Church of North India "The following six Churches (denominations) joined to form the
Church of North India, the Union which was consummated on November 29, 1970 at Nagpur: 1.
The Council of the Baptist Churches in Northern India; 2. The Church of the Brethren in
India; 3. The Disciples of Christ; 4. The Church of India, Pakistan, Burma and Ceylon; 5.
The Methodist Church (British and Australasian Conferences); 6. The United Church of
Northern India." (from Anglicans Online)
Church of Pakistan The Church of Pakistan was formed in 1970, from a merger of the
country's Anglican, Lutheran, Methodist, Presbyterian, and other Protestant groups. The
have about 800,000 members, forming a substantial portion of the approximately 2.8 million
Christians in Pakistan. Pakistan is primarily a Muslim country, with about 2% Christian
believers.
Church of South India "The Church of South India is the result of the union of churches
of varying traditions -- Anglican, Methodist, Congregational, Presbyterian, and Reformed
-- in that area. It was inaugurated in September 1947, after protracted negotiation among
the churches concerned. Organized into 16 dioceses, each under the spiritual supervision
of a bishop, the church as a whole is governed by a synod, which elects a moderator
(presiding bishop) every 2 years. Episcopacy is thus combined with synodical government,
and the church explicitly recognizes that Episcopal, Presbyterian, and congregational
elements are all necessary for the church's life." (from Anglicans Online)
United Church of Canada (UCC) "The United Church of Canada was inaugurated on June 10, 1925,
when the Methodist Church, Canada, the Congregational Union of Canada,
and 70 per cent of the Presbyterian Church in Canada entered into an organic
union. Joining as well was the small General Council of Union Churches, centred
largely in Western Canada. It was the first union of churches in the world to cross
historical denominational lines and hence received international acclaim. Impetus for the
union arose out of the concerns for serving the vast Canadian northwest and in the desire
for better overseas mission. In fulfillment of its mandate to be a "uniting"
Church, the United Church has been enriched by several unions since 1925. The Fourth
General Council of The United Church of Canada (1930) approved the union of the Synod
of The Wesleyan Methodist Church of Bermuda with The United Church of Canada on the
condition that the Synod shall function as a Presbytery of the Maritime Conference without
interference with the rights and powers conferred by the Legislature of Bermuda in the
Wesleyan Methodist Church Act, 1930. The Twenty-second General Council of The United
Church of Canada (1966) approved the Plan of Union whereby the Canada Conference of
The Evangelical United Brethren Church became part of The United Church of Canada,
effective January 1st, 1968. " [from the UCC website]
United Online: A Grassroots
Network for Canada's United & Uniting Church
An unofficial website providing an opportunity for sharing news and opinions on matters of
interest to United Chirch members.
St. Andrew's College, Saskatoon
The College offers theological education and training to candidates for ministry, lay
people interested in theological studies, and people in ministry seeking additional
education.
A study of the ecumenical vocation of united and uniting churches
Built Together: The
Present Vocation of United and Uniting Churches (Eph. 2:22) The report of an international conference of United and Uniting
churches, held under the auspices of the World Council of Church Faith and Order
Commission. The United and Uniting churches do not have a "world communion",
although many of the belong to one or other of the existing communions. This conference is
a method that has developed to allow them an opportunity to reflect on their experience as
churches witnessing to the experience of organic unity.
Other documents of the united and uniting churches are found on the "Miscellaneous documents" page.
