Posted on 07/04/2005 3:34:46 PM PDT by Zender500
You're right, the UCC has been dead for a long time. I left a Congregational church in the early '80s because of it's ties to the UCC.
Adult Pop. 2004 Est. Catholic 71,796,719 Baptist 47,744,049 Methodist/ Wesleyan 19,969,799 Lutheran 13,520,189 Presbyterian 7,897,597 Pentecostal/ Charismatic 6,219,569 Episcopalian/ Anglican 4,870,373 Judaism 3,995,371 Latter-day Saints/ Mormon 3,806,258 Churches of Christ 3,659,483 Congregational/ United Church of Christ 1,944,762 Jehovah's Witnesses 1,878,431 Assemblies of God 1,560,890
Another example of a church and its leaders becoming so "open" that their brains fell out.
I am a member of a PCA (Presbyterian Church of America)church. I remember as a kid in the early 70's, my parents were involved in the forming of this new denomination out of the PCUS (Pres. Church of the United States). The main reason it was formed was because of the liberal stance that the PCUS was taking on abortion and other social issues. Since then, the PCUS has become more liberal. It makes me now wonder what they, and some of the other liberal-leaning church denominations, think about this social issue. I think I may do a little research on this.
Some of the folks they are grouping together in that list are definitely not members of the same 'family'.
I bid farewell to these zanies, gee I don't know, 30-35? years ago?
Timothy 4:1-2, “Now the Spirit speaketh expressly, that in the latter times some shall depart from the faith, giving heed to seducing spirits, and doctrines of devils; Speaking lies in hypocrisy; having their conscience seared with a hot iron.”
2 Timothy 4:3-4 Paul says, “For the time will come when they will not endure sound doctrine; but after their own lusts shall they heap to themselves teachers, having itching ears; And they shall turn away their ears from the truth, and shall be turned unto fables.”
The PCUS hasn't existed in over 20 years. It was absorbed into what is now the PCUSA in 1983. After the departure of the PCA in the early 70s and the EPC in the early 80s, there are no conservatives, and a shrinking number of theological moderates left in the PCUSA, and they continue to lose members.
They've lost their way.
Funny, that's the same answer they have to the question..."will you follow God or men".
The catholic church should consider some kind of "affiliate" program for conservative churches who want to break away from such chinese menu denominations.
Every homo activist will donate their money to that church.
The question is what will happen to the OTHER money.
I had no idea there were that many mormons. Having multiple wives does make a chuch grow faster:)
odd how fox news has a sort of misleading headline.
It should have been more accurate and not used the generic "protestant".
For the uninitiated, protestant is much more than the UCCC. (BTW does the number offered by fox include any sub sub denomination like lutheran?)
The Congregational Church was the established church in New England and the church of the Pilgrims and the Puritans. Closely related to the Presbyterian Church in doctrine (used the Westminster Confession, etc.) but vested authority in each individual church, not some governing body. The Unitarians were a spin-off who thought the Congregational Churhes too conservative. There was an alliance with the Presbyterians in the early days of the Republic that led to most Congregational Churches outside of New England and the upper mid-west ultimately going Presbyterian. Congregational Churches were also strong on the Pacific Coast (California, Oregon, Washington) and due to missionary activity, in Hawaii.
This group sounds like they've gone through so many transformations over the years, they're very far removed from anything Christ himself started. Not surpising.
Geesh, the Jehovah's witnesses have almost suprassed this "large body" of members. Give another decade and I wouldn't be surprised if they do. Looks like the UCC isn't going anywhere.
About Sodom and Gommorah:::
Just kidding!
It was formed in 1959 by a merger of the Congregational Churches and the Disciples of Christ.
I've not only heard of it, I grew up in it and met the Lord there.
It has lost members every year of its existence, and will soon cease to exist altogether.
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