The National Lutheran Council (NLC) was established on September 6, 1918 as a common agency of participating Lutheran church bodies to administer domestic programs, publicize Lutheran activities and beliefs, and provide overseas emergency relief to areas devastated by World War I. After World War II, NLC efforts for orphaned missions and younger churches increased. In 1948, a Commission on Younger Churches (1948-1949) was formed and the following year the Commission's name was changed to include Orphaned Missions (CYCOM). Under the leadership of Fredrik A. Schiotz, the Commission supported mission fields and societies, orphanages, younger.
Churches, and schools for the blind from around the world. In 1952, CYCOM was instrumental in the establishment of the Lutheran World Federation's (LWF) Department of World Mission. Major mission activities were transferred to the LWF Department transforming the NLC role to that of an important national segment for the LWF. The NLC continued its mission efforts after the transfer, particularly in Tanganyika Territory, which became Tanzania in 1964, and in other African mission fields. In 1956, CYCOM was absorbed into the NLC's newly created Division of Lutheran World Federation Affairs' Department of World Missions Cooperation.
From the description of Minutes, Agenda, and Reports, 1948-1955. [microform] (Evangelical Lutheran Church in America Library). WorldCat record id: 37498213
