CLC International is an International evangelical Christian Literature mission committed to the distribution of the Bible, Christian books and a variety of Christian media. The headquarters are situated in Sheffield, United Kingdom.
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| Formation | November 1, 1941 |
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| Type | INGO |
| Legal status | mission |
| Purpose | Christian literature distribution |
| Headquarters | Sheffield, United Kingdom |
Region served | worldwide |
Official language | English |
International Director | Gary Chamberlin |
Main organ | International Council |
Staff | over 600 |
| Website | http://www.clcinternational.org |
History
editCLC was founded in 1941 in Colchester, England by Ken Adams and his wife Bessie as “The Evangelical Publishing House”.[1][2] This publishing house worked actively even through the difficulties of the Second World War. Early on they aligned themselves with WEC International and its Secretary Norman Grubb.[3] In 1944 the first departments appeared out of England: in Australia and Canada; next non-English CLC bookshops were founded in the United States and Dominica in 1947.[1] After that, the opening of new bookshops and Christian publishing houses took place almost every year. As of 2023[update], it is represented by more than 110 bookshops, 18 distribution warehouses and 18 publishing houses in 40 countries.[3]
Organization
editGary Chamberlin was elected as the new International Director in 2021, succeeding Gerardo Scalante.[4] The CLC work in each country is set up independently. While CLC departments are united by common vision, goals and International Constitution, they are independent in the realization of the declared goals.[3]
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ a b George Thomas Kurian, Mark A. Lamport, Encyclopedia of Christianity in the United States, Volume 5, Rowman & Littlefield, USA, 2016, p. 489
- ^ Daniel G. Reid, Robert D. Linder, Bruce Shelley, Harry S. Stout, Craig A. Noll, Concise Dictionary of Christianity in America, Wipf and Stock Publishers, USA, 2002, p. 76
- ^ a b c CLC, History, clcinternational.org, UK, retrieved November 2, 2023
- ^ "CLC Appoint New International Director". CLC. 30 August 2016. Retrieved 22 July 2017.