United Churches Of Christ

The United Church of Christ is the union of four historic Congregational churches. It seeks to make Christ central in Word and sacrament, and is committed to a participatory worship, the use of inclusive language, and fostering a prophetic ministry. The 1986 Book of Worship reflects a strong influence from the liturgical and inclusive movement. Some local churches have been influenced by charismatic worship as well. Worship in a "united and a uniting church" properly reflects the rich traditions of the four major denominational streams of the United Church of Christ (Congregational, Christian, Evangelical, and Reformed) and of the many ethnic communities within its membership. These traditions hold in common the Reformation understanding of the centrality of Jesus Christ in God's redemptive action in history. They also affirm the integral relationship between faithful congregational worship and prophetic ethical witness in society. Guided by the Holy Spirit, the entirety of the churc…