Our Denominations
Christ Congregation a Progressive Christian Church, affiliated with:
The United Church of Christ
The Alliance of Baptists
The American Baptist Churches USA
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The United Church of Christ
The Alliance of Baptists
The American Baptist Churches USA
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The UCC story is broad and diverse, and it's a story that we celebrate. Like all God's children, we rest in God’s amazing grace and hear God’s voice in the words of Scripture. Unlike many other denominations, we do not require uniformity of belief. We are a church of open ideas, extravagant welcome, and evangelical courage. Our passion for democracy extends to both government and church, where decision-making authority rests within each congregation. We support liberty in our pulpits, just as we affirm the individual consciences of our 1.2 million members as they wrestle with life’s biggest questions in a spirit of love.
The UCC story is the story of the United States. We are the people of the Mayflower. More than 600 of our 5,700 congregations were formed before 1776. Eleven signers of the Declaration of Independence were members of UCC predecessor bodies. As early abolitionists, we came to the aid of the Amistad captives and founded hundreds of schools across the South after the Civil War. We were the first mainline church to ordain an African-American (1785), a woman (1853), and an openly gay pastor (1972). We were also the first to form a foreign mission society (1810).
Our multi-ethnic denominational membership includes people from every immigrant group, as well as native peoples and descendants of freed slaves. Our unity is not dependent upon uniformity, but in our shared allegiance to Jesus Christ. Ours is a risk-taking church, because ours is a risk-taking God. As Gracie Allen once said, "Don't put a period where God put a comma." In the UCC, we trust that “God is still speaking,”
The UCC story is the story of the United States. We are the people of the Mayflower. More than 600 of our 5,700 congregations were formed before 1776. Eleven signers of the Declaration of Independence were members of UCC predecessor bodies. As early abolitionists, we came to the aid of the Amistad captives and founded hundreds of schools across the South after the Civil War. We were the first mainline church to ordain an African-American (1785), a woman (1853), and an openly gay pastor (1972). We were also the first to form a foreign mission society (1810).
Our multi-ethnic denominational membership includes people from every immigrant group, as well as native peoples and descendants of freed slaves. Our unity is not dependent upon uniformity, but in our shared allegiance to Jesus Christ. Ours is a risk-taking church, because ours is a risk-taking God. As Gracie Allen once said, "Don't put a period where God put a comma." In the UCC, we trust that “God is still speaking,”
The Alliance of Baptists began in 1987 as a prophetic voice in Baptist life. Today, we are a faith community comprised of people of diverse sexual orientations, gender identities, theological beliefs, and ministry practices.
We are Christians knit together by love for one another and God, combining progressive inquiry, contemplative prayer and prophetic action to bring about justice and healing in a changing world.
We are women and men, mothers, fathers, sons, daughters, grandparents, children, students, teachers, lawyers, professors, artists, doctors, musicians, community organizers, unemployed, retired, volunteers — married, divorced, single, committed and somewhere in between.
We are concerned about drones, homelessness, the death penalty, racism, education, classism, hunger, poverty, and abuse of all kinds. We are creative, imaginative and committed to loving the world God so loves.
We are Christians knit together by love for one another and God, combining progressive inquiry, contemplative prayer and prophetic action to bring about justice and healing in a changing world.
We are women and men, mothers, fathers, sons, daughters, grandparents, children, students, teachers, lawyers, professors, artists, doctors, musicians, community organizers, unemployed, retired, volunteers — married, divorced, single, committed and somewhere in between.
We are concerned about drones, homelessness, the death penalty, racism, education, classism, hunger, poverty, and abuse of all kinds. We are creative, imaginative and committed to loving the world God so loves.
American Baptists are a Christ-centered, biblically grounded, ethnically diverse people called to radical personal discipleship in Christ Jesus. Our commitment to Jesus propels us to nurture authentic relationships with one another; build healthy churches; transform our communities, our nations and our world; engage every member in hands-on ministry; and speak the prophetic word in love.
As a people of prayer, purpose, and passion, we are in the forefront of creating a community of faith where people of every race, nationality and culture gather as one in worship, service and work.
The heart of the gospel is God’s redemptive love. In our life together, the world will see the power of forgiveness to overcome alienation, the strength of love to transform hate, the power of grace to break the bonds of guilt, the triumph of hope over despair, and the victory of faith over doubt.
Through the cross of Christ we embrace the world as neighbor. Our vision for mission energizes a multitude of servant ministries of evangelism, discipleship, leadership, new church development, social justice, healing, peacemaking, economic development and education. Empowered by the Holy Spirit, we work together in mutual submission, humility, love, and giving that the gospel might be preached and lived in all the world.
As a people of prayer, purpose, and passion, we are in the forefront of creating a community of faith where people of every race, nationality and culture gather as one in worship, service and work.
The heart of the gospel is God’s redemptive love. In our life together, the world will see the power of forgiveness to overcome alienation, the strength of love to transform hate, the power of grace to break the bonds of guilt, the triumph of hope over despair, and the victory of faith over doubt.
Through the cross of Christ we embrace the world as neighbor. Our vision for mission energizes a multitude of servant ministries of evangelism, discipleship, leadership, new church development, social justice, healing, peacemaking, economic development and education. Empowered by the Holy Spirit, we work together in mutual submission, humility, love, and giving that the gospel might be preached and lived in all the world.