South African Council of Churches
Founded in 1936 (forerunner: the South African Missionary Conference, founded in 1904).
Mission statement: As a national council of churches and institutions, the SACC, acting on behalf of its member churches, is called by the triune God to work for moral reconstruction in South Africa, focusing on issues of justice, reconciliation, integrity of creation and the eradication of poverty, and contributing towards the empowerment of all who are spiritually, socially and economically marginalized.
The South African Council of Churches has nine provincial councils: Eastern Cape, Free State, Gauteng, Kwa-Zulu Natal, Limpopo, Mpumalanga, North West, Northern Cape, Western Cape Provincial Council.
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African Catholic Church African Methodist Episcopal Church Apostolic Faith Mission of South Africa Baptist Convention Church of the Province of Southern Africa Coptic Orthodox Church Council of African Instituted Churches Dutch Reformed Church Ethiopian Episcopal Church Evangelical Church in South Africa Evangelical Lutheran Church in Southern Africa Evangelical Lutheran Church in South Africa (Natal/Transvaal) Evangelical Presbyterian Church in South Africa Greek Orthodox Archbishopric of Johannesburg & Pretoria Hervormde Kerk in Suidelike Afrika International Federation of Christian Churches Methodist Church of Southern Africa Moravian Church in South Africa Presbyterian Church in Africa Religious Society of Friends (Quakers) Salvation Army Southern African Catholic Bishops’ Conference United Congregational Church of Southern Africa Uniting PresbyterianChurch in Southern Africa Uniting Reformed Church of Southern Africa Volkskerk van Afrika |
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The South African Council of Churches is affiliated with the Commission on World Mission and Evangelism of the World Council of Churches. |
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