UNITED CHURCH OF CHRIST SYNOD MEETS “ON SINKING SAND” The liberal UNITED CHURCH OF CHRIST, the leader among protestant denominations in membership loss, is meeting at Synod 28 this weekend in Tampa, Florida using the theme of “SAND.” According to the Synod Handbook (page 8-9) http://www.ucc.org/synod/pdfs/general_synod_28_handbook.pdf describing the event’s worship focus, “sand remains a powerful image of an unimaginable quantity. [...]
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UNITED CHURCH OF CHRIST SYNOD MEETS “ON SINKING SAND”
July 1st, 2011 · Comments Off
UNITED CHURCH OF CHRIST SET TO REJECT GOD THE FATHER
July 1st, 2011 · Comments Off
UNITED CHURCH OF CHRIST SET TO REJECT GOD THE FATHER Meeting at General Synod 28 in Tampa, Florida this weekend, the historic United Church of Christ will vote on an amendment to eliminate God the Father from Article 5, lines 9-10 of its constitution. http://www.ucc.org/synod/pdfs/proposedconstitution.pdf The Constitution of the denomination has remained unchanged in its theological core [...]