British Christian Council for International Friendship, Life & Work (BCCIFLW)

This material is held atLambeth Palace Library

Scope and Content

Includes meeting papers and financial records of the Council.

Administrative / Biographical History

This body was founded in 1935 and was an amalgamation of the World Alliance for International Friendship [through the churches] (British Section) and the Christian Social Council of Great Britain and Ireland (formerly known as the Universal Christian Council of Life & Work).

In 1939 this body amalgamated with the (English) Christian Social Council to form the Commission of the Churches for International Friendship and Social Responsibility.

Access Information

Open

Appraisal Information

Material to be kept permanently

Accruals

No further accruals expected

Related Material

CCIFSR Commission of the Churches on International Friendship & Social Responsibility

Bibliography

Thirty Years of the British Council of Churches 1942-1972 by Earnest A Payne