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Article: ABCS OF RELIGION U IS FOR UNITED CHURCH OF CHRIST
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- Evansville Courier & Press (2007-Current)
- Article date:
- May 24, 2008
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The United Church of Christ is only 51 years old, but its roots
are hundreds of years old.
In 1957, the United Church of Christ was formed when the
Evangelical and Reformed Church merged with the Congregational
Christian Churches -- two denominations that were themselves the
product of earlier mergers.
One of those mergers included the Congregational Churches, which
were organized by pilgrims in Plymouth Plantation and the
Massachusetts Bay Colony in 1648.
The denomination's Web site describes the United Church of Christ
as "one of the most diverse Christian churches in the United
States," with "wide differences among many local congregations on a
variety of issues."
The United Church of ...