International Missionary Council
The International Missionary Council was an ecumenical Protestant Christian missionary organization established in 1921, which in 1961, merged with the World Council of Churches, becoming the WCC's Division of World Mission and Evangelism.
History
A continuation committee was established following the 1910 World Missionary Conference held in Edinburgh, which culminated in the creation of the International Missionary Council in 1921 in London. Like the Edinburgh conference, it was created to continue ecumenical efforts towards Christian mission through a series of meetings:- 1928 in Jerusalem
- 1938 in Tambaram
- 1947 in Whitby, Canada
- 1952 in Willingen, Germany
- 1958 in Achimota
- 1961 in New Delhi
Records
The IMC archives are held at the World Council of Churches in Geneva. Microfiche copies can be found in various library records.At Yale University Library:
At Columbia University's Burke Library: