[1][2][3] Its duties are to stimulate and coordinate the Continental Board of Counselors and assist the Universal House of Justice in matters relating to the teaching and protection of the faith.

[1] The duties of the International Teaching Centre include coordinating, stimulating, and directing the activities of the Continental Boards of Counsellors and acting as liaison between them and the Universal House of Justice.

[citation needed] The institution was first formed in 1973 by the Universal House of Justice, and the inaugural meeting was held on June 14, 1973.

The International Teaching Centre originally consisted of the 17 Hands of the Cause of God still living at that time, plus three Counsellor members.

Members of the International Teaching Centre who were subsequently elected to the Universal House of Justice have their names italicized in the table.