United Church of Christ in the USA

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

GPTKB entity

Statements (65)

Predicate	Object
gptkbp:instanceOf	gptkb:Christian_denomination
gptkbp:abbreviation	gptkb:UCC
gptkbp:annualEvent	gptkb:General_Synod
gptkbp:class	gptkb:Protestantism
gptkbp:color	black red white
gptkbp:crest	gptkb:Apostles'_Creed gptkb:Nicene_Creed gptkb:Heidelberg_Catechism Statement of Faith United Church of Christ Statement of Faith
gptkbp:directionA	Congregationalist Reformed
gptkbp:ecumenicalRelations	gptkb:World_Council_of_Churches gptkb:National_Council_of_Churches gptkb:Churches_Uniting_in_Christ Global Ministries (with Christian Church Disciples of Christ)
gptkbp:emphasizes	social justice inclusivity progressive theology
gptkbp:firstGeneralSynod	1957
gptkbp:formedByMergerOf	gptkb:Congregational_Christian_Churches gptkb:Evangelical_and_Reformed_Church
gptkbp:founded	1957
gptkbp:governingBody	gptkb:General_Synod
gptkbp:headquartersLocation	gptkb:Cleveland,_Ohio,_USA
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label	United Church of Christ in the USA
gptkbp:leader	Karen Georgia Thompson (as of 2023)
gptkbp:leaderTitle	General Minister and President
gptkbp:mainLanguage	English
gptkbp:mission	gptkb:Wider_Church_Ministries gptkb:Global_Ministries Justice and Witness Ministries Local Church Ministries
gptkbp:motto	That they may all be one
gptkbp:notableFor	ordination of women support for same-sex marriage early support for civil rights ordination of openly LGBTQ clergy
gptkbp:notableInstitution	gptkb:Old_South_Church_(Boston) gptkb:Plymouth_Church_(Brooklyn) gptkb:Riverside_Church_(New_York_City)
gptkbp:notableMembers	gptkb:Andrew_Young gptkb:Sharon_Watkins 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:policy	Congregationalist
gptkbp:publishes	gptkb:StillSpeaking_Daily_Devotional gptkb:United_Church_News
gptkbp:regionalBodies	Conferences Associations
gptkbp:relatedDenomination	gptkb:United_Church_of_Canada gptkb:United_Reformed_Church_(UK) Christian Church (Disciples of Christ)
gptkbp:sacraments	gptkb:Holy_Communion Baptism
gptkbp:symbol	gptkb:God_is_still_speaking_logo comma
gptkbp:worshipStyle	varied
gptkbp:bfsParent	gptkb:United_and_Uniting_Church
gptkbp:bfsLayer	6