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Article: After gay vote, UCC loses, gains churches.(United Church of Christ )(Brief Article)
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- The Christian Century
- Article date:
- December 27, 2005
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Since United Church of Christ delegates in July affirmed their support for same-gender marriage, the denomination has lost a total of 16 congregations from nine different regions--close to the number of 20 that officials expected.
The UCC, however, also has taken on new congregations. "In October alone, six existing churches joined the UCC, which may be a single month's record," wrote UCC news director Ben Guess on the UCC Web site.
In an e-mail to the Century Guess added that the UCC still "grieves the loss of any and every congregation that votes to withdraw." The generally liberal denomination is "concerned about the loss of churches," he said.
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