The trustees of Inter Varsity Press (IVP) and the trustees of the Society for Promoting Christian Knowledge (SPCK) announced in early October a major new agreement that they say will secure the future of IVP as the UK’s leading evangelical publisher.
IVP are now under the management of SPCK, who have agreed with the current IVP trustees on a comprehensive plan to refinance IVP and ensure it is fully resourced to thrive as an evangelical Christian publisher in the digital era.
‘IVP and SPCK are leading the industry in responding to seismic changes in the trade that can only be overcome through consolidation and cooperation,’ said David Vardy, Chair of IVP. ‘IVP is no longer viable as a stand-alone entity and is pleased to be able to utilise SPCK’s financial strength and state-of-the-art technology to benefit our customers, authors and the Christian community at large.’
