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United Church of Christ
The United Church of Christ (UCC) is a mainline Protestant Christian denomination, primarily in the Reformed and Congregational tradition, with historical confessional roots in the Reformed, Congregational and Lutheran traditions. The United Church of Christ is in historical continuation of the General Council of Congregational Christian churches founded under the influence of New England Puritanism. The Evangelical and Reformed Church and the General Council of the Congregational Christian Churches united in 1957 to form the UCC. These two denominations, which were themselves the result of earlier unions, had their roots in Congregational, Christian, Evangelical, and Reformed denominations. At the end of 2014, the UCC's 5,116 congregations claimed 979,239 members, primarily in the United States.
The UCC maintains full communion with other mainline Protestant denominations. Many of its congregations choose to practice open communion.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=Ecumenical partnerships and relationships of full communion )〕 The denomination places high emphasis on participation in worldwide interfaith and ecumenical efforts.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=Interfaith relations )〕〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=Ecumenical and Interfaith Partners )〕 The national settings of the UCC have historically favored liberal views on social issues, such as civil rights, LGBT rights, women's rights, and abortion rights. However, United Church of Christ congregations are independent in matters of doctrine and ministry and may not necessarily support the national body's theological or moral stances. It is self-described as "an extremely pluralistic and diverse denomination".〔Zikmund, Barbara B. ''Hidden Histories in the United Church of Christ - Volume I.'' 1987, ISBN 0-8298-0753-5. Web: 16 December 2009〕
==History==
The United Church of Christ was formed when two Protestant churches, the Evangelical and Reformed Church and the General Council of the Congregational Christian Churches united in 1957.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=What is the United Church of Christ )〕〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=The United Church of Christ )〕 This union adopted an earlier general statement of unity between the two denominations, the 1943 "Basis of Union".〔("Basis of Union" )〕 At this time, the UCC claimed about two million members.〔 In 1959, in its General Synod, the UCC adopted a broad "Statement of Faith".〔("Statement of Faith" )〕 The UCC adopted its constitution and by-laws in 1961.〔
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