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The United Church of Christ ( UCC) is a socially liberal mainline Protestant Christian denomination based in the United States, with historical and confessional roots in the Congregational, Restorationist, Continental Reformed, and Lutheran traditions, and with approximately 4,600 churches and 712,000 members. [ 2][ 3] The UCC is a historical ...
The Jesus' name doctrine or the Oneness doctrine upholds that baptism is to be performed "in the name of Jesus Christ ," [ 1] rather than using the Trinitarian formula "in the name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Spirit." [ 2][ 3] It is most commonly associated with Oneness Christology and the movement of Oneness Pentecostalism ...
Oneness theology. Oneness Pentecostalism has a historical precedent in the Modalistic Monarchianism of the fourth century. [ 48] This earlier movement affirmed the two central aspects of current Oneness belief: There is one indivisible God with no distinction of persons in God's eternal essence, and.
The Christian Church (Disciples of Christ) [note 1] is a mainline Protestant Christian denomination in the United States and Canada. [2] [3] The denomination started with the Restoration Movement during the Second Great Awakening, first existing during the 19th century as a loose association of churches working towards Christian unity, then slowly forming quasi-denominational structures ...
The Churches of Christ, also commonly known as the Church of Christ, is a loose association of autonomous Christian congregations located around the world. Typically, their distinguishing beliefs are that of the necessity of baptism for salvation and the prohibition of musical instruments in worship. Many such congregations identify themselves ...
The Sacrifice of Jesus Christ — The sacrifice of Jesus Christ is the foundation of Christianity. Jesus gave His life for all mankind so that we might live, freed from the penalty of sin. [11] Three Days and Three Nights — In accordance with his prophecy concerning himself, Christ would be raised after three days and three nights, literally.
This revision of the Statement of Faith was prepared by Robert V. Moss, Jr., President of the United Church of Christ from 1969–1976, in order to express the statement in more 'inclusive' language, removing all references to the masculinity of God. We believe in God, the Eternal Spirit, who is made known to us in Jesus our brother,
The United Pentecostal Church International was formed in 1945 by a merger of the former Pentecostal Church, Inc. and the Pentecostal Assemblies of Jesus Christ. [2] The United Pentecostal Church International began with 521 churches and has grown, according to their own figures, to more than 43,000 churches, including daughter works and ...