National Council of Churches - Definition and Overview

The National Council of Churches of Christ in the USA (or NCC) is an organization currently (2004) consisting of 36 Protestant, Anglican, and Orthodox Christian denominations. They are widely associated with the ecumenical movement within Christianity, and meet annually in a general assembly, with several other meetings each year by a smaller executive board. Among their contributions are the translation of the Revised Standard Version and the New Revised Standard Version of the Bible, the publication of an annual Yearbook of American and Canadian Churches, and extensive work on peace and social justice issues (work that has earned the National Council of Churches a reputation as a left-wing organization among some more conservative Christian denominations).

The National Council of Churches was organized in 1950, but its forerunner, the Federal Council of Churches was founded in 1908. A general assembly is held annually. Headquarters are located in New York City, New York.

External Links

• National Council of Churches Website (http://www.ncccusa.org/)
• NCC Watch (http://www.geocities.com/nccwatch/)

Member Communions - January 2004

• African Methodist Episcopal Church
• African Methodist Episcopal Zion Church
• Alliance of Baptists
• American Baptist Churches USA
• The Antiochian Orthodox Christian Archdiocese of North America
• Diocese of the Armenian Church of America
• Christian Church (Disciples of Christ)
• Christian Methodist Episcopal Church
• Church of the Brethren
• The Coptic Orthodox Church in North America
• The Episcopal Church
• Evangelical Lutheran Church in America
• Friends United Meeting
• Greek Orthodox Archdiocese of America
• Hungarian Reformed Church in America
• International Council of Community Churches
• Korean Presbyterian Church in America
• Malankara Orthodox Syrian Church
• Mar Thoma Church
• Moravian Church in America
• National Baptist Convention of America
• National Baptist Convention, U.S.A.
• National Missionary Baptist Convention of America
• Orthodox Church in America
• Patriarchal Parishes of the Russian Orthodox Church in the USA
• Philadelphia Yearly Meeting of the Religious Society of Friends
• Polish National Catholic Church of America
• Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.)
• Progressive National Baptist Convention, Inc.
• Reformed Church in America
• Serbian Orthodox Church in the U.S.A. and Canada
• The Swedenborgian Church
• Syrian Orthodox Church of Antioch
• Ukrainian Orthodox Church of America
• United Church of Christ
• The United Methodist Church