NEWS SIDEBAR: COCU churches involved in many ecumenical dialogues

c. 1999 Religion News Service UNDATED _ Delegates from nine mainline Protestant denominations will meet in St. Louis Jan. 20-24 to continue discussions about Christian unity as part of the Consultation on Church Union. This discussion, which began formally in 1962, is just one of many interdenominational dialogues that are continuing across the country and […]

c. 1999 Religion News Service

UNDATED _ Delegates from nine mainline Protestant denominations will meet in St. Louis Jan. 20-24 to continue discussions about Christian unity as part of the Consultation on Church Union. This discussion, which began formally in 1962, is just one of many interdenominational dialogues that are continuing across the country and beyond. Here are some examples of other relations between denominations participating in COCU.

_ The African Methodist Episcopal Church, the African Methodist Episcopal Zion Church, the Christian Methodist Episcopal Church and the United Methodist Church are part of a joint study commission looking at ways to build relations between the four bodies.


_ The Christian Church (Disciples of Christ) and the United Church of Christ are in”full communion,”which means they recognize each other’s ministries and sacraments.

_ The Christian Church (Disciples of Christ) also has an ongoing international dialogue with the Roman Catholic Church.

_ The Episcopal Church is seeking full communion with the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America and is participating in an ongoing Anglican-Roman Catholic dialogue.

_ Some ministers of the International Council of Community Churches are also affiliated with the United Church of Christ and the Christian Church (Disciples of Christ).

_ The Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.) is involved in dialogues with the Roman Catholic Church and with Orthodox churches. It also is in full communion with the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America, the Reformed Church in American and the United Church of Christ.

_ The United Methodist Church has a formal dialogue with the Roman Catholic Church.

_ All nine denominations that are member groups of COCU are also affiliated with the National Council of Churches, a national ecumenical group with 35 member denominations.

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