Also, depending on how you want to date the founding of ERLC (information below), you could include a previous Social Service Commission (1913-1942) and a standing Committee on Temperance (1908-1913).Įach of these names has focused the organization at that particular time. Previously, it has been called the Christian Life Commission (1953-1997) and Social Service Commission (1947-1952).
The Ethics and Religious Liberty Commission is just the latest name in the history of this entity. Below are some highlights from the history of the ERLC and all its previous versions. The ERLC is the Southern Baptist entity tasked with speaking for Southern Baptists in the public square and speaking toSouthern Baptists on matters of moral importance.
May 8, 2020, marks one of the anniversaries of the founding of what would become the Ethics and Religious Liberty Commission (more on those others below).
