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This is a list of churches in the United Reformed Church denomination in the United Kingdom. In 1972, the Presbyterian Church of England united with the Congregational Church in England and Wales to form the United Reformed Church (URC). [1]
Most of the members that founded the URCNA left the Christian Reformed Church, although members of other Reformed denominations quickly joined the new federation. Some 36 churches with 7,600 members joined the federative unity, held their first Synod, and adopted the name United Reformed Churches in North America.
The United Reformed Church resulted from the 1972 union of the Presbyterian Church of England and the Congregational Church in England and Wales.In introducing the United Reformed Church Bill in the House of Commons on 21 June 1972, [4] Alexander Lyon called it "one of the most historic measures in the history of the Christian churches in this country". [5]
Reformed Church in the United States 1725 (Eureka Synod excepted from merger) Congregational Christian Churches 1931: Evangelical and Reformed Church 1934: Conservative Congregational Christian Conference 1948: National Association of Congregational Christian Churches 1955: United Church of Christ 1957
United Reformed Church (URC) in the United Kingdom is the result of the union of Presbyterian, Congregational and Church of Christ churches Several hundred Congregational churches opted to remain outside the initial 1972 union, forming the Evangelical Fellowship of Congregational Churches and the Congregational Federation.
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Discussions between the United Reformed and Methodist ministers culminated in the decision to unite the congregations on one site. The United Reformed Church building on Jewry Street was chosen, as it was the largest, and the present Winchester United Church was formally constituted on 8 September 1974. [9]
Calvin Synod (United Church of Christ) Canadian and American Reformed Churches; Christian Reformed Church in North America; Communion of Reformed Evangelical Churches; Conservative Congregational Christian Conference