Ecumenical movement

Scope and Contents Documents concerning religious organizations outside of the YWCA of the U.S.A. The National Council of the Churches is a national movement of religious organizations and churches and the YWCA of the U.S.A., as a Christian women's movement, sometimes works with them as members and as a cooperating organization and remains in touch with the council's actions and reports. Documents include committee, division and department reports, correspondence and written statements of their relationship...

Scope and Contents Correspondence and reports concerning the YWCA of the U.S.A.'s relationship with the Catholic Church followed by religious resource packets and booklets for local associations. The YWCA of the U.S.A. has had varied relationships with the Catholic Church over it's lifetime. Its initial membership required membership in an evangelical Christian church but eventually moved to a personal affirmation of the purpose of the organization. In the mid 1960's the National Conference of Catholic Bishops...

Scope and Contents Documents concerning YWCA World Fellowship Week followed by materials on the role of religion in the YWCA of the U.S.A. YWCA World Fellowship Week is an international week of prayer, reflection and fundraising reflecting on the YWCA as a world movement. In the United States, the YWCA of the U.S.A. has a national event at the Washington National Cathedral in addition to local observances throughout the country. Publicity and event packets suggest observance services, press releases and other...

Scope and Contents Documents concerning the formation, work and end of the University Christian Movement (UCM), the successor organization to the National Student Christian Federation. Described in an article from the "Presbyterian Survey" as a "loose federation of student groups interested in social change," the UCM united local student Christian groups behind shared goals and facilitates information sharing and learning. Minutes and reports of UCM assemblies document the movement's directions, program and...

Scope and Contents Minutes and reports of the World Student Christian Federation followed by documents concerning the relationship between the National Student YWCA and the National Student YMCA. The World Student Christian Federation is an international organization uniting student Christian movements across racial and national lines through facilitating conferences, cooperation and the exchange of ideas. The relationship between the National Student YWCA and National Student YMCA is explored through...

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Documents concerning the program, management, role and functions of the National Student YWCA including records of consultations and meetings, papers and reports exploring the role of the National Student YWCA as a Christian movement in social change, regional reports and general correspondence and communications. 

Scope and Contents Documents concerning YWCA of the U.S.A. student associations, activities, program and cooperation with other organizations. Documents include lists and registration cards of affiliated student associations, National Student YWCA seventy-fifth anniversary celebration programs and planning materials, basic standards of affiliation for student associations, committee reports, lists of associations classified by college type and documents concerning cooperation with outside organizations. As...

Scope and Contents Documents concerning the 1963 and 1967 World YWCA Council meetings. These quadrennial meetings bring together delegates representing national YWCA's to discuss the issues affecting women globally and in their communities, make policy and recommendations concerning the World YWCA for the following four years and exchange skills and ideas. Council reports summarize the proceedings of the council meetings and discussions as well as resolutions and recommendations passed. In addition to the...