Payap University, located in Chiang Mai, was founded by the Church of Christ in Thailand, the largest and strongest Protestant church in Thailand and the primary companion of the ELCA in Thailand. Within the university structure is McGilvary School of Theology, the theological training center for the CCT.
Date(s): May 2008. Album by ELCA Global Mission. Photos by Rodger Prois. 1 - 14 of 14 Total.
enlarge 50KB, 640x480 1 P1000067Edit Payap University is the premier Protestant Christian University in Thailand. It was founded by the Church of Christ in Thailand (CCT) in 1974 in Chiang Mai (the second largest city in Thailand, located in the northern part of the country). Payap now has an undergraduate enrollment of more than 7,000 students, a faculty of 460, and a graduate enrollment of 500. Payap works closely with the CCT and local churches to serve the needs of CCT churches and schools, especially in training Christian administrators and church musicians.Edit
enlarge 55KB, 640x480 2 P1000069Edit Payap's two libraries house over 140,000 volumes, and 2,100 audiovisual forms, and subscribe to 600 periodicals and journals. The university's Institute of Religion, Culture and Peace has become a resource for people of different faiths and backgrounds to meet and discuss ideologies and examine proposals for living in peace.Edit
enlarge 65KB, 640x480 3 P1000071Edit Payap is a Liberal Arts and Pre-Professional School offering 22 Thai language undergraduate degrees in 12 departments (faculties), 5 Master’s degree programs (in Thai) and 4 International Masters degree programs (in English). Students come from all provinces in Thailand. 95% of the students are Buddhist, 4% are Christian, and 1% are Muslim. Payap has a truly international student body, with nearly 30 countries represented in the student body, including the United States, China, Myanmar, France, Germany, Mexico, Japan, Pakistan, India.Edit
enlarge 36KB, 640x480 4 P1000299Edit Rev. Dr. Pradit Takerngrangsarit is Payap's third President. Dr. Pradit: "The uniqueness of Payap alumni is service--willingness to serve and live with others in a way that they respect one another...graduates who are honest, sensible, responsible, and trustworthy with a sense of humanity."Edit
enlarge 52KB, 640x480 5 P1000307Edit Rev. Dr. Pradit Takerngrangsarit, President of Payap University, with Rev. Barbara Lund, ELCA Global Mission.Edit
enlarge 39KB, 640x480 6 P1000308Edit John and Martha Butt, who work for the Christian Church in Thailand at Payap University on behalf of the Presbyterian Church, USA. John is Senior Advisor to the Institute for Religion, Culture, and Peace and Adjunct Professor of Theology. Martha is Advisor to the President for Institutional Advancement.Edit
enlarge 68KB, 640x480 7 P1000118Edit The new Paradornparp International House allows international students to live and learn with students and faculty from around the world.Edit
enlarge 83KB, 640x480 8 P1000139Edit McGilvary College of Divinity is one of eleven academic divisions comprising the university. McGilvary is the theological training center for the CCT.Edit
enlarge 55KB, 480x640 9 P1000169Edit Dr. Sompan Wongdee, Vice-President for Academic Affairs, is working with ELCA Global Mission to place an ELCA teacher of church music person on the faculty of McGilvary School of Theology to teach courses on Worship and Liturgy, mentor students, and assist with the training of local church musicians.Edit
enlarge 67KB, 640x480 10 P1000146Edit Students at McGilvary College of Divinity, part of Payap University in Chiang Mai, Thailand.Edit
enlarge 89KB, 640x480 11 P1000157Edit Also located at Payap University is the headquarters of the Christian Conference of Asia, a regional ecumenical organisation representing 16 National Councils and over 100 churches/denominations in Aotearoa-New Zealand, Australia, Bangladesh, Burma, Cambodia, East Timor, Hong Kong, India, Indonesia, Laos, Nepal, Japan, Korea, Malaysia, Pakistan, Philippines, Sri Lanka, Taiwan and Thailand.Edit
enlarge 50KB, 640x480 12 P1000156Edit Dr. Prawate KHID-ARN, Church of Christ in Thailand, is the General Secretary of the Christian Conference of Asia. During May of 2008, Dr. Prawate and his staff were busy communicating with the Myanmar Council of Churches, and mobilizing relief aid to cyclone victims from the churches in Asia. The ELCA participates in CCA meetings and assemblies in the region and provides some financial support.Edit
enlarge 40KB, 640x480 13 P1000149Edit Sawai Chinnawong, of Payap University, Chiang Mai, Thailand, is a distinguished artist known for portraying Christianity through a Thai graphic idiom. Sawai is an ethnic Mon whose Buddhist ancestors migrated to Thailand from Myanmar. His drawings and paintings, inspired by traditional art from central Thailand, reflect a deep Christian faith." See his paintings in the book, "Christ on the Bangkok Road: The Art of Sawai Chinnawong"Edit
enlarge 89KB, 640x480 14 P1000153Edit Carvings on each of the four doors of the chapel of Payap University represent passages taken from Scripture and depict symbolism from each of the four Gospels. The background of blue mosaic is of northern Thai design used traditionally in religious works of art.Edit
