United Church of Christ (USA)

URI: https://gptkb.org/entity/United_Church_of_Christ_(USA)

GPTKB entity

Statements (56)

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:country	gptkb:United_States
gptkbp:crest	no official creed
gptkbp:directionA	Congregationalist Reformed
gptkbp:ecumenicalAffiliation	gptkb:World_Council_of_Churches gptkb:National_Council_of_Churches gptkb:Global_Ministries_(with_Christian_Church_(Disciples_of_Christ)) gptkb:Churches_Uniting_in_Christ
gptkbp:emphasizes	social justice inclusivity progressive theology
gptkbp:firstBook	first mainline Protestant denomination to ordain an openly gay minister (1972) first mainline Protestant denomination to affirm same-sex marriage (2005)
gptkbp:formedByMergerOf	gptkb:Congregational_Christian_Churches gptkb:Evangelical_and_Reformed_Church
gptkbp:founded	1957
gptkbp:headquartersLocation	gptkb:Cleveland,_Ohio
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label	United Church of Christ (USA)
gptkbp:languageOfWorship	gptkb:Spanish English various
gptkbp:leader	Karen Georgia Thompson (as of 2023)
gptkbp:leaderTitle	General Minister and President
gptkbp:motto	That they may all be one
gptkbp:notableCongregations	gptkb:Old_South_Church_(Boston) gptkb:Plymouth_Church_(Brooklyn) gptkb:Riverside_Church_(New_York_City) gptkb:Trinity_United_Church_of_Christ_(Chicago)
gptkbp:notableMembers	gptkb:Andrew_Young gptkb:Julian_Bond gptkb:Reinhold_Niebuhr Barack Obama (attended Trinity UCC, Chicago)
gptkbp:numberOfCongregations	approximately 4,700 (2022)
gptkbp:numberOfMembers	approximately 773,500 (2022)
gptkbp:officialWebsite	https://www.ucc.org/
gptkbp:ordainsLGBTQClergy	yes
gptkbp:ordainsWomen	yes
gptkbp:policy	Congregationalist
gptkbp:publishes	gptkb:StillSpeaking_Daily_Devotional gptkb:United_Church_News
gptkbp:relatedDenomination	gptkb:United_Church_of_Canada gptkb:United_Reformed_Church_(UK) Christian Church (Disciples of Christ)
gptkbp:scripture	gptkb:Hebrew_Bible
gptkbp:symbol	gptkb:God_is_still_speaking_logo comma
gptkbp:theology	non-creedal
gptkbp:worshipStyle	varied
gptkbp:bfsParent	gptkb:United_Protestant_church
gptkbp:bfsLayer	5