Went to the UCC Wisconsin COnference web site. Do you know anything about this denomination? Can you explain this page?
http://www.wcucc.org/necrology.htm
Necrology just means “a list of people who have passed away” or obituary.
System and ethos of polity
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_Church_of_Christ
Quoting the United Church of Christ Constitution, “The basic unit of the life and organization of the United Church of Christ is the local church.”[19] An interplay of wider interdependence with local autonomy characterizes the organization of the UCC. Each “setting” of the United Church of Christ relates covenantally with other settings, their actions speaking “to but not for” each other.
1.2 million members in 5,000 congregations - seems to follow a model not unlike “state’s rights.” Although the denomination has roots in conservative, German tradition, the current scope and breadth of the UCC denomination varies quite widely based on the geography and demographics of each congregation. All are free to set and play by their own rules for the most part - which is why you’ll see old rural farmer churches and urban black militant churches existing under the same banner.