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'''Churches in Communities International''' ('''CIC'''), also known as '''CIC International'''<ref name=":0">{{Cite web |title=CHURCHES IN COMMUNITIES INTERNATIONAL - Charity 1139043 |url=https://register-of-charities.charitycommission.gov.uk/charity-search/?p_p_id=uk_gov_ccew_onereg_charitydetails_web_portlet_CharityDetailsPortlet&p_p_lifecycle=0&p_p_state=maximized&p_p_mode=view&_uk_gov_ccew_onereg_charitydetails_web_portlet_CharityDetailsPortlet_regId=1139043&_uk_gov_ccew_onereg_charitydetails_web_portlet_CharityDetailsPortlet_subId=0 |access-date=2024-03-17 |website=register-of-charities.charitycommission.gov.uk |language=en-GB}}</ref>, is a UK-based accreditation and accountability charity<ref name=":0" /><ref>{{Cite web |title=What we do |url=https://www.cicinternational.org/what-we-do |access-date=2024-03-17 |website=CiC International |language=en-US}}</ref> for independent evangelical churches<ref>{{Cite web |last=England |first=Evangelical Church of Christ in |title=Evangelical Church of Christ in England |url=https://eccengland.org.uk/ |access-date=2024-03-18 |website=Evangelical Church of Christ in England |language=en-GB}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=About Us - Crown Family Church |url=https://crownfamily.church/about-us |access-date=2024-03-18 |website=crownfamily.church |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Restore Filey |url=https://www.restorefiley.co.uk/ |access-date=2024-03-18 |website=www.restorefiley.co.uk |language=en}}</ref>, chaplains and ministries. CIC’s membership is predominantly, though not exclusively, from Pentecostal and Charismatic backgrounds.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Member Churches of Churches Together in Britain and Ireland |url=https://ctbi.org.uk/member-churches/ |access-date=2024-03-17 |website=ctbi.org.uk |language=en-GB}}</ref> CIC is a member denomination of the [[Free Church Federation|Free Churches]] Group<ref>{{Cite web |title=Directory |url=https://www.freechurches.org.uk/directory |access-date=2024-03-17 |website=Free Churches Group |language=en-US}}</ref>, [[Churches Together in England]]<ref name=":1">{{Cite web |title=Member Church Directory |url=https://cte.org.uk/about/whos-who/member-churches/ |access-date=2024-03-17 |website=Churches Together in England |language=en-US}}</ref> and a member organisation of the [[Evangelical Alliance]].<ref>{{Cite web |title=Find an organisation |url=https://www.eauk.org/membership/our-members/find-an-organisation |access-date=2024-03-17 |website=Evangelical Alliance |language=en-GB}}</ref>
'''Churches in Communities International''' ('''CIC'''), also known as '''CIC International'''<ref name=":0">{{Cite web |title=CHURCHES IN COMMUNITIES INTERNATIONAL - Charity 1139043 |url=https://register-of-charities.charitycommission.gov.uk/charity-search/?p_p_id=uk_gov_ccew_onereg_charitydetails_web_portlet_CharityDetailsPortlet&p_p_lifecycle=0&p_p_state=maximized&p_p_mode=view&_uk_gov_ccew_onereg_charitydetails_web_portlet_CharityDetailsPortlet_regId=1139043&_uk_gov_ccew_onereg_charitydetails_web_portlet_CharityDetailsPortlet_subId=0 |access-date=2024-03-17 |website=register-of-charities.charitycommission.gov.uk |language=en-GB}}</ref>, is a UK-based accreditation and accountability organisation<ref name=":0" /><ref>{{Cite web |title=What we do |url=https://www.cicinternational.org/what-we-do |access-date=2024-03-17 |website=CiC International |language=en-US}}</ref> for independent evangelical churches<ref>{{Cite web |last=England |first=Evangelical Church of Christ in |title=Evangelical Church of Christ in England |url=https://eccengland.org.uk/ |access-date=2024-03-18 |website=Evangelical Church of Christ in England |language=en-GB}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=About Us - Crown Family Church |url=https://crownfamily.church/about-us |access-date=2024-03-18 |website=crownfamily.church |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Restore Filey |url=https://www.restorefiley.co.uk/ |access-date=2024-03-18 |website=www.restorefiley.co.uk |language=en}}</ref>, chaplains and ministries. CIC’s membership is predominantly, though not exclusively, from Pentecostal and Charismatic backgrounds.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Member Churches of Churches Together in Britain and Ireland |url=https://ctbi.org.uk/member-churches/ |access-date=2024-03-17 |website=ctbi.org.uk |language=en-GB}}</ref> CIC is a member denomination of the [[Free Church Federation|Free Churches]] Group<ref>{{Cite web |title=Directory |url=https://www.freechurches.org.uk/directory |access-date=2024-03-17 |website=Free Churches Group |language=en-US}}</ref>, [[Churches Together in England]]<ref name=":1">{{Cite web |title=Member Church Directory |url=https://cte.org.uk/about/whos-who/member-churches/ |access-date=2024-03-17 |website=Churches Together in England |language=en-US}}</ref> and a member organisation of the [[Evangelical Alliance]].<ref>{{Cite web |title=Find an organisation |url=https://www.eauk.org/membership/our-members/find-an-organisation |access-date=2024-03-17 |website=Evangelical Alliance |language=en-GB}}</ref>


Their headquarters are based in [[Bromley]], South East London.<ref name=":1" /><ref>{{Cite web |title=CHURCHES IN COMMUNITIES INTERNATIONAL - Charity 1139043 |url=https://register-of-charities.charitycommission.gov.uk/charity-search/-/charity-details/5011598/contact-information |access-date=2024-03-17 |website=register-of-charities.charitycommission.gov.uk |language=en-GB}}</ref> Churches in Communites International describes itself as a ‘member-led organisation’<ref name=":2">{{Cite web |title=History |url=https://www.cicinternational.org/history |access-date=2024-03-17 |website=CiC International |language=en-US}}</ref> which adpots a [[congregationalist polity]] rather than a hierarchical system of leadership often associated with the British New Church Movement.<ref>{{Cite book |last=Scott |first=Benjamin G. McNair |title=Apostles Today: Making Sense of Contemporary Christian Apostolates: A Historical and Theological Appraisal. |date=25 December 2014 |publisher=The Lutterworth Press |year=2014 |isbn=9780718893552. |pages=50}}</ref> In 2022, CIC accredited approximately 316 [[Minister (Christianity)|Christian ministers]] throughout the UK.
Their headquarters are based in [[Bromley]], South East London.<ref name=":1" /><ref>{{Cite web |title=CHURCHES IN COMMUNITIES INTERNATIONAL - Charity 1139043 |url=https://register-of-charities.charitycommission.gov.uk/charity-search/-/charity-details/5011598/contact-information |access-date=2024-03-17 |website=register-of-charities.charitycommission.gov.uk |language=en-GB}}</ref> Churches in Communites International describes itself as a ‘member-led organisation’<ref name=":2">{{Cite web |title=History |url=https://www.cicinternational.org/history |access-date=2024-03-17 |website=CiC International |language=en-US}}</ref> which adpots a [[congregationalist polity]] rather than a hierarchical system of leadership often associated with the British New Church Movement.<ref>{{Cite book |last=Scott |first=Benjamin G. McNair |title=Apostles Today: Making Sense of Contemporary Christian Apostolates: A Historical and Theological Appraisal. |date=25 December 2014 |publisher=The Lutterworth Press |year=2014 |isbn=9780718893552. |pages=50}}</ref> In 2022, CIC accredited approximately 316 [[Minister (Christianity)|Christian ministers]] throughout the UK.


== History ==
== History ==
Churches in Communities International (CIC) was founded by Rev. Dr [[Hugh Osgood]] in Bromley, South East London in 1997. The forming of CIC was said to be in response to independent ministers seeking formal accountability, safeguards and ministerial accreditation without joining the historic denominations.<ref name=":2" /><ref>{{Cite web |title=Dr Hugh Osgood {{!}} Author |url=https://www.premierchristianity.com/dr-hugh-osgood/2259.bio |access-date=2024-03-20 |website=Premier Christianity |language=en}}</ref> On the 16 November 2010, CIC International was registered as a charitable company with the [[Charity Commission for England and Wales]].<ref name=":0" /> On the 3 March 2023, CIC was registered as a charity by the [[Scottish Charity Regulator]].<ref>{{Cite web |title=OSCR {{!}} Charity Details |url=https://www.oscr.org.uk/about-charities/search-the-register/charity-details?number=SC052377 |access-date=2024-03-17 |website=www.oscr.org.uk}}</ref>
Churches in Communities International (CIC) was founded by Rev. Dr [[Hugh Osgood]] in Bromley, South East London in 1997.<ref>{{Cite book |last=Kay |first=William K. |title=Apostolic Networks in Britain, New Ways of Being Church |date=2017 |publisher=[[Paternoster Press]] |year=2017 |isbn=978-1-84227-409-5 |location=British Library |publication-date=2017 |pages=8-9 |language=English}}</ref> The forming of CIC was said to be in response to independent ministers seeking formal accountability, safeguards and ministerial accreditation without joining the historic denominations.<ref name=":2" /><ref>{{Cite web |title=Dr Hugh Osgood {{!}} Author |url=https://www.premierchristianity.com/dr-hugh-osgood/2259.bio |access-date=2024-03-20 |website=Premier Christianity |language=en}}</ref> On the 16 November 2010, CIC International was registered as a charitable company with the [[Charity Commission for England and Wales]].<ref name=":0" /> On the 3 March 2023, CIC was registered as a charity by the [[Scottish Charity Regulator]].<ref>{{Cite web |title=OSCR {{!}} Charity Details |url=https://www.oscr.org.uk/about-charities/search-the-register/charity-details?number=SC052377 |access-date=2024-03-17 |website=www.oscr.org.uk}}</ref>


Churches in Communities International had 180 member ministers by the end of 2017.<ref>{{Cite web |title=CHURCHES IN COMMUNITIES INTERNATIONAL - Charity 1139043 |url=https://register-of-charities.charitycommission.gov.uk/charity-search/-/charity-details/5011598/accounts-and-annual-returns |access-date=2024-03-17 |website=register-of-charities.charitycommission.gov.uk |language=en-GB}}</ref><ref>https://static1.squarespace.com/static/595b5e8a8419c2e81ee4a3a5/t/5a54dd9fc83025a6a13480ca/1515511301117/Annual+Report+2016-2017.pdf</ref> As well as being an endorsing authority for the [[Royal Army Chaplains' Department#Faith denominations and belief backgrounds|Royal Army Chaplains' Department]]<ref>https://www.army.mod.uk/who-we-are/corps-regiments-and-units/royal-army-chaplains-department/</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Chaplaincies |url=https://www.cicinternational.org/chaplaincies |access-date=2024-03-17 |website=CiC International |language=en-US}}</ref> and other branches of the [[British Armed Forces|UK armed forces]]<ref>{{Cite web |title=Welcome - United Navy, Army and Air Force Board |url=https://www.unitedboard.org.uk/welcome.htm |access-date=2024-03-17 |website=www.unitedboard.org.uk}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=2021-10-07 |title=Spotlight on Armed Forces Chaplaincy |url=https://www.cicinternational.org/latest-news/2021/10/7/spotlight-on-armed-forces-chaplaincy |access-date=2024-03-17 |website=CiC International |language=en-US}}</ref>, CIC has chaplains in HM Prison Service<ref>{{Cite web |title=Releasing Captives |url=https://releasingcaptives.co.uk/ |access-date=2024-03-18 |website=releasingcaptives.co.uk}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Imago Dei |url=https://www.idprisonministry.org.uk/ |access-date=2024-03-20 |website=Imago Dei |language=en-US}}</ref>, the National Health Service<ref>{{Cite web |date=2020-04-08 |title=Healthcare Chaplaincy Message from Dr Simon Harrison |url=https://www.cicinternational.org/latest-news/healthcare-chaplaincy-message-from-dr-simon-harrison |access-date=2024-03-18 |website=CiC International |language=en-US}}</ref>, emergency services<ref>{{Cite web |title=Chaplaincy to Emergency Services - Churches Response |url=https://www.darrenroy.org/chaplaincy |access-date=2024-03-17 |website=Darren Roy |language=en}}</ref> and education.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Multi-faith chaplaincy {{!}} SOAS |url=https://www.soas.ac.uk/multi-faith-chaplaincy |access-date=2024-03-18 |website=www.soas.ac.uk |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Our Partners |url=https://www.waverleyabbey.org/about-us/our-partners/ |access-date=2024-03-18 |website=Waverley Abbey |language=en-GB}}</ref> [[Waverley Abbey]] College, founded by [[Selwyn Hughes]], offers certificate courses in chaplaincy as a route to CIC accreditation.<ref>https://static1.squarespace.com/static/60b7765959fbac739f0ee758/t/627a82f232a2c137afcedf0a/1652196107593/Waverley+Abbey+Trust+-+WAC+prospectus+22-23+v3.pdf p27</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=AWAM |url=https://www.waverleyabbeycollege.ac.uk/awam/ |access-date=2024-03-18 |website=Waverley Abbey College |language=en-US}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Contemporary Chaplaincy |url=https://www.waverleyabbeycollege.ac.uk/courses/contemporarychaplaincy/ |access-date=2024-03-18 |website=Waverley Abbey College |language=en-US}}</ref>
Churches in Communities International had 180 member ministers by the end of 2017.<ref>{{Cite web |title=CHURCHES IN COMMUNITIES INTERNATIONAL - Charity 1139043 |url=https://register-of-charities.charitycommission.gov.uk/charity-search/-/charity-details/5011598/accounts-and-annual-returns |access-date=2024-03-17 |website=register-of-charities.charitycommission.gov.uk |language=en-GB}}</ref><ref>https://static1.squarespace.com/static/595b5e8a8419c2e81ee4a3a5/t/5a54dd9fc83025a6a13480ca/1515511301117/Annual+Report+2016-2017.pdf</ref> As well as being an endorsing authority for the [[Royal Army Chaplains' Department#Faith denominations and belief backgrounds|Royal Army Chaplains' Department]]<ref>https://www.army.mod.uk/who-we-are/corps-regiments-and-units/royal-army-chaplains-department/</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Chaplaincies |url=https://www.cicinternational.org/chaplaincies |access-date=2024-03-17 |website=CiC International |language=en-US}}</ref> and other branches of the [[British Armed Forces|UK armed forces]]<ref>{{Cite web |title=Welcome - United Navy, Army and Air Force Board |url=https://www.unitedboard.org.uk/welcome.htm |access-date=2024-03-17 |website=www.unitedboard.org.uk}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=2021-10-07 |title=Spotlight on Armed Forces Chaplaincy |url=https://www.cicinternational.org/latest-news/2021/10/7/spotlight-on-armed-forces-chaplaincy |access-date=2024-03-17 |website=CiC International |language=en-US}}</ref>, CIC has chaplains in HM Prison Service<ref>{{Cite web |title=Releasing Captives |url=https://releasingcaptives.co.uk/ |access-date=2024-03-18 |website=releasingcaptives.co.uk}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Imago Dei |url=https://www.idprisonministry.org.uk/ |access-date=2024-03-20 |website=Imago Dei |language=en-US}}</ref>, the National Health Service<ref>{{Cite web |date=2020-04-08 |title=Healthcare Chaplaincy Message from Dr Simon Harrison |url=https://www.cicinternational.org/latest-news/healthcare-chaplaincy-message-from-dr-simon-harrison |access-date=2024-03-18 |website=CiC International |language=en-US}}</ref>, emergency services<ref>{{Cite web |title=Chaplaincy to Emergency Services - Churches Response |url=https://www.darrenroy.org/chaplaincy |access-date=2024-03-17 |website=Darren Roy |language=en}}</ref> and education.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Multi-faith chaplaincy {{!}} SOAS |url=https://www.soas.ac.uk/multi-faith-chaplaincy |access-date=2024-03-18 |website=www.soas.ac.uk |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Our Partners |url=https://www.waverleyabbey.org/about-us/our-partners/ |access-date=2024-03-18 |website=Waverley Abbey |language=en-GB}}</ref> [[Waverley Abbey]] College, founded by [[Selwyn Hughes]], offers certificate courses in chaplaincy as a route to CIC accreditation.<ref>https://static1.squarespace.com/static/60b7765959fbac739f0ee758/t/627a82f232a2c137afcedf0a/1652196107593/Waverley+Abbey+Trust+-+WAC+prospectus+22-23+v3.pdf p27</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=AWAM |url=https://www.waverleyabbeycollege.ac.uk/awam/ |access-date=2024-03-18 |website=Waverley Abbey College |language=en-US}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Contemporary Chaplaincy |url=https://www.waverleyabbeycollege.ac.uk/courses/contemporarychaplaincy/ |access-date=2024-03-18 |website=Waverley Abbey College |language=en-US}}</ref>

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Churches in Communities International (CIC), also known as CIC International[1], is a UK-based accreditation and accountability organisation[1][2] for independent evangelical churches[3][4][5], chaplains and ministries. CIC’s membership is predominantly, though not exclusively, from Pentecostal and Charismatic backgrounds.[6] CIC is a member denomination of the Free Churches Group[7], Churches Together in England[8] and a member organisation of the Evangelical Alliance.[9]

Their headquarters are based in Bromley, South East London.[8][10] Churches in Communites International describes itself as a ‘member-led organisation’[11] which adpots a congregationalist polity rather than a hierarchical system of leadership often associated with the British New Church Movement.[12] In 2022, CIC accredited approximately 316 Christian ministers throughout the UK.

History

Churches in Communities International (CIC) was founded by Rev. Dr Hugh Osgood in Bromley, South East London in 1997.[13] The forming of CIC was said to be in response to independent ministers seeking formal accountability, safeguards and ministerial accreditation without joining the historic denominations.[11][14] On the 16 November 2010, CIC International was registered as a charitable company with the Charity Commission for England and Wales.[1] On the 3 March 2023, CIC was registered as a charity by the Scottish Charity Regulator.[15]

Churches in Communities International had 180 member ministers by the end of 2017.[16][17] As well as being an endorsing authority for the Royal Army Chaplains' Department[18][19] and other branches of the UK armed forces[20][21], CIC has chaplains in HM Prison Service[22][23], the National Health Service[24], emergency services[25] and education.[26][27] Waverley Abbey College, founded by Selwyn Hughes, offers certificate courses in chaplaincy as a route to CIC accreditation.[28][29][30]

The Rev. Jonathan Woodhouse, Convenor of the United Navy, Army and Air Force Board, said in 2015, “it was a ground-breaking decision for Armed Forces Chaplaincy to approve the application of CIC International to become the equivalent of a UK Sending Church allowing suitably called and qualified ministers to bring their gifts and skills to the Royal Navy, Army and Royal Air Force as Chaplains”.[31]

In their annual members meeting report for 2022, CIC is said to endorse 316 accredited ministers, 117 member churches and 86 chaplains throughout the United Kingdom.[32]

References

  1. ^ a b c "CHURCHES IN COMMUNITIES INTERNATIONAL - Charity 1139043". register-of-charities.charitycommission.gov.uk. Retrieved 2024-03-17.
  2. ^ "What we do". CiC International. Retrieved 2024-03-17.
  3. ^ England, Evangelical Church of Christ in. "Evangelical Church of Christ in England". Evangelical Church of Christ in England. Retrieved 2024-03-18.
  4. ^ "About Us - Crown Family Church". crownfamily.church. Retrieved 2024-03-18.
  5. ^ "Restore Filey". www.restorefiley.co.uk. Retrieved 2024-03-18.
  6. ^ "Member Churches of Churches Together in Britain and Ireland". ctbi.org.uk. Retrieved 2024-03-17.
  7. ^ "Directory". Free Churches Group. Retrieved 2024-03-17.
  8. ^ a b "Member Church Directory". Churches Together in England. Retrieved 2024-03-17.
  9. ^ "Find an organisation". Evangelical Alliance. Retrieved 2024-03-17.
  10. ^ "CHURCHES IN COMMUNITIES INTERNATIONAL - Charity 1139043". register-of-charities.charitycommission.gov.uk. Retrieved 2024-03-17.
  11. ^ a b "History". CiC International. Retrieved 2024-03-17.
  12. ^ Scott, Benjamin G. McNair (25 December 2014). Apostles Today: Making Sense of Contemporary Christian Apostolates: A Historical and Theological Appraisal. The Lutterworth Press. p. 50. ISBN 9780718893552.. {{cite book}}: Check |isbn= value: invalid character (help)CS1 maint: date and year (link)
  13. ^ Kay, William K. (2017). Apostolic Networks in Britain, New Ways of Being Church. British Library: Paternoster Press. pp. 8–9. ISBN 978-1-84227-409-5.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: date and year (link)
  14. ^ "Dr Hugh Osgood | Author". Premier Christianity. Retrieved 2024-03-20.
  15. ^ "OSCR | Charity Details". www.oscr.org.uk. Retrieved 2024-03-17.
  16. ^ "CHURCHES IN COMMUNITIES INTERNATIONAL - Charity 1139043". register-of-charities.charitycommission.gov.uk. Retrieved 2024-03-17.
  17. ^ https://static1.squarespace.com/static/595b5e8a8419c2e81ee4a3a5/t/5a54dd9fc83025a6a13480ca/1515511301117/Annual+Report+2016-2017.pdf
  18. ^ https://www.army.mod.uk/who-we-are/corps-regiments-and-units/royal-army-chaplains-department/
  19. ^ "Chaplaincies". CiC International. Retrieved 2024-03-17.
  20. ^ "Welcome - United Navy, Army and Air Force Board". www.unitedboard.org.uk. Retrieved 2024-03-17.
  21. ^ "Spotlight on Armed Forces Chaplaincy". CiC International. 2021-10-07. Retrieved 2024-03-17.
  22. ^ "Releasing Captives". releasingcaptives.co.uk. Retrieved 2024-03-18.
  23. ^ "Imago Dei". Imago Dei. Retrieved 2024-03-20.
  24. ^ "Healthcare Chaplaincy Message from Dr Simon Harrison". CiC International. 2020-04-08. Retrieved 2024-03-18.
  25. ^ "Chaplaincy to Emergency Services - Churches Response". Darren Roy. Retrieved 2024-03-17.
  26. ^ "Multi-faith chaplaincy | SOAS". www.soas.ac.uk. Retrieved 2024-03-18.
  27. ^ "Our Partners". Waverley Abbey. Retrieved 2024-03-18.
  28. ^ https://static1.squarespace.com/static/60b7765959fbac739f0ee758/t/627a82f232a2c137afcedf0a/1652196107593/Waverley+Abbey+Trust+-+WAC+prospectus+22-23+v3.pdf p27
  29. ^ "AWAM". Waverley Abbey College. Retrieved 2024-03-18.
  30. ^ "Contemporary Chaplaincy". Waverley Abbey College. Retrieved 2024-03-18.
  31. ^ "Chaplaincies". CiC International. Retrieved 2024-03-17.
  32. ^ https://static1.squarespace.com/static/595b5e8a8419c2e81ee4a3a5/t/638900a34375fd068501ebce/1669923009243/CiC+AMM+2022.pdf
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