United Church of Christ

URI: https://gptkb.org/entity/United_Church_of_Christ

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Predicate	Object
gptkbp:instanceOf	gptkb:Christian_denomination
gptkbp:abbreviation	gptkb:UCC
gptkbp:annualEvent	gptkb:General_Synod
gptkbp:baptismPractice	open communion infant and believer's baptism
gptkbp:class	gptkb:Protestantism
gptkbp:crest	gptkb:Apostles'_Creed gptkb:Nicene_Creed Statement of Faith
gptkbp:directionA	Congregationalist Reformed
gptkbp:ecumenicalAffiliation	gptkb:World_Council_of_Churches gptkb:National_Council_of_Churches gptkb:Churches_Uniting_in_Christ gptkb:World_Communion_of_Reformed_Churches
gptkbp:emblem	comma logo
gptkbp:firstDenominationToOrdain	openly gay minister (1972) woman (Antoinette Brown, 1853, predecessor body)
gptkbp:firstDenominationToSupport	same-sex marriage (2005)
gptkbp:formedByMergerOf	gptkb:Congregational_Christian_Churches gptkb:Evangelical_and_Reformed_Church
gptkbp:founded	1957
gptkbp:headquartersLocation	gptkb:Cleveland,_Ohio,_United_States
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label	United Church of Christ
gptkbp:knownFor	social justice advocacy progressive theology
gptkbp:languageOfWorship	gptkb:Spanish English
gptkbp:leader	Karen Georgia Thompson (as of 2023)
gptkbp:leaderTitle	General Minister and President
gptkbp:motto	That they may all be one
gptkbp:notableInstitution	gptkb:Old_South_Church,_Boston gptkb:Riverside_Church,_New_York_City gptkb:Trinity_United_Church_of_Christ,_Chicago
gptkbp:notableMember	gptkb:Andrew_Young gptkb:Julian_Bond gptkb:Sharon_Watkins Barack Obama (attended Trinity UCC, Chicago)
gptkbp:numberOfCongregations	about 4,700 (2022)
gptkbp:numberOfMembers	approximately 773,500 (2022)
gptkbp:officialWebsite	https://www.ucc.org/
gptkbp:policy	Congregationalist
gptkbp:publishes	gptkb:StillSpeaking_Daily_Devotional gptkb:United_Church_News
gptkbp:regionServed	gptkb:United_States
gptkbp:scripture	gptkb:Hebrew_Bible
gptkbp:slogan	God is still speaking
gptkbp:worshipStyle	varied
gptkbp:bfsParent	gptkb:Charles_Townes gptkb:Christianity gptkb:Congregationalism gptkb:Deval_Patrick gptkb:Evangelical_Lutheran_Church_in_America gptkb:Protestantism gptkb:World_Council_of_Churches gptkb:religious_art gptkb:Reformed_churches gptkb:Churches_Uniting_in_Christ gptkb:World_Communion_Sunday
gptkbp:bfsLayer	4