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United Church of Christ

Congregational and Reformed Mainline Protestant denomination in the United States
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United Church of Christ was founded on January 1, 1957.

Its headquarters are in Cleveland.

United Church of Christ

Summary

United Church of Christ is a Christian denomination[1]. It ranks in the top 4% of christian_denomination entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (4,419 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • United Church of Christ was a member of World Communion of Reformed Churches[3].
  • United Church of Christ was a member of World Council of Churches[4].
  • United Church of Christ was a member of National Council of Churches[5].
  • United Church of Christ was a member of Churches Uniting in Christ[6].
  • United Church of Christ was a member of National Coalition Against Censorship[7].
  • United Church of Christ was a member of ACT Alliance[8].
  • United Church of Christ is in the country of United States[9].
  • United Church of Christ's instance of is recorded as Christian denomination[10].
  • United Church of Christ's headquarters location is recorded as Cleveland[11].
  • United Church of Christ's child organization or unit is recorded as Global Ministries[12].
  • United Church of Christ is part of Mainline Protestantism[13].
  • United Church of Christ is part of united and uniting churches[14].
  • United Church of Christ is part of Congregational churches[15].
  • United Church of Christ is part of Continental Reformed Protestantism[16].
  • United Church of Christ is part of Lutheranism[17].
  • United Church of Christ's Commons category is recorded as United Church of Christ[18].
  • United Church of Christ's chairperson is recorded as John C. Dorhauer[19].
  • January 1, 1957 marks the founding of United Church of Christ[20].
  • United Church of Christ's official website is recorded as http://www.ucc.org/[21].
  • United Church of Christ's topic's main category is recorded as Category:United Church of Christ[22].
  • United Church of Christ's OpenStreetMap tag is recorded as denomination=united_church_of_christ[23].
  • United Church of Christ's replaces is recorded as Congregational Christian Churches[24].
  • United Church of Christ's replaces is recorded as Evangelical and Reformed Church[25].
  • United Church of Christ's position held by head of the organization is recorded as General Minister and President[26].
  • United Church of Christ's partnership with is recorded as Christian Church (Disciples of Christ)[27].

Body

Founding

January 1, 1957 marks the founding of United Church of Christ[20].

Identity

Part of include Mainline Protestantism[13], in United States[28]; united and uniting churches[14], a Christian denominational family[29]; Congregational churches[15], a Christian denominational family[30]; Continental Reformed Protestantism[16], a religious denomination[31]; and Lutheranism[17], a Christian denominational family[32], founded in 1517[33].

Leadership

United Church of Christ's chairperson is recorded as John C. Dorhauer[19].

Operations

United Church of Christ's headquarters location is recorded as Cleveland[11]. Its child organization or unit is recorded as Global Ministries[12].

Why It Matters

United Church of Christ ranks in the top 4% of christian_denomination entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (4,419 views/month).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 17 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[34] It is known by 7 alternative names across languages and contexts.[35]

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References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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  13. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  14. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  15. [7] ↑ . ncac.org. Retrieved . ncac.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  16. [8] ↑ . actalliance.org. Retrieved . actalliance.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  17. [19] ↑ . ctucc.org. ctucc.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  18. [20] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  19. [21] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  20. [22] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  21. [23] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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  23. [25] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  24. [26] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  25. [27] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [28] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [29] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [30] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  4. [31] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  5. [32] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  6. [33] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [34] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [35] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 6w ago · Tholzheim · 2026-05-27 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Factgrid item id → Q1784680
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:1||1 */ [[Property:P8168]]: Q1784680, adds FactGrid ID"
  2. 8w ago · Ha2772a · 2026-05-12 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Country → —
    Subsidiary → —
    Position held by head of the organization → General Minister and President
    Chairperson → John C. Dorhauer
    + 20 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbsetclaim-update:2||1|1 */ [[Property:P571]]: 1957"
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