Fellowship among Christian military personnel on an international level began in the 1920s. A Dutch officer who attended a Great Britain OCU ski party in Switzerland returned determined to establish a similar organization in the Dutch Armed Forces. The leader of the ski party, Major (later Lieutenant General and Gentleman) Arthur Smith, became the driving force for the establishment of the international fellowship in 1930. It was called the Brotherhood of National Christian Officers' Unions (FNOCU). He persuaded his friend Baron von Tuyll of the Netherlands to become the first president.
The intent of the founders of FNOCU, as the then-called AMCF, was to establish a fraternity that was apolitical, with no ties to a particular denomination or church, without a central organization, budget, or paid staff except for President, and that would be operated 1-2 from their own homes. Each Officers National Union (OCU) that joined the Fellowship was to be autonomous, financially independent and encouraged to develop in accordance with national guidelines.
The first movement was a small international FNOCU conference in 1930 at Zuylen Castle, at the von Tuylls residence. Only four countries participated: Germany, the Netherlands, Sweden and the United Kingdom. A young British officer who attended that conference recalled how he was impacted by the fellowship and Christian love between officers who had been on opposite sides in the bitter trenches of the First World War.
The Brotherhood spread to other countries and continents in various ways. In 1961 the FNOCU International Conferences became the main vehicle for spreading the work worldwide. The first 1-3 FNOCU International Conferences are listed below. Each was organized and sponsored by one of the largest and most established OCUs.
-1961 • Berchtesgaden, West Germany. -1964 • Lunteren, Netherlands.
-1967 - Seoul, Republic of Korea. -1968 - Swanick, England.
-1971 - Dassel, West Germany. -1976 - MassaneƩa Springs, Virginia/USA.
-1980 - Swanwick, England. At the Swanwick Conference in 1980 the Brotherhood of National Christian Officers' Unions (FNOCU) was renamed the Association of Military Christian Brotherhood (AMCF). So thepairyourFrom 1984, AMCF began taking on World Conferences in addition to Regional Conferences.
-1984 – Seoul, Korea. -1994 – Virginia Beach, Virginia, USA.
-2004 – Seoul, South Korea. -2014 – South Africa
History of the World Conference
-1961 • Berchtesgaden, Alemanha Ocidental. -1964 • Lunteren, Holanda.
-1967 - Seul, República da Coréia. -1968 - Swanick, Inglaterra.
-1971 - Dassel, Alemanha Ocidental. -1976 - Massanea Springs, Virginia/USA.
-1980 - Swanwick, Inglaterra.
-Na Conferência de Swanwick em 1980 a Fraternidade das Uniões Nacionais de Oficiais Cristãos (FNOCU) foi renomeada Associação da Fraternidade Militar Cristã (AMCF). Então, a partir de 1984, a AMCF começou a assumir Conferências Mundiais além de Conferências Regionais.
-1984 – Seul, Coréia. -1994 – Virginia Beach, Virginia, USA.
-2004 – Seoul, Coréia do Sul. -2014 – África do Sul
Fellowship among Christian military personnel on an international level began in the 1920s. A Dutch officer who attended a Great Britain OCU ski party in Switzerland returned determined to establish a similar organization in the Dutch Armed Forces. The leader of the ski party, Major (later Lieutenant General and Gentleman) Arthur Smith, became the driving force for the establishment of the international fellowship in 1930. It was called the Brotherhood of National Christian Officers' Unions (FNOCU). He persuaded his friend Baron von Tuyll of the Netherlands to become the first president. 4. The intent of the founders of FNOCU, as the then-called AMCF, was to establish a fraternity that was apolitical, with no ties to a particular denomination or church, without a central organization, budget, or paid staff except for President, and that 1-2 it would be operated from their own residences. Each Officers National Union (OCU) that joined the Fellowship was to be autonomous, financially independent and encouraged to develop in accordance with national guidelines.
The first movement was a small international FNOCU conference in 1930 at Zuylen Castle, at the von Tuylls residence. Only four countries participated: Germany, the Netherlands, Sweden and the United Kingdom. A young British officer who attended that conference recalled how he was impacted by the fellowship and Christian love between officers who had been on opposite sides in the bitter trenches of the First World War.
The Brotherhood spread to other countries and continents in various ways. In 1961 the FNOCU International Conferences became the main vehicle for spreading the work worldwide. The first 1-3 FNOCU International Conferences are listed below. Each was organized and sponsored by one of the largest and most established OCUs.
-1961 • Berchtesgaden, Alemanha Ocidental. -1964 • Lunteren, Holanda.
-1967 - Seul, República da Coréia. -1968 - Swanick, Inglaterra.
-1971 - Dassel, Alemanha Ocidental. -1976 - Massanea Springs, Virginia/USA.
-1980 - Swanwick, Inglaterra.
-Na Conferência de Swanwick em 1980 a Fraternidade das Uniões Nacionais de Oficiais Cristãos (FNOCU) foi renomeada Associação da Fraternidade Militar Cristã (AMCF). Então, a partir de 1984, a AMCF começou a assumir Conferências Mundiais além de Conferências Regionais.
-1984 – Seul, Coréia. -1994 – Virginia Beach, Virginia, USA.
-2004 – Seoul, Coréia do Sul. -2014 – África do Sul
WCon 1980 - Inglaterra
WCon 1994 - Estados Unidos
AMCF World Conferences
WCon 2004 - Coréia do Sul
