United Church of Christ in the Philippines
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The United Church of Christ in the Philippines is a mainline Protestant denomination formed through the union of several evangelical and Reformed traditions, known for its congregational polity and active involvement in social justice and ecumenical work in the country.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| United Church of Christ in the Philippines canonical | 3 |
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Christian church body
ⓘ
Protestant denomination ⓘ |
| churchPolity | Congregational ⓘ |
| country | Philippines ⓘ |
| dateFounded | 1948-05-25 ⓘ |
| denominationalFamily | Protestantism NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| doctrine |
Protestant Reformation principles
ⓘ
Trinitarian ⓘ |
| engagesIn |
ecumenical work
ⓘ
human rights advocacy ⓘ peace and development programs ⓘ social justice advocacy ⓘ |
| formedByUnionOf |
Evangelical Church in the Philippines
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Iglesia Evangelica Unida de Cristo NERFINISHED ⓘ Philippine Methodist Church NERFINISHED ⓘ United Evangelical Church NERFINISHED ⓘ other smaller Protestant groups in the Philippines ⓘ |
| governanceStructure |
Conferences
ⓘ
General Assembly NERFINISHED ⓘ Local congregations ⓘ National Council NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasClergyTitle |
Bishop
ⓘ
Pastor ⓘ |
| hasInstitutionType |
colleges
ⓘ
hospitals ⓘ schools ⓘ seminaries ⓘ |
| languageOfWorship |
English
ⓘ
Filipino ⓘ various Philippine regional languages ⓘ |
| memberOf |
Christian Conference of Asia
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
National Council of Churches in the Philippines NERFINISHED ⓘ World Communion of Reformed Churches NERFINISHED ⓘ World Council of Churches NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| missionFocus |
community development
ⓘ
education ⓘ evangelism ⓘ health ministries ⓘ |
| orientation | Mainline Protestant ⓘ |
| placeFounded | Philippines NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| practices |
Baptism
ⓘ
Holy Communion NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| scripture | Bible NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| selfIdentification | united and uniting church ⓘ |
| shortName | UCCP NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| theologicalTradition |
Evangelical
ⓘ
Reformed ⓘ |
| worshipStyle | Protestant liturgical and free church elements ⓘ |
Referenced by (3)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.