Christian Education and Nurture Committee
Dates
- Existence: 1956 - 2023
Parallel Names
- CENC
Biography
Originally the Committee for the Welfare of Youth in 1908, the committee had a name change in 1943 to became the Youth Department. In 1956 the existing committee was discharged. A new committee took the name -Department of Christian Education.
In 1975 the committee was renamed Christian Education in Schools and in 1977 became the Christian Education and Nurture Committee after Christian Education moved to Uniting Church.
Convenors for the period 1956 to 2023 were: Rev VF Hadley; 1958 Rev DM Macrae; 1960 Rev CW Auldist; 1967 Rev JF Jamieson; 1972 Rev AN Parton; 1980 Rev J Flavel; 1981 Rev G Bradbeer; 1986 Rev W Zurrer; 1988 Rev P Burns; 1990 Rev C Letcher; 1994 Rev P Burns; 1996 Rev A Lendon; 2000 Rev A Venn; 2003 Rev D Brown; 2006 Rev S Kroeger; 2013 Rev D Robertson; 2014 Rev CS Kroeger; 2015-2021 Rev M James; 2022 Rev L Isham.
In 2023 the Committee became the Presbyterian Youth and Children's Committee.