National Association of Congregational Christian Churches
The National Association of Congregational Christian Churches ( NACCC , German National Association of Congregational Christian Churches ) is a congregational church in the USA . In 2000 it had 432 parishes with 66,000 members and 650 pastors.
history
The NACCC emerged from several associations of congregational congregations who rejected the merger of the Congregational Christian Churches (CCC) , the largest association of congregational congregations, with other Protestant churches , which had been planned since the 1940s . Their main reason was the fear of losing the autonomy of the individual congregations, which is constitutive for congregational churches, through the merger. A Brooklyn congregation filed a lawsuit against then CCC chairwoman Helen Kenyon in 1949 ; her right to bring the affiliated municipalities into a national association was contested. After five years, the legal battle ended with the defeat of the plaintiff community. Then about 200 parishes formed the NACCC.
construction
The affiliated congregations send delegates to an annual meeting once a year, usually in June . The Church's office is located in Oak Creek, Michigan . Between conferences, the Church is led by an executive director and his staff. According to congregational policy, it has no spiritual or organizational authority over the affiliated communities. However, the headquarters publishes magazines and has two foundations, the Congregational Foundation to cover administrative expenses and the Congregational Foundation for Theological Studies to support theological students and research.