Protestant Council of the City of New York
Variant namesThe Council of Churches of the City of New York was founded in 1895 as the New York Federation of Churches and Christian Workers and renamed the Protestant Council of the City of New York in 1943. The Brooklyn Church and Mission Federation (originally formed as the Brooklyn City Tract Society in 1829) merged with the Protestant Council in 1946 to become the Brooklyn Division of the Protestant Council. The Brooklyn Division consolidated the various social services and mission work provided by churches, promoted interfaith church unity, and aimed to strengthen churches in the borough at a time when the Protestant population was shrinking. In 1968, The Protestant Council was renamed the Council of Churches of the City of New York. As of 2011, the Council of Churches still operates as an interdenominational organization and church council that advocates for issues affecting church members.
- Sources
- Council of Churches of the City of New York. "History of the Council." Accessed February 1, 2011. http://www.cccny.net/history.html
From the guide to the Council of Churches of the City of New York collection, 1947-1985, (Brooklyn Historical Society)
| Role | Title | Holding Repository | |
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| creatorOf | National Lutheran Council. Division of American Missions. Office of Urban Church Planning. Publications, 1951-1966. | Evangelical Lutheran Church in America Library, ELCA Library | |
| referencedIn | Robert W. Searle Papers, 1918-1967 | Syracuse University. Library. Special Collections Research Center | |
| referencedIn | Berg, J. Frederic. Religion's non-essentials text : typescript : sermon preached in the Reformed Protestant Dutch Church of Flatbush, February 11, 1945 / by J. Frederic Berg. | Center for Brooklyn History (2020-) | |
| creatorOf | Protestant Council of the City of New York. Records. | Wisconsin Historical Society, Newspaper Project | |
| referencedIn | Brooklyn Division of the Protestant Council of Churches records, Bulk, 1895-1974, 1840-1979 | Center for Brooklyn History (2020-) | |
| creatorOf | Council of Churches of the City of New York collection, 1947-1985 | Center for Brooklyn History (2020-) | |
| referencedIn | William Ernest Hocking papers | Houghton Library |
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| associatedWith | Berg, J. Frederic. | person |
| associatedWith | Brooklyn Church and Mission Federation (New York, N.Y.). | corporateBody |
| associatedWith | Council of Churches of the City of New York. | corporateBody |
| associatedWith | Council of Churches of the City of New York. Brooklyn Division. | corporateBody |
| correspondedWith | Hocking, William Ernest, 1873-1966 | person |
| associatedWith | National Lutheran Council. Division of American Missions. Office of Urban Church Planning. | corporateBody |
| associatedWith | Protestant Council of the City of New York. Brooklyn Division. | corporateBody |
| associatedWith | Searle, Robert Wyckoff, 1894- | person |
| Place Name | Admin Code | Country | |
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| Brooklyn (New York, N.Y.) |
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| Missionaries |
| Protestants |
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Corporate Body
Active 1951
Active 1966
