Churches Uniting In Christ

The United Methodist Church believes "Christian unity is not an option; it is a gift to be received and expressed" (2008 BoD, "Ecumenical Commitment," P.104, p. 84). Since its inception we have been a part of the particular expression of unity known as COCU and now CUIC. Being with our Christian sisters and brothers, and acting together for justice and equality, is a part of who we are in the Wesleyan tradition. So, it is with great hope and trust in God's promises we continue to move forward sharing this particular ecumenical gift.

"The most exciting years in Moravian history were the time when we as Moravians were least concerned about increasing our numbers and most concerned about working with other Christian bodies. CUIC and other ecumenical relationships call us back to focus not on ourselves but on our love and service of our Lord, Jesus Christ, whom we recognize as the head of our church.”

The Rev. Dr. Hermann Weinlick
Moravian Church Northern Province
2834 39th Avenue South
Minneapolis, MN 55406
612-722-6168
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The mission of the Episcopal Church, as stated in The Book of Common Prayer’s catechism, is to restore all people to unity with God and each other in Christ using five “Marks of Mission”: 

• To proclaim the Good News of the Kingdom
• To teach, baptize and nurture new believers
• To respond to human need by loving service
• To seek to transform unjust structures of society
• To strive to safeguard the integrity of creation and sustain and renew the life of the earth.

We offer these mission priorities as well as our connection with CUIC as an expression of our commitment to unity in Christ.   Additionally the Episcopal Church is committed to to racial justice through the passage of General Convention resolutions which we are called to work toward building  “culture, expectation and practice of anti-racism” in the “life of The Episcopal Church” through ongoing training at the provincial and diocesan levels.  For the text of these resolutions, please see:  http://www.generalconvention.org/gc/resolutions?by=topic&id=246

Churches United in Christ is an important movement of the Holy Spirit to bring healing and reconciliation between historic denominations that have been divided by race and theology.

Gradye Parsons

Stated Clerk

Office of the General Assembly

PC(USA)

The Rev. Richard Hamm, Former General Minister and President (on the occasion of the inauguration of CUIC in Memphis on January 21, 2002):

In the midst of this current world context, surely the inauguration of Churches Uniting in Christ must be seen as Good News. It is a clear signal that the Holy Spirit is still seeking to reunite the broken church of Jesus Christ . . .and that God is still seeking to bring peace and true community to all God's children. CUIC demonstrates that people can transcend differences for the sake of a higher unity, in spite of differences of doctrine, institutional life, and even (especially even) race. Thanks be to God.