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SPCK
SPCK is Britain's longest-established Christian mission agency, founded in 1698. It is dedicated to communicating the Christian faith through its own publishing programme, and making grants to support theological education and Christian communications project in the developing world.
Website: www.spck.org.uk
Contact:
Mr Simon Kingston (General Secretary and CEO)
SPCK
36 Causton Street
London
SW1P 4ST
There are four other members of the SPCK family. All are autonomous, but share the same mission statement and work together where possible.
ISPCK
The Indian SPCK is a good example of a successful indigeneous publisher. SPCK has been active in India since the early 17th century. A distinct SPCK in India was established as a fully autonomous organisation in 1958. It is today perhaps the most significant Christian publisher serving the United Church of North India. It produces up to one hundred new titles each year in a variety of languages, and has played a prophetic role in highlighting the need of women, Dalits and minority groups as well as providing Christian resources.
ISPCK has eight mission centres in Delhi, Kolkata, Nagpur, Chotanagpur, Bilaspur, Darjeeling, Ajmer and Suranussi and operates a mail order operation to all of India. ISPCK also runs regular training workshops for Christian Publishers and booksellers from all over India and indeed other parts of Southern Asia.
Contact :
The Rev. Dr. Ashish Amos,
General Secretary/Director,
Address: Post Box: 1585,
1654, Kashmere Gate, Delhi-110006, India
Email : ashish@ispck.org.in & mail@ispck.org.in
Website : www.ispck.org.in
APCK
Although it only joined the SPCK family in 1996, APCK (the Association for Promoting Christian Knowledge) has been active in Ireland since 1792. It is linked to the church of Ireland but independent from it. APCK acts as a publisher for the Church of Ireland, and produces a small number of new books and pamphlets each year as well as the Churches Book of Common Prayer and other liturgical publication.
APCK has bookshops in Dublin and Belfast, the latter having recently been expanded and relocated. A mail order service also operates to all parts of Ireland.
Contact :
Keith Dungan
Lay Honorary Secretary,
Address: Church of Ireland House,
Rathmines, Dublin 6,
Republic of Ireland
www.apck.ireland.anglican.org
SPCK AUSTRALIA
Established in 1976, SPCKA has also focused primarily on raising funds to support a grants programme. In recent years close links have developed with the Australian Christian Literature Society, an organisation with similar aims but drawing its support from slightly different constituency. Indeed at present General Secretary of SPCKA is also the General Director of ACLS.
Michael Collie (National Director)
Post Box 198, Forest Hill, Victoria 3131, Australia
http://www.spcka.org.au/
SPCK - USA
SPCK-USA was established in 1983 to raise money and support its own grant programme mirroring that of SPCK itself. Based at the University of the South in Sewanee, it raises some $2,50,000 per annum and supports both projects generated by itself and others identified and monitored by SPCK, London. One of SPCK/USAs major initiative has been the development of the Adopt-a-seminar Scheme, whereby donated second hand technology books are carefully selected and offered to theological colleges and seminars throughout the world.
Contact:-USA
Patti Joy Posan, Administrative Director
PO Box 879 Sewanee, Tennessee 37375-0879, USA
pposan@sewanorg.au
http://www.spckusa.org
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