The Committee on Ecumenical Affairs was established by General Council in 1958 to cultivate an understanding of the ecumenical movement and its relevance to the United Church. Through participation in the Canadian Council of Churches and the World Council of Churches, as well as through direct contact with several Canadian churches and coalitions, the Committee promoted interdenominational cooperation with other Christian denominations and later, other faiths. At the November meeting of the General Council Executive in 1969 the Committee on Ecumenical Affairs submitted the following recommendation: That the work of the following four committees – Ecumenical Affairs, Committee on Union, Protestant-Roman Catholic Relations, Joint Committees of Seven (Presbyterian-United Church) be subsumed into one Committee which would assume the present responsibilities of each Committee and that its name be “The Committee on Inter-Church and Inter-Faith Relations”. The Committee was superseded by the Committee on Inter-Church and Inter-Faith Relations in 1971.
The Purpose of the Committee, as stated in 1971, was to “challenge the Church to a vision of ecumenism which includes the whole inhabited world. The committee shall encourage, support, enable, and hold the Church accountable to its role as a sign of reconciliation and renewal among human communities at both the local and global levels. The Committee shall constantly remind the whole church that ecumenism is not an option, but rather, an integral part of its life and witness.”
A standing Committee of the General Council, the Committee on Theology and Faith was established by the 27th General Council in 1977 “to study, to clarify, and to make provision for the issuance of position statements expressive of the theology of The United Church of Canada”.
In 2009 the Committee on Theology & Faith and the InterChurch Interfaith Committee were integrated to form the Theology and Interchurch and Interfaith Relations Committee.
Peter Wyatt, Steven Chambers and Bruce Gregersen (2007-2015) have served on staff.
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49 mb of electronic records
23 audio cassettes
21 photographs
1 painting
Fonds consists of the following series: 1) Records of the Committee on Ecumenical Affairs, 1949-1969; 2) Records of the Committee on Theology and Faith, 1992-2009; 3) Records of the Committee on Inter-Church and Inter-Faith Relations, 1971-2007; 4) Records of the Committee on Theology and Inter-Church and Inter-Faith Relations, 2007-2015; 5) Records of Task Groups and Working Groups, 1949-2016, and 6) Photographs and audiovisual material,
This material forms part of the General Council program of the United Church of Canada Archive.
Accession 2018.039C is electronic.
The Committee on Ecumenical Affairs was established by General Council in 1958 to cultivate an understanding of the ecumenical movement and its relevance to the United Church. Through participation in the Canadian Council of Churches and the World Council of Churches, as well as through direct contact with several Canadian churches and coalitions, the Committee promoted interdenominational cooperation with other Christian denominations and later, other faiths. At the November meeting of the General Council Executive in 1969 the Committee on Ecumenical Affairs submitted the following recommendation: That the work of the following four committees – Ecumenical Affairs, Committee on Union, Protestant-Roman Catholic Relations, Joint Committees of Seven (Presbyterian-United Church) be subsumed into one Committee which would assume the present responsibilities of each Committee and that its name be “The Committee on Inter-Church and Inter-Faith Relations”. The Committee was superseded by the Committee on Inter-Church and Inter-Faith Relations in 1971.
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Series consists of minutes (incomplete) and correspondence of the Committee on Ecumenical Affairs.
The Theology and Faith Committee was created by General Council in 1977. It was integrated with the InterChurch Interfaith Committee in 2009.
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Series consists of general records, minutes, records re the Statement of Faith (Song of Faith), Theology of Call, Reconciling and Making New.
The Theology and Faith Committee was integrated with the InterChurch Interfaith Committee in 2009.
At the November meeting of the General Council Executive in 1969 the Committee on Ecumenical Affairs submitted the following recommendation: That the work of the following four committees – Ecumenical Affairs, Committee on Union, Protestant-Roman Catholic Relations, Joint Committees of Seven (Presbyterian-United Church) be subsumed into one Committee which would assume the present responsibilities of each Committee and that its name be “The Committee on Inter-Church and Inter-Faith Relations”. The Committee was superseded by the Committee on Inter-Church and Inter-Faith Relations in 1971.
The Purpose of the Committee, as stated in 1971, was to “challenge the Church to a vision of ecumenism which includes the whole inhabited world. The committee shall encourage, support, enable, and hold the Church accountable to its role as a sign of reconciliation and renewal among human communities at both the local and global levels. The Committee shall constantly remind the whole church that ecumenism is not an option, but rather, an integral part of its life and witness.”
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Series consists of minutes (incomplete), correspondence, reports, and records relating to Toward a Renewed Understanding of Ecumenism.
In 2009 the Committee on Theology & Faith and the InterChurch Interfaith Committee were integrated to form the Theology and Interchurch and Interfaith Relations Committee.
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Series consists of minutes (incomplete), reports, correspondence and records of staff members Peter Wyatt, Bruce Gregersen and Gail Allen. Also includes records on Aboriginal Relations, Muslim Relations, Jewish Relations, Middle East, Denominational and Ecumenical Organizations, and publications.
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Series consists of the following subseries; Meaning of Ministry Task Group, 2006-2009; Ministry of the Whole People Working Group, 2009-2012; Joint Ministry Task Group, 2012-2015; Working Group on Ecclesiology, 2009-2010; Working Group on Membership, 2013-2015.
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Series consists of photographs and audiovisual materials relating to the Committee.
Tapes of interviews conducted by members of the Theology and Faith Committee as part of research towards the new Theology of Call statement, first presented to General Council Executive, November 1992.
The Theology and Faith Committee was created by General Council in 1977. It was integrated with the InterChurch Interfaith Committee in 2009.
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Tapes of interviews conducted by members of the Theology and Faith Committee as part of research towards the new Theology of Call statement, first presented to General Council Executive, November 1992.
The Theology and Faith Committee was created by General Council in 1977. It was integrated with the InterChurch Interfaith Committee in 2009.
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Tapes of interviews conducted by members of the Theology and Faith Committee as part of research towards the new Theology of Call statement, first presented to General Council Executive, November 1992.
The Theology and Faith Committee was created by General Council in 1977. It was integrated with the InterChurch Interfaith Committee in 2009.
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Tapes of interviews conducted by members of the Theology and Faith Committee as part of research towards the new Theology of Call statement, first presented to General Council Executive, November 1992.
The Theology and Faith Committee was created by General Council in 1977. It was integrated with the InterChurch Interfaith Committee in 2009.
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Tapes of interviews conducted by members of the Theology and Faith Committee as part of research towards the new Theology of Call statement, first presented to General Council Executive, November 1992.
The Theology and Faith Committee was created by General Council in 1977. It was integrated with the InterChurch Interfaith Committee in 2009.
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Tapes of interviews conducted by members of the Theology and Faith Committee as part of research towards the new Theology of Call statement, first presented to General Council Executive, November 1992.
The Theology and Faith Committee was created by General Council in 1977. It was integrated with the InterChurch Interfaith Committee in 2009.
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Tapes of interviews conducted by members of the Theology and Faith Committee as part of research towards the new Theology of Call statement, first presented to General Council Executive, November 1992.
The Theology and Faith Committee was created by General Council in 1977. It was integrated with the InterChurch Interfaith Committee in 2009.
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Tapes of interviews conducted by members of the Theology and Faith Committee as part of research towards the new Theology of Call statement, first presented to General Council Executive, November 1992.
The Theology and Faith Committee was created by General Council in 1977. It was integrated with the InterChurch Interfaith Committee in 2009.
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Tapes of interviews conducted by members of the Theology and Faith Committee as part of research towards the new Theology of Call statement, first presented to General Council Executive, November 1992.
The Theology and Faith Committee was created by General Council in 1977. It was integrated with the InterChurch Interfaith Committee in 2009.
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Tapes of interviews conducted by members of the Theology and Faith Committee as part of research towards the new Theology of Call statement, first presented to General Council Executive, November 1992.
The Theology and Faith Committee was created by General Council in 1977. It was integrated with the InterChurch Interfaith Committee in 2009.
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Tapes of interviews conducted by members of the Theology and Faith Committee as part of research towards the new Theology of Call statement, first presented to General Council Executive, November 1992.
The Theology and Faith Committee was created by General Council in 1977. It was integrated with the InterChurch Interfaith Committee in 2009.
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Tapes of interviews conducted by members of the Theology and Faith Committee as part of research towards the new Theology of Call statement, first presented to General Council Executive, November 1992.
The Theology and Faith Committee was created by General Council in 1977. It was integrated with the InterChurch Interfaith Committee in 2009.
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Tapes of interviews conducted by members of the Theology and Faith Committee as part of research towards the new Theology of Call statement, first presented to General Council Executive, November 1992.
The Theology and Faith Committee was created by General Council in 1977. It was integrated with the InterChurch Interfaith Committee in 2009.
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Tapes of interviews conducted by members of the Theology and Faith Committee as part of research towards the new Theology of Call statement, first presented to General Council Executive, November 1992.
The Theology and Faith Committee was created by General Council in 1977. It was integrated with the InterChurch Interfaith Committee in 2009.
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Tapes of interviews conducted by members of the Theology and Faith Committee as part of research towards the new Theology of Call statement, first presented to General Council Executive, November 1992.
The Theology and Faith Committee was created by General Council in 1977. It was integrated with the InterChurch Interfaith Committee in 2009.
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Tapes of interviews conducted by members of the Theology and Faith Committee as part of research towards the new Theology of Call statement, first presented to General Council Executive, November 1992.
The Theology and Faith Committee was created by General Council in 1977. It was integrated with the InterChurch Interfaith Committee in 2009.
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Tapes of interviews conducted by members of the Theology and Faith Committee as part of research towards the new Theology of Call statement, first presented to General Council Executive, November 1992.
The Theology and Faith Committee was created by General Council in 1977. It was integrated with the InterChurch Interfaith Committee in 2009.
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Tapes of interviews conducted by members of the Theology and Faith Committee as part of research towards the new Theology of Call statement, first presented to General Council Executive, November 1992.
The Theology and Faith Committee was created by General Council in 1977. It was integrated with the InterChurch Interfaith Committee in 2009.
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Tapes of interviews conducted by members of the Theology and Faith Committee as part of research towards the new Theology of Call statement, first presented to General Council Executive, November 1992.
The Theology and Faith Committee was created by General Council in 1977. It was integrated with the InterChurch Interfaith Committee in 2009.
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Accompanying information: "This picture was presented in 1984 to Bruce Gregersen as part of a United Church
In 2009 the Committee on Theology & Faith and the InterChurch Interfaith Committee were integrated to form the Theology and Interchurch and Interfaith Relations Committee.
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