File. Church on the High Seas

Reference No:: U DMS/4/42
Dates:: 1 Sep 1965-14 Nov 1978
Description:: File containing extracts from minutes relating to the Church on the High Seas and monthly station returns of Reverend G.C. Rose as chaplain for the Church on the High Seas in 1973. Includes references to: liner and cruise ship activity; SPCK having been responsible for ministry to passengers on the high seas for many years, and a decision by the Missions to Seamen that they can now take on this type of work; SPCK to hand over this ministry to the society as of 1 Jan 1966; cost of this ministry to the SPCK had been £4000-£5000 per annum; parcels of literature to continue to be supplied by the SPCK for a period of two years from 1966; voyage chaplains for migrant ships; ministry to welcomed by P&O onboard their cruise ships; business relating to the Church on the High Seas no longer to be dealt with by the Candidates Committee, Dec 1967; Reverend S. Roberts appointed to take over responsibility for this work from Reverend V. Castle.
Format:: Archive Item
Extent:: 1 file
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Access Conditions:: Access will be granted to any accredited reader
Repository:: Hull University Archives
Collection:: Records of the Head Office of the Mission to Seafarers (formerly known as the Missions to Seamen)