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| Founded | November 28–December 1, 1950 |
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| Headquarters | Washington, DC |
Membership | 38 Denominations with approx. 40 million members |
| Website | nationalcouncilofchurches |
The National Council of the Churches of Christ in the USA, usually identified as the National Council of Churches (NCC), is the largest ecumenical body in the United States.[1] NCC is an ecumenical partnership of 38 Christian faith groups in the United States. Its member communions include mainline Protestant, Eastern Orthodox, Oriental Orthodox, African-American, evangelical, and historic peace churches. Together, it encompasses more than 100,000 local congregations and 40 million adherents.[2] It began as the Federal Council of Churches in 1908, and expanded through merger with several other ecumenical organizations to become the National Council of Churches in 1950.[3] Its Interim President and General Secretary is Bishop Vashti Murphy McKenzie.
- ^ "National Council of the Churches of Christ in the U.S.A. | Description, History, & Membership". Encyclopædia Britannica. Edinburgh: Encyclopædia Britannica, Inc. 4 April 2019. Retrieved 19 August 2020.
- ^ Lindner, Eileen W., ed. (2012). Yearbook of American & Canadian churches 2012 (Eightieth issue. ed.). Nashville: Abingdon Press. ISBN 978-1-4267-4666-6.
- ^ "Civil Rights Greensboro: National Council of Churches of Christ in the USA". Library.uncg.edu. Archived from the original on 2014-03-06. Retrieved 2012-05-20.