CLC International

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CLC International
FormationNovember 1, 1941;82 years ago (1941-11-01)
Type INGO
Legal status mission
Purpose Christian literature distribution
Headquarters Sheffield, United Kingdom
Region served
worldwide
Official language
English
International Director
Gary Chamberlin
Main organ
International Council
Staff
over 600
Website http://www.clcinternational.org

CLC International is an International evangelical Christian Literature mission committed to the distribution of the Bible, Christian books and a variety of Christian media. The headquarters are situated in Sheffield, United Kingdom.

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History

CLC was founded in 1941 in Colchester, England by Ken Adams and his wife Bessie as “The Evangelical Publishing House”. [1] [2] This publishing house worked actively even through the difficulties of the Second World War. Early on they aligned themselves with WEC International and its Secretary Norman Grubb. [3] In 1944 the first departments appeared out of England: in Australia and Canada; next non-English CLC bookshops were founded in the United States and Dominica in 1947. [1] After that, the opening of new bookshops and Christian publishing houses took place almost every year. As of 2023, it is represented by more than 110 bookshops, 18 distribution warehouses and 18 publishing houses in 40 countries. [3]

Organization

Gary Chamberlin was elected as the new International Director in 2021, succeeding Gerardo Scalante. [4] The CLC work in each country is set up independently. While CLC departments are united by common vision, goals and International Constitution, they are independent in the realization of the declared goals. [3]

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  2. Daniel G. Reid, Robert D. Linder, Bruce Shelley, Harry S. Stout, Craig A. Noll, Concise Dictionary of Christianity in America, Wipf and Stock Publishers, USA, 2002, p. 76
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  4. "CLC Appoint New International Director". CLC. 30 August 2016. Retrieved 22 July 2017.