Journal article containing a statement by various church bodies including the South African Council of Churches, the Christian Institute, IDAMASA, the World Council of Churches, ALCA and several foreign churches in reaction to the unrest in Soweto. Note that this document is not very legible.
Archive record
Statement of the South African Council of Churches

- Origin date
- October 1957
- Updated
- 27 Aug 2019

South African History Online. (2016, February 22). Statement of the South African Council of Churches . South African History Online. https://sahistory.org.za/ref/R-0113092
South African History Online (2016) 'Statement of the South African Council of Churches ', South African History Online, 22 February. Available at: https://sahistory.org.za/ref/R-0113092 (Accessed: 24 September 2026).
South African History Online, Statement of the South African Council of Churches [website], https://sahistory.org.za/ref/R-0113092, (accessed 24 September 2026).
"Statement of the South African Council of Churches ." South African History Online, 22 Feb. 2016, https://sahistory.org.za/ref/R-0113092. Accessed 24 Sept. 2026.
South African History Online. "Statement of the South African Council of Churches ." South African History Online. February 22, 2016. https://sahistory.org.za/ref/R-0113092.
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