About the UCC (From the UCC website)
Intelligent dialogue and a strong independent streak sometimes
cause the United Church of Christ (UCC) and its 1.2 million members to be called
a “heady and exasperating mix.” The UCC tends to be a mostly progressive
denomination that unabashedly engages heart and mind. And yet, the UCC somehow
manages to balance congregational autonomy with a strong commitment to unity
among its nearly 5,600 congregations—despite wide differences among many local
congregations on a variety of issues.
While preserving relevant portions of heritage and history
dating back to the 16th century, the UCC and its forebears have proven
themselves capable of moving forward, tying faith to social justice and shaping
cutting edge theology and service in an ever-changing world. Affirming that
Jesus Christ is the Head of the Church, the UCC claims as its own the faith of
the historic church expressed in the ancient creeds and reclaimed in the basic
insights of the Protestant reformers. Yet the UCC also affirms the
responsibility of the church in each generation and community to make faith its
own in reality of worship, in honesty of thought and expression, and in purity
of heart before God. It looks to the Word of God in the Scriptures, and to the
presence and power of the Holy Spirit to prosper its creative and redemptive
work in the world. One of the UCC's distinguishing characteristics is its
penchant to believe that ... God is still speaking, ... even when it puts us out
there alone. History has shown that, most often, we're only alone for a while.
Besides, we receive so many gifts from our ecumenical partners, being "early"
seems to be one of ours. |
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