Evangelical Association of Reformed and Congregational Christian Churches
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The Evangelical Association of Reformed and Congregational Christian Churches is an evangelical protestant denomination in the United States.[4] It began as a fellowship of churches disaffected from the United Church of Christ[5] due to that denomination's liberal theology.[6] Churches of the Evangelical Association are free to hold dual affiliation with another denomination (mostly the UCC), as local churches observe congregational polity.
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Evangelical Association of Reformed and Congregational Christian Churches | |
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Abbreviation | EA, EARCCC |
Orientation | Evangelical, Reformed |
Polity | Congregational |
Governance | Board |
National Minister | The Rev. Jim Barnes[1] |
President | The Rev. Dr. Thomas Hendershot[2] |
Region | United States |
Origin | 1998 New Braunfels, Texas |
Branched from | United Church of Christ |
Congregations | 260 (2024)[3] |
Official website | evangelicalassociation.org/ |
Slogan | revitalize. reproduce. |
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The association's name refers to those denominations that once merged to form the UCC: the Evangelical and Reformed and the Congregational Christian Churches.