What We Believe

Our denomination, The United Church of Christ, a merger of the Congregational Christian churches and the Evangelical and Reformed Church in 1957, was formed to express more fully our oneness in Christ, to make more effective our common witness to Christ, and to serve God’s reign in the world. The essence of our faith and practice is beautifully summarized in the preamble to the UCC constitution:

The United Church of Christ acknowledges as its sole Head, Jesus Christ, Son of God and Savior. It acknowledges as kindred in Christ all who share in this confession. It looks to the Word of God in the Scriptures, and to the presence and power of the Holy Spirit, to prosper its creative and redemptive work in the world. It claims as its own the faith of the historic Church expressed in the ancient creeds and reclaimed in the basic insights of the Protestant Reformers. It affirms the responsibility of the Church in each generation to make this faith its own in reality of worship, in honesty of thought and expression, and in purity of heart before God. In accordance with the teaching of our Lord and the practice prevailing among evangelical Christians, it recognizes two sacraments: Baptism and the Lord’s Supper or Holy Communion.

The United Church of Christ Statement of Faith is a contemporary testimony and affirmation of a vibrant faith in our still-speaking God. You can read the statement of faith here.

 
     
 

As a congregation we have joined over 730 churches in the United Church of Christ in expressing God's extravagant welcome to everyone. Open and Affirming expresses  a particular welcome to persons who are lesbian, gay, bisexual or transgendered. Everyone, without exception, is invited into the life, work and leadership of Union Church.

 
     
   
 
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