National Council of Churches in India or NCCI is an ecumenical organisation of the Protestant and Orthodox Churches in India. NCCI is a member of ACT Development, a global alliance of churches and related agencies.
The organisation is considered to be a fairly liberal, adopting a relatively tolerant position on homosexuality, which it considers "a natural or genetical reality".
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