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1965-1970 (Creation)
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- BC Conference Kairos
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1932-1965 (Creation)
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- Young People's Union - BC Conference Branch
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1.34 m of textual records
126 slides
2 sound recordings
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The young people's group known as Kairos was established within The United Church of Canada in 1965. Although it was technically a new entity, it had its origins in the Young People's Union (YPU) and was essentially a reorganization of the YPU, eliminating the presbytery level executive. Young people’s work continued into the 1970s, but BC Conference Kairos dissolved in the late 1960s. Immediately after church union (1925), work was undertaken by the United Church to form YPUs across Canada. In 1932, YPUs in B.C. were organized into a BC Conference. In 1965, the YPU was reorganized as Kairos and presbytery level executives were disbanded.
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The United Church of Canada formed Young Peoples Unions (YPUs) across Canada, shortly after church union (1925). In 1932, YPUs in B.C. were organized into a BC Conference. The Conference and its presbyteries had their own executives. At the local level, many congregations had YPUs and Young People’s Societies (until 1935). In 1965, the YPU was reorganized as Kairos and presbytery level executives were disbanded.
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Fonds consists of the following sous-fonds: Young Peoples Union, BC Conference Branch (1933-1970); and BC Conference Kairos (1943-1968). The Young Peoples Union sous-fonds includes the following record series: Constitutions (1956-1964); Membership Records (1939-1970); Program-Related Records (1950-1968); Correspondence (1963-1964); Meeting Minutes and Reports (1942-1966); Publications and Bulletins (1937-1964); National YPU (1942-1965); Presbyteries (1933-1965); Grandview Young People’s Society (1937-1941). BC Conference Kairos sous-fonds includes the following record series: Constitutions (1956-1964); Mailing Lists (1964-1968); Correspondence (1964-1968); Committees (1964-1967); Events and Conventions (1963-1967); Newsletters (1964-[1970]); Leadership Training Records (1966); Program Materials (1943-1967); Minutes (1954-1965); National Kairos (1964-1967); Special Media Related Records (1964-1965); Photographs (1961-1963).
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Physical condition
Good
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Accession was not documented at the time of transfer; records were received prior to 2006
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Records of both YPU and Kairos are sufficiently intermingled to warrant being treated as a single fonds
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- Canadian English
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BCAUL control number: UCCBC-13
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Revised June 10, 2021
Revised March 16, 2022
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- Canadian English