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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 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>
'''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> CIC's polity has been described as similar to the early [[Assemblies of God in Great Britain|Assemblies of God]] structure of 1924.<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=9781842274095 |location=University of Wales, Bangor |pages=187 |language=English}}</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 form of [[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> CIC's polity has been described similar to the early [[Assemblies of God in Great Britain|Assemblies of God]] structure of 1924 in their use of member councils.<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=9781842274095 |location=University of Wales, Bangor |pages=187 |language=English}}</ref> In 2022, CIC accredited approximately 316 [[Minister (Christianity)|Christian ministers]] throughout the UK.


== History ==
== History ==

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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 form of congregationalist polity rather than a hierarchical system of leadership often associated with the British New Church Movement.[12] CIC's polity has been described similar to the early Assemblies of God structure of 1924 in their use of member councils.[13] 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.[14] 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][15] 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.[16]

Churches in Communities International had 180 member ministers by the end of 2017.[17][18] As well as being an endorsing authority for the Royal Army Chaplains' Department[19][20] and other branches of the UK armed forces[21][22], CIC has chaplains in HM Prison Service[23][24], the National Health Service[25], emergency services[26] and education.[27][28] Waverley Abbey College, founded by Selwyn Hughes, offers certificate courses in chaplaincy as a route to CIC accreditation.[29][30][31]

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”.[32]

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.[33]

References

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  3. ^ England, Evangelical Church of Christ in. "Evangelical Church of Christ in England". Evangelical Church of Christ in England. Retrieved 2024-03-18.
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  6. ^ "Member Churches of Churches Together in Britain and Ireland". ctbi.org.uk. Retrieved 2024-03-17.
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  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. University of Wales, Bangor: Paternoster Press. p. 187. ISBN 9781842274095.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: date and year (link)
  14. ^ 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)
  15. ^ "Dr Hugh Osgood | Author". Premier Christianity. Retrieved 2024-03-20.
  16. ^ "OSCR | Charity Details". www.oscr.org.uk. Retrieved 2024-03-17.
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  18. ^ https://static1.squarespace.com/static/595b5e8a8419c2e81ee4a3a5/t/5a54dd9fc83025a6a13480ca/1515511301117/Annual+Report+2016-2017.pdf
  19. ^ https://www.army.mod.uk/who-we-are/corps-regiments-and-units/royal-army-chaplains-department/
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  23. ^ "Releasing Captives". releasingcaptives.co.uk. Retrieved 2024-03-18.
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  25. ^ "Healthcare Chaplaincy Message from Dr Simon Harrison". CiC International. 2020-04-08. Retrieved 2024-03-18.
  26. ^ "Chaplaincy to Emergency Services - Churches Response". Darren Roy. Retrieved 2024-03-17.
  27. ^ "Multi-faith chaplaincy | SOAS". www.soas.ac.uk. Retrieved 2024-03-18.
  28. ^ "Our Partners". Waverley Abbey. Retrieved 2024-03-18.
  29. ^ https://static1.squarespace.com/static/60b7765959fbac739f0ee758/t/627a82f232a2c137afcedf0a/1652196107593/Waverley+Abbey+Trust+-+WAC+prospectus+22-23+v3.pdf p27
  30. ^ "AWAM". Waverley Abbey College. Retrieved 2024-03-18.
  31. ^ "Contemporary Chaplaincy". Waverley Abbey College. Retrieved 2024-03-18.
  32. ^ "Chaplaincies". CiC International. Retrieved 2024-03-17.
  33. ^ https://static1.squarespace.com/static/595b5e8a8419c2e81ee4a3a5/t/638900a34375fd068501ebce/1669923009243/CiC+AMM+2022.pdf
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