covenant Church

<BR> <CENTER><IMG SRC="graphics/main/title.gif" WIDTH="500" HEIGHT="191" BORDER="0" ALT="Thailand Covenant Church"></CENTER> <HR WIDTH="80%" ALIGN="Center" SIZE="3"> <FONT SIZE="+1"> <P>The Thailand Covenant Church (TCC) is an affiliation of local churches and para-church organizations working to spread the Gospel of Christ in four geographical areas of Thailand: Udon Thani and Roi Et in the Northeast, Chiang Mai in the North, and Bangkok. These areas are marked on the map below.</P> <P>The chart below illustrates the relationships between the TCC and its member organizations. The TCC (red logo in the center) and the four geographical areas are shown in red at the center of the chart, just as they are the center toward which all efforts are directed. For organizational purposes, the TCC is divided into ten districts, as indicated. The work of the church in these areas is supported by several Thai organizations (shown in green on the chart) which are in turn assisted by foreign missionaries. Foreign churches which directly support the work are shown in gold. The connections and the direction of support between these various groups are indicated by the arrows - green is within Thailand, gold is support from outside the country.</P> <P>The TCC is directed by a board which includes a representative from each of the ten church districts and from each of the seven additional organizations (all those with names in dark blue.)</P> <P>All of the elements in the chart are linked to additional pages; click on any of them to get more information about the various locations and organizations. Or you can use the navigation buttons on the left of your screen (if your browser does not display frames, the links also appear at the bottom of this page.)</P> <P>Additional navigation buttons on the left provide links to general information about Issaan and Thailand, some sound samples of the Thai language, additional materials for more in-depth reading, prayer requests, and financial support information. The <A HREF="prayer.html">Prayer Requests</A> page contains the latest news and prayer requests from the various locations and is updated frequently, so if you are praying for the work here, please check that page on a regular basis. We encourage you to <A HREF="mailto:thaicov@iserv.net">send us e-mail</A> with any comments, questions or requests for additional information.</P></FONT> <CENTER><IMG SRC="graphics/main/tccchart.gif" USEMAP="#tccchart" ALT="Organization Chart of the TCC" border="0"> <MAP NAME="tccchart"> <AREA SHAPE=RECT COORDS="2, 9, 133, 37" HREF="ccent.html" ALT="Link to CCENT"> <AREA SHAPE=RECT COORDS="376, 2, 500, 32" HREF="iacm.html" ALT="Link to IACM"> <AREA SHAPE=RECT COORDS="393, 53, 466, 82" HREF="idf.html" ALT="Link to IDF"> <AREA SHAPE=RECT COORDS="382, 162, 470, 191" HREF="life.html" ALT="Link to LIFE"> <AREA SHAPE=RECT COORDS="7, 191, 118, 218" HREF="tfmf.html" ALT="Link to TFMF"> <AREA SHAPE=RECT COORDS="27, 130, 112, 163" HREF="alc.html" ALT="Link to ALC"> <AREA SHAPE=RECT COORDS="128, 234, 361, 2678" HREF="mission.html" ALT="Link to Covenant Missionaries"> <AREA SHAPE=RECT COORDS="22, 250, 94, 282" HREF="vop.html" ALT="Link to Voice of Peace"> <AREA SHAPE=RECT COORDS="65, 302, 161, 348" HREF="dcc.html" ALT="Link to Danish Covenant"> <AREA SHAPE=RECT COORDS="191, 294, 349, 350" HREF="http://www.covchurch.org" TARGET="_parent" ALT="Link to Evangelical Covenant Church site"> <AREA SHAPE=CIRCLE COORDS="174, 47, 32" HREF="chiangmai.html" ALT="Link to Chiang Mai churches"> <AREA SHAPE=CIRCLE COORDS="313, 47, 32" HREF="udon.html" ALT="Link to Udon Thani churches"> <AREA SHAPE=CIRCLE COORDS="313, 177, 32" HREF="roiet.html" ALT="Link to Roi Et churches"> <AREA SHAPE=CIRCLE COORDS="174, 177, 32" HREF="bangkok.html" ALT="Link to Bangkok churches"> <AREA SHAPE=CIRCLE COORDS="245, 113, 50" HREF="tcc.html" ALT="Link to TCC"> </MAP></CENTER> <HR WIDTH="50%" SIZE="1"> <BR> <TABLE> <TR> <TD><img src="graphics/thaimap.gif" align="LEFT" hspace=10 vspace=10 width="349" height="376" ALT="Map of Thailand"></TD> <TD><P><FONT SIZE="+1" COLOR="#D00000"><B><U>WEATHER</U></B></FONT> -- If you would like to check the current weather in Thailand, visit <A HREF="http://www.wunderground.com/cgi-bin/findweather/getForecast?query=thailand">Weather Underground</A> <BR><BR><BR> <P><FONT SIZE="+1" COLOR="#D00000"><B><U>Language Note:</U></B></FONT> For those of you with sharp eyes, the differences in spelling Issaan/Isaan that you may notice on this page are not typos. You will likely find similar spelling variations throughout this web site; the lack of a universally accepted system of converting the sounds of the Thai language into English characters results in a great deal of inconsistency when spelling Thai words. Among the other common spellings of this particular word (which refers to the geographical region, the people, and the language of northeast Thailand) are Isan, I-san, Esan, and Esarn.</P><BR></TD> </TR> </TABLE> <P><FONT SIZE="+1" COLOR="#D00000"><B>Brief Introduction to the Thailand Covenant Church</B></FONT></P> <P>The Evangelical Covenant Church first began mission work in Thailand in 1971. Six years later the Center for Church Planting and Church Growth in Northeast Thailand (CCPCG) was opened in the upper northeastern city of Udon Thani, with the main purpose of planting and supporting indigenous, contextualized churches among the Issaan people. Reflecting the composition of Thailand as a whole, Issaan is about 95% Buddhist and only about 0.3% evangelical Christian.</P> <P>Over the years, additional organizations have been formed in Udon and the work has spread other locations within Thailand. The current names, locations, and start dates are:</P> <BLOCKQUOTE><P>Udon Thani (1983) - Issaan Development Foundation (IDF)</P> <P>Udon Thani (1993) - Institute for Applied Church Ministry (IACM); previously Institute for Sustainable Development (ISD)</P> <P>Roi Et (1988) - Lower Isaan Foundation for Enablement (LIFE)</P> <P>Bangkok (1993) - Abundant Life Center (ALC)</P> <P>Bangkok (1993) - Thai Faith and Music Foundation (TFMF)</P> <P>Chiang Mai (1996) - Center for Church Enablement in North Thailand (CCENT)</P></BLOCKQUOTE> <P>The Thailand Covenant Church denomination (TCC) was officially formed in 1993, replacing the CCPCG, and is a member of the Evangelical Fellowship of Thailand (EFT.) The TCC links together all the local churches and their supporting para-church organizations, which are staffed by Thai nationals and - in most cases - Covenant missionaries.</P> <P> </P> <A HREF="tcc.html">Thailand Covenant Church</A><BR> <A HREF="idf.html">IACM</A> - <A HREF="iacm.html">ISD</A> - <A HREF="life.html">LIFE</A> - <A HREF="ccent.html">CCENT</A> - <A HREF="alc.html">ALC</A> - <A HREF="tfmf.html">TFMF</A><BR> <A HREF="mission.html">Covenant Missionaries</A><BR> <A HREF="thailand.html">Information about Isaan and Thailand</A> - <A HREF="resources.html">Resources and Additional Reading</A><BR> <A HREF="prayer.html">Prayer Requests</A> - <A HREF="giving.html">Giving and Support</A><BR> <A HREF="mailto:info@thaicov.org">Send us e-mail</A> <P> </P> Send an e-mail to <A HREF="mailto:wwolf@loxinfo.co.th">Webmaster</A> <FONT FACE="arial" SIZE="-1"><I>with any questions, comments, or suggestions regarding this site.</I></FONT> <P> </P>