United Church of Christ in the United States

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History in the United States
In the 1700’s, German settlers who were part of the Dutch Reformed Church, formed their own synod and called it the Reformed Church in the United States (RCUS). In 1934, they united with the Evangelical Synod of North Americawhich, before 1927 was known as the German Evangelical Synodof North America and was originally formed in 1840 at Deutsche Evangelische St. Johannes Gemeinde Zu Gravois by German immigrants. This unified church was called the Evangelical and Reformed Churchand eventually joined with the Congregational Christian Church in 1957. Since that time this unification of churches is called the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_church_of_christ United Church of Christ. (UCC)]. For further information visit the United Church of Christ website.
 * In the 20th century, the Congregational tradition in America fragmented into three different denominations. The largest of these is the United Church of Christ, which resulted from a 1957 merger with the Evangelical and Reformed Church. Source Congregationalism in the United States

Types of Church Records

 * Amistad Research Center, United Church of Christ records and related holdings. Amistad Research Center, Tulane University, 1990. Worldcat entry.

Finding the Records
(Merger of the Evangelical and German Reformed churches and some Congregational churches in 1957)


 * Evangelical and Reformed Historical Society and Archives 555 West James Street Lancaster, PA 17603 Telephone: 717-290-8711 or 717-393-0654 Internet: www.erhs.info


 * Congregational Library Congregational Christian Historical Society 14 Beacon Street Boston, Massachusetts 02108 Phone: 617-523-0470 Hours: 9 a.m. - 5 p.m. Internet: www.14beacon.org