Welcome to CHAA
Christian HIV/AIDS Alliance is a network of Christian agencies, churches and individuals praying and working together to serve and empower those affected by HIV/AIDS
We recognise the invaluable part that the Christian community has to play in bringing life in the face of death and hope in the face of despair, through servant-hearted advocacy and action.
We keep an updated list of our partners on the site. Click here to see who's who.
If you'd like to contact CHAA, you can email us at info@chaa.info or fill in the contact form on this site
CHAA news
News is added to the site on a regular basis, the ten most recent articles are displayed here. To see all archived articles, click here.
CHAA's "Covenant to Care" creates stir at Tearfund conference.added: 2008-03-21 05:24:55
CHAA’s "Covenant to Care " scheme and CHAA's newly produced " Creed for the AIDS Pandemic" drew much excitement and interest from the 350 delegates at Tearfund's, HIV conference in March. A CHAA spokesperson said, " There's no doubt that "Covenant to Care" and CHAA's new "Creed for the AIDS Pandemic" are catching the church's imagination at just the right time. They provide an opportunity for the UK church to engage with the development agencies working with HIV and come alongside those most affected by the HIV pandemic".
Click the Tab above for more details of CHAA's "Covenant to Care" and contact CHAA for a copy of the "Creed for the AIDS Pandemic" to use in your church.
A DVD and a CD of Tearfund's conference are available from Bracknell Church on
Photograph shows Elizabeth Styffe and Kay Warren from Saddleback church with CHAA’s chairman, Ken Pearson.
ALPHA church joins CHAAadded: 2008-02-19 11:25:34
Holy Trinity Brompton church in London, home of the ALPHA course, has added its weight to CHAA by signing up as a member.
A spokesperson for CHAA said " Our aim is to involve more churches in Britian in the fight against HIV and AIDS. With HTB coming on board we will potentially have a very large constituency of churches who will enter the struggle. We are very pleased that HTB have taken this important step and would encourage other churches to do the same."
Dangerous Surrenderadded: 2008-02-16 13:53:11
Kay Warren's New Book Encouraging Christians to Join the fight against the HIV/AIDS Pandemic is creating a stir amongst evangelical churches. "I hope this book is disturbing to people," Warren said. "There are situations in the world that I cannot tolerate for one more second.
I think there are some people who won't get past the first few chapters. It's not a light read," said Warren, whose husband wrote the multimillion-selling 'The Purpose Driven Life'. "For some people, it will come at the right time for them."
CHAA Chair returns from Saddleback Global conferenceadded: 2007-12-06 20:24:10
Chair of CHAA, Ken Pearson, returned from the Global Conference on AIDS held in Saddleback church California, this week. Ken said "This was an excellent way to network with many other churches who are involved in the fight against HIV and AIDS across the world." While in California, Ken met up with Rick Warren, Pastor of the famous "Purpose driven", Saddleback church. (See picture)
Click the link to see Ken's report on the conference.
Archbishop of Canterbury's video message for World AIDS Dayadded: 2007-11-30 17:37:23
The Archbishop of Canterbury, Dr Rowan Williams, has said that churches need to be brave, imaginative and honest in the fight against the spread of HIV and Aids.
In a message for World Aids Day [Saturday 1st December], issued for the first time as a video available on the internet, Dr Williams said churches are actively engaged in the global response to HIV and described as 'a scandal' the limited access to drugs and treatment in deprived parts of the world.
World AIDS Day Dec 1st 2007added: 2007-11-28 17:08:13
The theme for World AIDS Day 2007 and 2008 is “leadership”, so take the lead and make sure your church marks World AIDS Day 2007, next Sunday.
Remember the people infected and all of us who are affected by HIV and AIDS throughout the world.
All the liturgy , sermon ideas and creative suggestions you need for your church to mark World AIDS day are on the link below.
Check out the resources section of the CHAA website for more resources for WAD.
CHAA joins Global AIDS Summit at Saddleback churchadded: 2007-11-21 22:02:10
Ken Pearson, Chair of CHAA, will be joining delegates at Saddleback Church, California, for the Global Summit on AIDS and the church. Hosted by Pastor Rick Warren on November 28th-30th, speakers include, Peter Piot, Executive Director UNAIDS and Under Secretary General of the United Nations and Matthew Frost, Chief Executive of Tearfund, a CHAA partner from the United Kingdom.
As well as networking, the summit aims to provide information and tools needed to motivate a congregation, organization, or agency to start to make a positive change to eradicate AIDS.
http://www.purposedriven.com/en-US/HIVAIDSCommunity/GlobalConference/Initiative.htm
CHAA features in online Christian magazineadded: 2007-11-21 21:17:16
The online monthly Christian magazine "United by ONE" has featured CHAA's research in an article for World AIDS Day (December 1st). Journalist Toni Hines quotes the groundbreaking CHAA research into attitudes to HIV and AIDS in British churches in a piece entitled "The Christian Response to HIV and AIDS". See link below.
http://www.unitedbyone.co.uk/Publisher/Article.aspx?id=99024
CHAA hosts Conference on Christian responses to HIV and AIDS in the UKadded: 2007-10-19 18:34:04
Chaa is launching a half day conference on Christian responses to HIV and AIDS in the UK on 15th November 2007 at the Salvation Army's HQ at 101 Queen Victoria Street from 2.00pm to 5.00pm.
Dr Veronica Moss of Mildmay International will speak on Mildmay's role in the early stages of the pandemic in the UK, what they are doing now, her predictions for the future and what churches can do to help. Mildmay International is widely held to be a world leader in HIV and AIDS care.
Amanda Williams of “Grandmas” will also be speaking. “Grandma's” is a church based organisation which aims to provide a practical response to the growing number of children and families affected by HIV and AIDS regardless of race, religion, sex or sexuality
CHAA's new website launchedadded: 2007-09-27 22:54:49
Welcome to CHAA's new website. You'll find the news has more space and other sections made clearer. Check the CHAA website out regularly in the future for more tabs which are to be added which will make your CHAA browsing on HIV and AIDs issues and the UK church's response to them more informative and up to date.
