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The Society for Promoting Christian Knowledge
SPCK is a UK registered charity (number 231144). It is incorporated under a
Royal Charter granted in 1969.
The Governing Body
As a "voluntary society", SPCK has subscribing members who elect a Governing
Body of trustees from amongst their number. The Charter requires that there
should be between twelve and twenty-four Governing Body members. In addition the
Governing Body may co-opt up to six Vice-Presidents of the Society.
Vice-Presidents are elected at Annual General Meetings of the Society, but any
Anglican bishop who is a subscribing member is ex officio a Vice-President of
SPCK. The Archbishop of Canterbury, the Most Revd and Rt Hon Dr Rowan Williams,
is President of the Society.
The Governing Body determines and oversees the
implementation of the Society's objectives and policies, working through its
chief executive, the General Secretary.
Members of the SPCK Governing Body
Chairman: The Rt Revd Michael Perham, Bishop of Gloucester Vice-Chairman: The Revd Haley Dossor, former priest-in-charge, St Mary-at-Elms, Ipswich Dr David Goodbourn, President of Partnership for Theological Education Dr Paula Gooder, writer and lecturer in biblical studies The Revd Jonathan Kerry, former Co-ordinating Secretary in the Methodist Church, currently involved in research and support to Methodist training The Revd Rosemary-Lain-Priestley, Dean of Women's Ministry for the Two Cities area in the Diocese of London Paul Langridge, former director A&C Black (Publishers) Theresa Moses, Finance and Stewardship Adviser, Diocese of London The Revd Canon Dr Nicholas Sagovsky, Canon Theologian at Westminster Abbey The Revd Sharon Swain (co-opted Vice-President), Team Rector of Solway Plain Team Ministry, Cumbria Robin Thomas FCA, retired partner Dixon Wilson (Accountants) The Rt Revd Martin Wharton, Bishop of Newcastle The Revd Adrian Wilkinson, Rector of Douglas in the Diocese of Cork, Republic of Ireland Clive Wright OBE, former senior executive in the oil and chemical industries
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SPCK Publishing
Publishing Director: Joanna Moriarty
SPCK has three key imprints:
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SPCK - our senior imprint, producing a broad range of Christian books and other materials |
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Sheldon Press - a general educational imprint, focusing on medical and psychological self-help books |
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Azure - Azure books are aimed to appeal to readers who are searching for faith but who might not look to Christianity for help or guidance.
They are both entertaining and challenging and full of implicit Christian understanding, which we hope will lead people further down the road to Christ.
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SPCK's publications are distributed by Marston Book Services Christian Division.
SPCK runs a sales force called Christian Publishers Representatives (CPR), which handles all our own sales in the UK and Ireland and in addition carries the following lists:
Oxford University Press Academic
Wild Goose
Frances Lincoln
OneWorld
Routledge
Yale University Press
To find out more about SPCK Publishing and recent publications: Click here
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SPCK Worldwide
Chairman of Executive Committee of Feed The Minds incorporating SPCK Worldwide: Dr David Goodbourn
Director of Feed The Minds incorporating SPCK Worldwide: Rachel Searle
SPCK Worldwide is responsible for overseeing the Society's grants programme, and for raising donations from parishes and individuals to support this grant-making work. The department is based in London.
A network of volunteer diocesan and deanery representatives supports SPCK Worldwide's fund-raising and educational work.
To learn more about SPCK Worldwide's work: Click here
To learn more about Feed The Minds: Click here
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