United Church of Christ

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Christian denomination Protestant denomination mainline Protestant denomination religious organization

The United Church of Christ is a mainline Protestant Christian denomination in the United States known for its congregational polity, progressive theology, and strong emphasis on social justice and inclusivity.

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All labels observed (7)

Label Occurrences
United Church of Christ canonical 44
Congregational Christian Church 2
Evangelical and Reformed Synod of the United Church of Christ 1

Statements (48)

Predicate Object
instanceOf Christian denomination ⓘ
Protestant denomination ⓘ
mainline Protestant denomination ⓘ
religious organization ⓘ
country United States of America ⓘ
surface form: United States
doctrine Protestant ⓘ
Reformed ⓘ
Trinitarian ⓘ
ecumenicalMembership National Council of Churches ⓘ
World Communion of Reformed Churches ⓘ
World Council of Churches ⓘ
emphasis ecumenism ⓘ
freedom of conscience ⓘ
inclusivity ⓘ
social justice ⓘ
the priesthood of all believers ⓘ
formedByMergerOf National Association of Congregational Christian Churches ⓘ
surface form: Congregational Christian Churches

Evangelical and Reformed Church ⓘ
foundingDate 1957 ⓘ
foundingPlace Cleveland ⓘ
surface form: Cleveland, Ohio
governancePrinciple autonomy of local congregations ⓘ
governingBody Association ⓘ
Conference ⓘ
General Synod ⓘ
local congregation ⓘ
headquartersLocation Cleveland ⓘ
surface form: Cleveland, Ohio
language English ⓘ
membershipType congregational membership ⓘ
motto That they may all be one ⓘ
ordinationPolicy ordains LGBTQ clergy ⓘ
ordains women ⓘ
orientation progressive ⓘ
polity congregational ⓘ
recognizesConfession Heidelberg Catechism ⓘ
Statement of Faith of the United Church of Christ ⓘ
recognizesCreed Apostles’ Creed ⓘ
surface form: Apostles' Creed

Nicene Creed ⓘ
religion Christianity ⓘ
scripture Bible ⓘ
shortName UCC ⓘ
socialStance supportive of LGBTQ inclusion ⓘ
supportive of civil rights ⓘ
supportive of gender equality ⓘ
supportive of same-sex marriage ⓘ
theologicalTradition Congregational ⓘ
Reformed ⓘ
worshipStyle liturgical ⓘ
non-liturgical ⓘ

Referenced by (51)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Evangelical Lutheran Church in America → hasFullCommunionWith → United Church of Christ ⓘ
Deval Patrick → religion → United Church of Christ ⓘ
Elmhurst University → religiousAffiliation → United Church of Christ ⓘ
Andrew Young → clergyOf → United Church of Christ ⓘ
Congregationalism → relatedMovement → United Church of Christ ⓘ
Deval → religion → United Church of Christ ⓘ
subject surface form: Deval Patrick
Old South Church → denomination → United Church of Christ ⓘ
Old South Church → governingBody → United Church of Christ ⓘ
Tammy Baldwin → religion → United Church of Christ ⓘ
Plymouth Church, Brooklyn → affiliation → United Church of Christ ⓘ
Center Church on the Green → hasDenominationType → United Church of Christ ⓘ
Center Church on the Green → affiliation → United Church of Christ ⓘ
German Evangelical Synod of the Northwest → mergedInto → United Church of Christ ⓘ
Illinois College → religiousAffiliation → United Church of Christ ⓘ
Reinhold Niebuhr → memberOf → United Church of Christ ⓘ
William Sloane Coffin → denomination → United Church of Christ ⓘ
Kawaiahaʻo Church → religiousAffiliation → United Church of Christ ⓘ
Riverside Church → denomination → United Church of Christ ⓘ
Fisk University → religiousAffiliation → United Church of Christ ⓘ
Chicago Theological Seminary → denominationalAffiliation → United Church of Christ ⓘ
North Church of Portsmouth → affiliation → United Church of Christ ⓘ
Doctrine of Discovery → repudiatedBy → United Church of Christ ⓘ
American Board of Commissioners for Foreign Missions → successorOrganization → United Church of Christ ⓘ
this entity surface form: United Church of Christ global ministries
Bennett College → religiousAffiliation → United Church of Christ ⓘ
United and Uniting churches → hasExample → United Church of Christ ⓘ
this entity surface form: United Church of Christ (United States)
Kenwood United Church of Christ → denomination → United Church of Christ ⓘ
Kenwood United Church of Christ → affiliation → United Church of Christ ⓘ
Tokelauans → majorDenomination → United Church of Christ ⓘ
this entity surface form: Congregational Christian Church
Rocky Mountain College → religiousAffiliation → United Church of Christ ⓘ
Evangelical and Reformed Church → mergedInto → United Church of Christ ⓘ
Evangelical and Reformed Church → predecessorOf → United Church of Christ ⓘ
Evangelical and Reformed Church → hasSuccessorBody → United Church of Christ ⓘ
this entity surface form: Evangelical and Reformed Synod of the United Church of Christ
General Synod → partOf → United Church of Christ ⓘ
subject surface form: General Synod (United Church of Christ)
General Synod → denomination → United Church of Christ ⓘ
subject surface form: General Synod (United Church of Christ)
General Synod → governs → United Church of Christ ⓘ
subject surface form: General Synod (United Church of Christ)
this entity surface form: United Church of Christ at the national level
General Synod → hasConstituency → United Church of Christ ⓘ
subject surface form: General Synod (United Church of Christ)
this entity surface form: United Church of Christ congregations
Statement of Faith of the United Church of Christ → denomination → United Church of Christ ⓘ
Atafu → majorDenomination → United Church of Christ ⓘ
this entity surface form: Congregational Christian Church
Tougaloo College → religiousAffiliation → United Church of Christ ⓘ
Cotuit Federated Church → denomination → United Church of Christ ⓘ
Old First Church (Congregational) → hasDenomination → United Church of Christ ⓘ
Massachusetts Conference of the United Church of Christ → denomination → United Church of Christ ⓘ
Massachusetts Conference of the United Church of Christ → religiousAffiliation → United Church of Christ ⓘ
Massachusetts Conference of the United Church of Christ → parentOrganization → United Church of Christ ⓘ
Massachusetts Conference of the United Church of Christ → partOf → United Church of Christ ⓘ
Massachusetts Conference of the United Church of Christ → subdivisionOf → United Church of Christ ⓘ
West Parish Congregational Church → affiliation → United Church of Christ ⓘ
Tammy Suzanne Green Baldwin → religion → United Church of Christ ⓘ
Dillard University → religiousAffiliation → United Church of Christ ⓘ
Waiola Church → denomination → United Church of Christ ⓘ