From 1945 until his death in 1963, Jozef Schellekens was a key figure in the cultural life of the Campine region, particularly in the fields of architecture and urban planning. He held the following positions:
• Chairman of the Beauty Committee of Turnhout
• Chairman of the Lodewijk de Raet Foundation, Turnhout division
• Member of the Davidsfonds
• Member of the Royal Society of Master Builders of Antwerp
• Member of the Taxandria Historical Society
• Member of the Flemish Tourist Association
• Member of the Association of Campine Writers
• Member of the Commission for the Urbanization of the NMBS
• Member of the Provincial Technical Commission for the Prevention of Slum Housing
• Member of the Protection Committee for Public Housing in the Turnhout district
• Member of the Diocesan Commission of the Diocese of Antwerp
From 1945
State representative at the N.V. Turnhoutse Maatschappij voor de Huisvesting
From 1946
Corresponding member of the Société Française des Urbanistes
From 1947
Corresponding member and, from 1960, a full member of the Royal Commission for Monuments and Landscapes
