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Congregational participation was encouraged with the provision of responses and unison prayers. Finally, the book included an extensive selection from Psalms and Canticles ; the latter's titles were given in Latin ( Magnificat; Nunc Dimittis, Te Deum laudamus etc.), also a significant departure from the Reformed tradition .
The Congregational tradition has shaped both mainline and evangelical Protestantism in the United States. In the 20th century, the Congregational tradition in America fragmented into three different denominations. The largest of these is the United Church of Christ, which resulted from a 1957 merger with the Evangelical and Reformed Church.
When the CC national General Council adopted a "Basis of Union" with the E&R Church in 1948, the dissenters organized into two groups: the Committee for the Continuation of Congregational Christian Churches, formed by the pastor of Los Angeles' Congregational Church of the Messiah, Harry R. Butman; and the League to Uphold Congregational ...
Congregational polity, or congregationalist polity, often known as congregationalism, is a system of ecclesiastical polity in which every local church (congregation) is independent, ecclesiastically sovereign, or "autonomous". Its first articulation in writing is the Cambridge Platform of 1648 in New England.
Congregationalism (also Congregationalist churches or Congregational churches) is a Reformed (Calvinist) ...
First Congregational Church senior choir members, from left to right, Ann Cairns, Linda Divris, Sally Martin and Rachel Smith prepare to sing during First Congregational Church's 300th anniversary ...
The American Congregational Union was formed in 1853 to promote Congregationalism in the United States, primarily through the construction of Congregational churches. [1] In 1892, its name was changed to the Congregational Church Building Society. [2] It was an agency of the National Council of Congregational Churches.
Thanksgiving Leftover Tacos. People love the heralded Thanksgiving sandwich, but there’s something about using a tortilla (see our Thanksgiving Crunchwrap) that takes Turkey Day leftovers to a ...