Our Stewards

Fulfilling the Vision, Mission and Purpose are our current board members:

Rev. Brenda Jean Sharp, Founder and Director
Reina Dolejsi, MBA, Spiritual Caregiver
Phyllis Delaney, MA
Betty Sharp, retired Farmer

 

Our Stewards

Fulfilling the Vision, Mission and Purpose are our current board members:

Rev. Brenda Jean Sharp, Founder and Director
Reina Dolejsi, MBA, Spiritual Caregiver
Phyllis Delaney, MA
Betty Sharp, retired Farmer

 

“Enlightened beings are magnanimous givers, bestowing whatever they have with calmness, without regret, without hoping for reward, without seeking honor, without coveting material benefits, but only to rescue and safeguard all living beings.”

— Garland Sutra 21

“Enlightened beings are magnanimous givers, bestowing whatever they have with calmness, without regret, without hoping for reward, without seeking honor, without coveting material benefits, but only to rescue and safeguard all living beings.”

— Garland Sutra 21

Our Affiliations

International Council of Community Churches (ICCC).

In the United States there are 200,000 members and 180 Congregations. The ICCC is an international, intercultural, interracial, fellowship of churches and ministry centers that seek to realize Christian unity in local, national, and world relations. The Council seeks fellowship, mutual support, and common ministries that reflect the unity of all who see themselves within the Christian tradition. In 1950, two fellowships in the Community Church movement joined in an historic merger. At the time, their joining represented the largest interracial merger of religious bodies in America. The new creation was the ICCC. Member churches and centers are united to be a fellowship of ecumenically minded, free-loving churches cooperating in the mission of the Church.

After forty years of study and prayer through the Consultation on Church Union (COCU), the nine member churches agreed to stop “consulting” and start living their unity in Christ more fully. On January 20, 2002, these churches inaugurated a new relationship to be known as Churches Uniting in Christ.

African Methodist Episcopal Church
African Methodist Episcopal Zion Church
Christian Church (Disciples of Christ)
Christian Methodist Episcopal Church
Episcopal Church
International Council of Community Churches
Presbyterian Church (USA)
United Church of Christ
United Methodist Church

Each communion retains its own identity and decision-making structures, but they also have pledged before God to draw closer in sacred things including regular sharing of the Lord’s Supper and common mission, especially a mission to combat racism together. Each church also committed itself to undertake an intensive dialogue toward the day when ministers are authorized to serve and lead worship, when invited, in each of the communions. Churches Uniting in Christ is not a new structure. It is an officially recognized invitation to live with one another differently.

The National Council of the Churches of Christ has 45 million members in the United States and 100,000 congregations. Since its founding in 1950, the National Council of the Churches of Christ in the USA has been the leading force for ecumenical cooperation among Christians in the United States. The NCC’s member faith groups representing a wide spectrum of Protestant, Anglican, Orthodox, historic African American and Living Peace churches bring distinctive faith traditions to the Council’s common table. Protestant members include churches of British, German, Scandinavian and other European origin, historic African American churches, and immigrant churches from Korea and India. Orthodox member communions have roots in Greece, Syria, Russia, the Ukraine, Egypt, India and other places where Eastern and Oriental Orthodoxy have long histories. Reflecting the rich variety of its members, the NCC believes that genuine unity demands inclusivity and a respect for diversity, and strives to embody this belief in its programs, decision-making and staffing.

Our Affiliations

International Council of Community Churches (ICCC).

In the United States there are 200,000 members and 180 Congregations. The ICCC is an international, intercultural, interracial, fellowship of churches and ministry centers that seek to realize Christian unity in local, national, and world relations. The Council seeks fellowship, mutual support, and common ministries that reflect the unity of all who see themselves within the Christian tradition. In 1950, two fellowships in the Community Church movement joined in an historic merger. At the time, their joining represented the largest interracial merger of religious bodies in America. The new creation was the ICCC. Member churches and centers are united to be a fellowship of ecumenically minded, free-loving churches cooperating in the mission of the Church.

After forty years of study and prayer through the Consultation on Church Union (COCU), the nine member churches agreed to stop “consulting” and start living their unity in Christ more fully. On January 20, 2002, these churches inaugurated a new relationship to be known as Churches Uniting in Christ.

African Methodist Episcopal Church
African Methodist Episcopal Zion Church
Christian Church (Disciples of Christ)
Christian Methodist Episcopal Church
Episcopal Church
International Council of Community Churches
Presbyterian Church (USA)
United Church of Christ
United Methodist Church

Each communion retains its own identity and decision-making structures, but they also have pledged before God to draw closer in sacred things including regular sharing of the Lord’s Supper and common mission, especially a mission to combat racism together. Each church also committed itself to undertake an intensive dialogue toward the day when ministers are authorized to serve and lead worship, when invited, in each of the communions. Churches Uniting in Christ is not a new structure. It is an officially recognized invitation to live with one another differently.

The National Council of the Churches of Christ has 45 million members in the United States and 100,000 congregations. Since its founding in 1950, the National Council of the Churches of Christ in the USA has been the leading force for ecumenical cooperation among Christians in the United States. The NCC’s member faith groups representing a wide spectrum of Protestant, Anglican, Orthodox, historic African American and Living Peace churches bring distinctive faith traditions to the Council’s common table. Protestant members include churches of British, German, Scandinavian and other European origin, historic African American churches, and immigrant churches from Korea and India. Orthodox member communions have roots in Greece, Syria, Russia, the Ukraine, Egypt, India and other places where Eastern and Oriental Orthodoxy have long histories. Reflecting the rich variety of its members, the NCC believes that genuine unity demands inclusivity and a respect for diversity, and strives to embody this belief in its programs, decision-making and staffing.

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