Reference code: GB-0034-UC/P46
Title: British Council of Churches: Roman Catholic Papers
Dates of creation: 1966-1985
Extent: 2.5 boxes
Held by: Ushaw College Library
Origination: British Council of Churches
Language: English
The British Council of Churches was founded in 1942 through an amalgamation of existing ecumenical bodies to further common Christian action and promote the cause of unity among the Churches of Great Britain and Ireland. On the foundation of the
World Council of Churches in 1948, it became an associated national council. Its membership increased over the years and, from 1965, the Roman Catholic Church sent observers to its meetings. Membership comprised not only the Anglican and mainline
Protestant churches in the United Kingdom and the Republic of Ireland but also the Greek Orthodox church, the Coptic Orthodox Church, various Pentecostal bodies, and other denominations. The work of the Council was carried out by various committees,
including education, international affairs, mission and unity, social responsibility, and youth. When the Roman Catholic Church formally joined in 1990, the name of the organisation was changed from the British Council of Churches to the Council of
Churches for Britain and Ireland. In 1999 the council adopted the name Churches Together in Britain and Ireland and now serves as the coordinating body and clearing house for four national ecumenical bodies: Churches Together in England, Action of
Churches Together in Scotland, Churches Together in Wales, and the Irish Council of Churches.
Papers of the British Council of Churches and its relationship with the Roman Catholic Church in England and Wales, mostly collected by a committee member, Rev Cuthbert Rand. The papers include minutes of meetings from associated committees,
ecumenical work in the North East of England, and publications and printed material by the British Council of Churches and other ecumenical organisations.
Probably donated by Rev Cuthbert Rand to Ushaw College Library
Previously stored in the Periodicals Library, Ushaw College
Open for consultation.
Permission to make any published use of material from the collection must be sought in advance from ushaw.library@durham.ac.uk and, where appropriate, from the copyright owner. The Library will assist where possible with identifying copyright
owners, but responsibility for ensuring copyright clearance rests with the user of the material
Clean duplicates have been removed
No further accruals expected
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Misc.2017/18:41: British Council of Churches (Durham branch), secretary's papers, ca.1946-1992
Davey, Colin
The story of the BCC (British Council of Churches, 1990)
1. Governance PapersReference: UC/P46/AUC/P46/A1 24 October 1967 - 25 October 1978
Minutes, including associated reports and resolutions passed at meetings, of the British Council of Churches meetings
1 file
UC/P46/A2 12 October 1967 - 19 June 1973
Papers, including agendas, minutes of meetings and correspondence, relating to the Joint Working Group of the British Council of Churches and the Roman Catholic Church
1 file
UC/P46/A3 1966 - 1978
Papers of Fr Cuthbert Rand and his work with the Joint Working Group of the British Council of Churches and the Roman Catholic Church, including correspondence, notes and leaflets
1 file
UC/P46/A4 July 1968 - 1971
Papers relating to the formation and administration of the British Council of Churches Department of Mission and Unity and, in particular, the work of the Theological Advisory Group, including minutes of minutes and reports on various subjects,
mostly aspects of ecumenism
1 file
UC/P46/A5 1 - 3 November 1971
Papers relating to the Missionary and Ecumenical Council's Consultation of Ecumenical Officers and Representatives Conference, High Leigh, Hoddesdon, including list of attendees, programme, and other papers
1 file
2. Papers relating to ecumenism in the North East of EnglandReference: UC/P46/BUC/P46/B1 October 1963 - January 1985
Papers relating to ecumenical initiatives by various groups, mostly papers of the Durham City and District Council of Churches
1 file
UC/P46/B2 10 March 1968 - 5 November 1984
Papers of the Hexham and Newcastle Diocesan Ecumenical Commission, including minutes of meetings and associated papers
2 files
UC/P46/B3 21 November 1964 - 13 March 1985
Papers of the Hexham and Newcastle Deanery Conferences on the subject of ecumenism, mostly reports
1 file
3. PublicationsReference: UC/P46/CUC/P46/C1/1-20 August 1966 - 25 October 1978
Draft reports by the British Council of Churches and other ecumenical organisations:
23 reports
UC/P46/C1/1 August 1966
Working Group, Bishops' Commission for Ecumenical Affairs and National Council of Churches,
“Information on relations between the Roman Catholic Church and Councils of Churches”
Covering memorandum from Bishop John Carberry, bishop of Columbus, and Rev John Coventry Smith, general secretary of the Commission on Ecumenical Mission and Relations, United Presbyterian Church, U.S.A.
19 pages
UC/P46/C1/2 4 February 1967
Scottish Churches' Council Department on Church Relations,
“Local relations with the Roman Catholic Church”
2 pages
UC/P46/C1/3 December 1967
Episcopal Conference of England and Wales,
“Presentation by the Episcopal Conference of England and Wales of the directory concerning ecumenical matters”
5 pages
UC/P46/C1/4 1 January 1968
British Council of Churches,
“Ecumenical experiments”
2 pages
UC/P46/C1/5 July 1968
British Council of Churches,
“First report of the Joint Working Group of the British Council of Churches and representatives of the Roman Catholic Church in England, Wales and Scotland”
Includes associated papers and correspondence on the report
10 pages
UC/P46/C1/6 November 1968
British Council of Churches,
“Interchurch marriages: the report of a meeting for mixed marriage couples held at Spode House, Hawkesyard Priory, Rugeley, Staffs. 22-24 November, 1968”
33 pages
UC/P46/C1/7 May 1969
Roman Catholic Ecumenical Commission for England and Wales,
“The agape meal in an ecumenical setting”
1 page
UC/P46/C1/8 July 1969
British Council of Churches,
“Mixed marriages: dispensations” and “Pastoral care of mixed marriages”
2 reports
UC/P46/C1/9 August 1969
British Council of Churches,
“The designation of areas of ecumenical experiment: a report to the Council by the Department of Mission and Unity”
9 pages
UC/P46/C1/10 August 1969
Norman Goodall,
“With gratitude and concern: some reflections on a visit to Rhodesia”
For publication in the
Newsletter of the Christian Council of Rhodesia
With covering letter from Goodall to Rev Elliott Kendall
3 pages
UC/P46/C1/11 December 1969 - December 1970
British Council of Churches,
“Guidelines for the joint pastoral care of interchurch marriages”
3 draft reports
UC/P46/C1/12 March 1970
British Council of Churches,
“Shared premises and team ministry”
27 pages
UC/P46/C1/13 1970
Pope Paul VI,
“An apostolic letter issued "Motu Proprio" determining norms for mixed marriages”
5 pages
UC/P46/C1/14 [?1971]
British Council of Churches,
“First draft report of Working Party to study the implications of the relationship between the Roman Catholic Church and the British Council of Churches”
7 pages
UC/P46/C1/15 [1971]
British Council of Churches,
“The British Council of Churches/Roman Catholic Church Joint Working Group on the implications of Roman Catholic membership of the BCJ ”
13 pages
UC/P46/C1/16 September 1972
World Council of Churches, Secretariat for Relationships with Christian Councils: Report 59,
“British Council of Churches Church Leaders' Conference, 11-21 September 1972”
9 pages
UC/P46/C1/17 11 October 1972
British Council of Churches,
“Structure 1974 - 77”
23 pages
UC/P46/C1/18 24 - 25 October 1978
British Council of Churches,
“PCR Grant to the Patriotic Fund of Zimbabwe: a background paper prepared for the Ninth Assembly 24th/25th October 1978”
8 pages
UC/P46/C1/19 [?1970 x 1979]
British Council of Churches,
“Relations between Roman Catholics and Local Councils of Churches in England, Scotland and Wales”
18 pages
UC/P46/C1/20 [?1970 x 1979]
British Council of Churches,
“Fellowship meals”
Published by the Department of Mission and Unity's Committee for Unity in Prayer
10 pages
UC/P46/C2 17 November 1972 - June 1978
Circular and open letters issued by the British Council of Churches to various bodies and individuals, including the rectors of theological colleges, friends of the British Council of Churches, and secretaries of local Councils of Churches
1 file
UC/P46/C3 20 July 1967 - 30 June 1978
British Council of Churches press releases on various subjects including Roman Catholics in South Africa, interchurch marriages, the situation in Northern Ireland, and human rights trials in the Soviet Union
1 file
UC/P46/C4 26 September 1968 - 22 October 1982
Cuttings from a variety of newspapers, including
The Times, Methodist Recorder, and Christian Unity mostly on the subject of Christian ecumenism
1 file
4. Printed MaterialUC/P46/D
For printed material search for UC/P46/D on the Durham University Library Catalogue (https://www.dur.ac.uk/library/)
