Southern California Renewal Communities Material
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Title: Southern California Renewal Communities Material
Dates: circa 1972-2012
Collection Number: CFT00175
Creator/Collector:
Hampsch, John H.
Southern California Renewal Communities
Extent: 2 Boxes, 0.83 linear feet
Online items available
Repository:
Fuller Theological Seminary-David Allan Hubbard Library Archives
Pasadena, California 91182
Abstract: The Southern California Renewal Communities (SCRC) organization is an official ministry of the Los Angeles Archdiocese in
California to foster and support charistmatic renewal within the Catholic community. SCRC began as a charismatic prayer group
at Loyola University in 1970. John Hampsch (b. 1925 - ) has been an annual speaker for over 45 years at the Southern California
Renewal Convention. The Southern California Renewal Communities collection includes conference brochures, schedules and flyers
as well as over 100 pamphlets published by Father John Hampsch. Materials are in two boxes. Dates range from 1972 – circa
2012.
Language of Material: English
Supervised use only. Scholarly use within copyright law.
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[Identification of item]. Southern California Renewal Communities Material. Collection Number: CFT00175. Fuller Theological
Seminary-David Allan Hubbard Library Archives
Collected by Nancy Gower, circa 2002-2012
Biography/Administrative History
The Southern California Renewal Communities (SCRC) organization is an official ministry of the Los Angeles Archdiocese in
California to foster and support charistmatic renewal within the Catholic community. SCRC began as a charismatic prayer group
at Loyola University in 1970. Fr. Ralph Tichenor, SJ became the spiritual director the following year. In 1972, Cardinal Timothy
Manning solicited SCRC to minister to the Los Angeles Archdiocese through charismatic prayer groups. The Service Center opened
in 1973. The Catholic Renewal Convention – sometimes called the “Nation’s Largest Catholic Charismatic Conference” – has been
held annually since 1972.
Scope and Content of Collection
The Southern California Renewal Communities collection includes conference brochures, schedules and flyers as well as over
100 pamphlets published by Father John Hampsch. Materials are in two boxes. Dates range from 1972 – circa 2012.
Issues of the SCRC newsletter “Spirit” are located within the Fuller Seminary Archived Periodicals collection.
Catholic Church
Exorcism
Pentecostalism -- Catholic Church
Prayer
Spiritual healing
Los Angeles (Calif.)