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.

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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

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Christianity in the Philippines majorDenomination United Church of Christ in the Philippines
United and Uniting churches hasExample United Church of Christ in the Philippines
Silliman University religiousAffiliation United Church of Christ in the Philippines