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  • Society for Promoting Christian Knowledge (SPCK ) is the  biggest independent Christian publisher in the UK and a UK-based Christian charity patronised by the royal family since Queen Anne in 1865. His Majesty King Charles continued our longstanding and treasured relationship with the royal family by becoming our charity's royal patron in 2024. Founded in 1698 by Thomas Bray, we have worked for over 300 years to increase awareness of the Christian faith in the UK and worldwide....
  • On 8 March 1698  a group of five friends met at Lincoln's Inn to prepare for the departure of one of their number for America. Thomas Bray, an Anglican priest, was to visit the colony of Maryland on behalf of the Bishop of London. Not knowing how long he would be away, the friends resolved to form a society to ensure that the many good works with which he was involved could continue in his absence. In the event Bray only stayed in Maryland for a few months, but the Society for Promoting Christian Kno...