The Wider Church

CCC Delegates to the Potomac Association ...

CCC has several delegates to the Potomac Association, a group of twenty-six UCC churches from D.C., Maryland and Virginia. The Association's purpose is to advance the mission of Christ within the world and to serve as the ecclesiastical council for the ordination and installation of clergy. The Association meets several times a year, debates and adopts positions on public policy and links members through issues-oriented committees and task forces. It is an excellent way to learn and work on common problems with members of other UCC churches. Duties can be shared.

Time: varies with number of ecclesiastical councils

CCC also has several delegates to the annual meeting of the Central Atlantic Conference,  a regional grouping of the churches of the Potomac Association and five other UCC associations from New Jersey to West Virginia. The purpose is to facilitate dialogue and action among these associations on matters of common concern and to provide support for new and existing churches.

Time: usually limited to the annual Conference meeting, Friday through Sunday

This national assembly of the UCC meets to debate and make decisions about UCC finances, programs and policies and to focus on issues of justice and national policy. Several thousand delegates from all parts of the country meet in a different city every two years. Each Association can send several delegates. Delegates are nominated and elected at the annual Association meeting.

Time: General Synod meets in July and lasts five days