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ORIGINS OF THE UNITED CHURCH OF CHRISTThe United Church of Christ (UCC), the denomination to which Central Union Church belongs, has roots as old as Protestantism, particularly New England-based Congregationalism in the United States. The UCC is, in fact, a relatively new denomination resulting from a union of four very different churches in 1957. The Congregational Church was organized when the Pilgrims of the Plymouth Plantation (1620) and the Puritans of the Massachusetts Bay Colony (1629) acknowledged their essential unity in the Cambridge Platform of 1648. The Reformed Church traced is origins to congregations of German settlers in Pennsylvania from 1725 on. Its ranks swelled by Reformed believers from Switzerland and other countries. The Christian Church was established in the late 1700's and early 1800's in response to the theological and organizational rigidity of the Methodist, Presbyterian, and Baptist churches in America at that time. The Evangelical Synod of North America traced its origins to an association of German Evangelical pastors in Missouri in 1841, reflecting the 1817 union of Lutheran and Reformed churches in Germany. The United Church of Christ has continued its commitment to "unity in diversity" by entering into an ecumenical partnership with the Disciples of Christ, and into a relationship of full communion with the Evangelical Church of the Union of Germany. Today, there are about 6000 UCC member congregations with over 1,600,000 members in the United States and abroad. Governance of Central Union ChurchOurs is a UCC congregation associated with the Hawaii Conference. Central Union Church is governed by the will of the congregation through an elected governing Church Council that establishes and supervises our congregation's policies and programs. This form of governance, or polity, is set forth in the Central Union Church Constitution. Each year the congregation votes at our Annual Meeting in May to elect these representatives. This democratic process ensures that Central Union Church, its ministry and programs remain vital and relevant to the congregation and the community we serve. We consider the active involvement of every member to be vital. As a member, you help elect the members of the Church Council and committees at the Annual Meeting in May. You participate in Congregational Meetings. You may serve on a committee by allowing yourself to be nominated or by nominating yourself. You are also free to make your wishes and concerns known to our church leaders and seek answers to your questions. ***************
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