Executive Secretary Arne B. Sovik 1967-1971.

  1. Resources
  2. View Resource

ArchivalResource

Executive Secretary Arne B. Sovik 1967-1971.

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/48047280

The records are divided into sub-series for correspondence, field correspondence, subject files, Lutheran Council in the USA, Lutheran World Federation, National Council of Churches of Christ USA, and World Council of Churches. They are arranged alphabetically within series. The Correspondence sub-series contains letters filed alphabetically, usually by the name of the correspondent, except for the first folder, which was general. Field Correspondence is divided according to the country of correspondence. Again, the first folder is a general one, containing cover letters sent to all fields. Subject files include various committee obligations, inter-church and intra-church activities, conferences, personnel matters, and BWM contacts. The remaining four sub-series all involve cooperative mission efforts with other church bodies. The Lutheran Council in the USA (LCUSA) files and the Lutheran World Federation (LWF) files both track cooperative efforts with other Lutheran church bodies. Much of the LCUSA material is related to its Division of Mission Services; the LWF material to its USA National Committee, Advisory Committee on World Mission and Service. Sovik's participation in and correspondence related to these two cooperative bodies seems to be part of his responsibility as the head of one of the participating church mission bodies, as well as a result of his prior experience with the LWF. The National Council of Churches of Christ USA (NCCC) and World Council of Churches (WCC) files note cooperative ecumenical efforts. The NCCC work was done under its Division of Overseas Missions and the WCC work through the Division of World Mission and Evangelism. Sovik served on this latter board. There is also much in the WCC files related to cooperative theological education efforts. It was not possible to determine whether Sovik was an actual committee member in many of these agencies of the NCCC and WCC, since lists of members were not included. But whether as a committee member or in his capacity as head of the BWM of the LCA, the files indicate his active involvement in these agencies through correspondence and conferences, frequently presenting papers or speeches.

8 boxes.

Evangelical Lutheran Church in America Library, ELCA Library

Information

SNAC Resource ID: 7588395

Evangelical Lutheran Church in America Library, ELCA Library

Related Entities

There are 6 Entities related to this resource.

Lutheran Church in America

http://n2t.net/ark:/99166/w6jh7927 (corporateBody)

Organized June 28, 1962, by consolidation of the American Evangelical Lutheran Church, the Augustana Evangelical Lutheran Church, the Finnish Evangelical Lutheran, and the United Lutheran Church in America; began to function formally on Jan. 1, 1963. From the description of Minutes, 1962-1987. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 70924950 ...

Lutheran Council in the USA

http://n2t.net/ark:/99166/w65q9m9h (corporateBody)

The Lutheran Council in the USA (LCUSA) was founded in 1967 as an inter-Lutheran agency of The American Lutheran Church (TALC), the Lutheran Church in America (LCA), the Synod of Evangelical Lutheran Churches (SELC) (which became an LCMS non-geographic district in 1970), and the Lutheran Church-Missouri Synod (LCMS). The Association of Evangelical Lutheran Churches (AELC) joined LCUSA in 1978 and the Latvian Evangelical Lutheran Church in America became a member in 1982. LCUSA coordinated the wo...

Lutheran World Federation

http://n2t.net/ark:/99166/w64n3ct2 (corporateBody)

World Council of Churches

http://n2t.net/ark:/99166/w6m942fp (corporateBody)

The World Council of Churches is an ecumenical organization that was founded in Amsterdam in 1948. From the description of World Council of Churches records, 1937-1989 (inclusive). (Yale University). WorldCat record id: 702164061 The desire of the World Council of Churches to open a dialogue with Hindus, Buddhists, Jews and Muslims resulted in the 1971 Dialogue with People of Living Faiths and Ideologies (DFI) program. This program supports interreligious multi-lateral and b...

Lutheran Church in America. Board of World Missions

http://n2t.net/ark:/99166/w6dc300g (corporateBody)

See LCA 16/7/5. From the description of Trinidad Program Files 1964-1973. (Evangelical Lutheran Church in America Library). WorldCat record id: 48059673 See LCA 16/7/4. From the description of Peru Program Files 1964-1973. (Evangelical Lutheran Church in America Library). WorldCat record id: 48059671 See LCA 16/3/1, Administrative History. From the description of Correspondence 1950-1966. (Evangelical Lutheran Church in America Library). Worl...

National Council of the Churches of Christ in the United States of America

http://n2t.net/ark:/99166/w6fr3p36 (corporateBody)

Official name, National Council of the Churches of Christ in the United States of America; informally known as National Council of Churches USA or variants; earlier name, Federal Council of the Churches of Christ in America. The Federal Council of the Churches of Christ in the United States of America was organized in 1908; it was one of eight organizations which merged to form the National Council of the Churches of Christ in the United States of America on November 29, 1950. From t...