Christian Churches Together in the USA (CCT) is a Christian ecumenical group formed in 2006 to "broaden and expand fellowship, unity and witness among the diverse expressions of Christian faith today".[1]
CCT envisions itself as a place where people of widely differing Christian backgrounds can come together for dialog and sharing, to seek common ground rather than debate differences. It does not have the goal of combining Christian faiths or asking them to yield up their distinctives. The organization is less concerned with particular religious creeds than is the National Council of Churches (NCC). The CCT is therefore expected to appeal to a wider range of Christian churches in the United States. One example is the Roman Catholic Church, which has united with CCT and is not a member of NCC, though they do participate in some NCC programs.
The group was officially organized when over 50 churches and national organizations met together at a retreat center near Atlanta, Georgia on March 28–March 31, 2006.
The charter membership of CCT comprises 34 churches and church organizations representing over 100 million Americans from Catholic, Orthodox, mainline Protestant, Evangelical, Pentecostal, and ethnic Christian faith traditions.
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Member churches and organizations
- AMEN
- American Baptist Churches USA
- American Bible Society
- Antiochian Orthodox Christian Archdiocese of North America
- Armenian Orthodox Church in America
- Bread for the World
- Call to Renewal/Sojourners
- Christian Church (Disciples of Christ)
- Christian Reformed Church in NA
- Church of God (Anderson)
- The Church of God of Prophecy
- Church of the Brethren
- Cooperative Baptist Fellowship
- Coptic Orthodox Church
- Elim Fellowship
- Episcopal Church in the United States of America
- The Evangelical Covenant Church
- Evangelical Lutheran Church in America
- Evangelicals for Social Action
- Free Methodist Church of North America
- Friends United Meeting
- Greek Orthodox Archdiocese of America
- Habitat for Humanity International
- International Council of Community Churches
- International Pentecostal Holiness Church
- The Korean Presbyterian Church in America
- Moravian Church in America
- National Association of Congregational Christian Churches
- National Baptist Convention of America, Inc.
- National Baptist Convention, USA, Inc.
- Open Bible Standard Churches
- Orthodox Church in America
- Polish National Catholic Church
- Presbyterian Church (USA) (provisional until 2010)
- Reformed Church in America
- The Salvation Army
- Syrian Orthodox Church of Antioch
- United Church of Christ
- The United Methodist Church
- United States Conference of Catholic Bishops
- World Vision
References
- ^ Christian Churches Together homepage
See also
External links
- Christian Churches Together internet home
- National Council of Churches USA
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