Identity area
Reference code
ZA HPRA AC623
Title
South African Council of Churches (SACC), Records
Date(s)
- 1923 - 2004 (Creation)
Level of description
Fonds
Extent and medium
705 boxes
Context area
Name of creator
(1923-)
Administrative history
Previously Christian Council of South Africa, General Missionary Conference
Archival history
Immediate source of acquisition or transfer
Content and structure area
Scope and content
Contains minutes, memoranda, correspondence and printed items re the Council (previously General Missionary Council and Christian Council of South Africa) its divisions and relations with the church overseas, particularly the World Council of Churches. Subjects are church unity, education, bursaries for African students, politics and the Council's confrontation with the state over apartheid.