Order Polity
MENUMENUInstitute Foundations CollectionFoundersChristian Faith and Life CommunityEIO:E Religious HousesOrder Polity ICA Early HistoryAreas and RegionsICA Current EventsGlobal CenterUptownThe Mission Continues… ICAI Since its founding in 1968 and incorporation in 1973, the Order was driven by a mission of building “Primal Community” in an effort to...
Institutes Foundations
What is the O:E?
MENUMENUInstitute Foundations CollectionFoundersChristian Faith and Life CommunityEIO:E Religious HousesOrder Polity ICA Early HistoryAreas and RegionsICA Current EventsGlobal CenterUptownThe Mission Continues… ICAI A bridge between the Church and the world. That was the founding purpose of the Order: Ecumenical, according to some of its documents of...
Foundational Beginnings
MENUMENUInstitute Foundations CollectionFoundersChristian Faith and Life CommunityEIO:E Religious HousesOrder Polity ICA Early HistoryAreas and RegionsICA Current EventsGlobal CenterUptownThe Mission Continues… ICAI The 20th century was a time of crisis and decision for the Church. Social upheaval and unprecedented political conflict forced a reevaluation of the...
Local Demonstration
MENUMENUInstitute Foundations CollectionFoundersChristian Faith and Life CommunityEIO:E Religious HousesOrder Polity ICA Early HistoryAreas and RegionsICA Current EventsGlobal CenterUptownThe Mission Continues… ICAI With the merger came the new directorship of Rev. Joseph Wesley Mathews of the Christian Faith and Life Community of Austin, Texas. [Embed link...
ICAI
MENUMENUInstitute Foundations CollectionFoundersChristian Faith and Life CommunityEIO:E Religious HousesOrder Polity ICA Early HistoryAreas and RegionsICA Current EventsGlobal CenterUptownThe Mission Continues… ICAI ICAI International Website In September 1989, ICA staff met in Brussels to create the Institute of Cultural Affairs International (ICAI) to serve a symbolic...
The Order: Ecumenical
MENUMENUInstitute Foundations CollectionFoundersChristian Faith and Life CommunityEIO:E Religious HousesOrder Polity ICA Early HistoryAreas and RegionsICA Current EventsGlobal CenterUptownThe Mission Continues… ICAI A bridge between the Church and the world. That was the founding purpose of the Order: Ecumenical, according to some of its documents of...
The Institute of Cultural Affairs
MENUMENUInstitute Foundations CollectionFoundersChristian Faith and Life CommunityEIO:E Religious HousesOrder Polity ICA Early HistoryAreas and RegionsICA Current EventsGlobal CenterUptownThe Mission Continues… ICAI United States Area OfficesSan FranciscoHoustonChicagoNew York Southsiders Patch Their Own Roads, Billings, MO Gazette, June1975 Empty tab. Edit page to add content here. Empty...
Christian Faith and Life Community
MENUMENUInstitute Foundations CollectionFoundersChristian Faith and Life CommunityEIO:E Religious HousesOrder Polity ICA Early HistoryAreas and RegionsICA Current EventsGlobal CenterUptownThe Mission Continues… ICAI In 1957 Joseph and Lyn Mathews traveled to Europe to visit centers of church renewal and ministry experiments in the Taize community in France...
The Founders
MENUMENUInstitute Foundations CollectionFoundersChristian Faith and Life CommunityEIO:E Religious HousesOrder Polity ICA Early HistoryAreas and RegionsICA Current EventsGlobal CenterUptownThe Mission Continues… ICAI After Dr. Walter Leibrecht's leadership of the Ecumenical Institute, in 1963 the Church Federation hired Joseph Mathews as the Executive Director. Six additional men...
ICA Current Events
ICA USA in the 2020s Ellen Howie tells about participating in No Mow May as well as reflecting on her engagement with the ICA over the years ICA USA 2010 - 2020 50 Years of Caring Brochure In 2015 the transition of the ICA Executive...