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It merged in 1950 with other organizations to become the [[National Council of Churches]]. | It merged in 1950 with other organizations to become the [[National Council of Churches]]. | ||
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==References== | ==References== | ||
Revision as of 03:15, October 7, 2015
The Federal Council of Churches was a prominent cooperative of churches, formed in 1908, at the height[1] of the Social Gospel movement.[2]
It merged in 1950 with other organizations to become the National Council of Churches.
Early on, Harry F. Ward, a prominent communist and later president of the ACLU, was the council's secretary.[3]
References
- ↑ (1976) The Social Gospel: Religion and Reform in Changing America. Temple University Press.
- ↑ Social Gospel facts, information, and pictures
- ↑ The Social Creed of the Churches, by Harry F. Ward