Yearbook of American and Canadian Churches 2010 - Cokesbury

US COOPERATIVE
ORGANIZATIONS
Church (Disciples of Christ), the Christian
Methodist Episcopal Church, The Episcopal
Church, the International Council of
Community Churches, the Presbyterian Church
(U.S.A.), the United Church of Christ, and the
United Methodist Church. Also participating at
present are two Partners in Mission and
Dialogue, the Evangelical Lutheran Church in
America and the Moravian Church (Northern
Province). The Catholic Church participates as
an observer. Other communions are exploring
various possibilities for relating to CUIC.
CUIC is a bold venture, expressed through
the participating communions’ covenant to seek
to live a new relationship that bears witness to a
church that is truly catholic, truly evangelical,
and truly reformed. Among the goals for bearing
witness to that unity are two very challenging
endeavors: to heed the “emphatic call to
`erase racism’ by challenging the system of
white privilege that has so distorted life in this
society and in the churches themselves;” and to
“provide a foundation for the mutual recognition
and reconciliation of ordained ministry by
the members of Churches Uniting in Christ by
the year 2007. Notably, the commitment to
address racism is named as a hallmark of the
new relationship and, following the Inaugural
ceremony,on Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Day,
January 21, 2002, the Heads of Communion
signed an Appeal to the Churches to work
together for the eradication of racism.
The Ecumenical Officers of each of the communions
will carry major responsibility for the
engagement of their congregations and members
in the CUIC relationship. Neighboring
congregations are encouraged to celebrate the
Eucharist together; invite the participation of
each in services of baptism, ordinations and
installation as well as other special events in the
congregations’ lives; and to discover ways in
which they might witness together in combating
social injustices, especially racism. In addition
to the representational Coordinating Council,
three task forces will work to enhance the collaborative
endeavors of CUIC: Ministry,
Racism, and Local and Regional Ecumenism.
Headquarters
475 E. Lockwood Ave, St. Louis MO 63119, Tel.
(314)252-3160 Fax (314)252-3162 Email:
jamesNTse@gmail.com or cuic@eden.org
Media Contact: Elder James Tse, Email:
jamesNTse@gmail.com
Officers
President of the Coordinating Council The
Reverend Dr. Suzanne Webb, Christian
Church (Disciples of Christ)
Vice Pres., The Rt. Reverend Ronald
Cunningham, Christian Methodist Episcopal
Church
Sec., Mr. Abraham Wright, International Council
of Community Churches
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Trea., Elder James N. Tse (Presbyterian Church
(U.S.A.))
COORDINATING COUNCIL REPRESEN-
TATIVES FROM MEMBER COMMU-
NIONS
African Methodist Episcopal Church,
African Methodist Episcopal Zion Church, The
Rev. Dr. Harrison Bonner
Christian Church (DISCIPLES OF CHRIST),
The Rev. Dr. Suzanne Webb
Christian Methodist Episcopal Church, Bishop
Ronald Cunningham
The Episcopal Church (U.S.A.), The Rev. C.
Dana Krutz
International Council of Community Churches,
Mr. Abraham Wright
Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.), Elder James N. Tse
United Church of Christ, The Rev. Lydia Veliko
The United Methodist Church, Bishop Albert F.
Mutti
Evangelical Council for Financial
Accountability
Founded in 1979, the Evangelical Council for
Financial Accountability has the purpose of
helping Christ-centered, evangelical, nonprofit
organizations earn the public’s trust through
their ethical practices and financial accountability.
ECFA assists its over 1,400 member organizations
in making appropriate public disclosure
of their financial practices and accomplishments,
thus materially enhancing their credibility
and support potential among present and
prospective donors.
Headquarters
440 W. Jubal Early Drive Ste. 130, Winchester,
VA 22601-6319 Tel. (540)535-0103 Fax
(540)535-0533
Media Contact, Pres., Dan Busby
Officers
Pres., Dan Busby
Evangelical Press Association
The Evangelical Press Association is a professional
association serving the evangelical periodical
publishing industry. EPA provides a variety
of services, including training and recognition of
outstanding work.
Headquarters
P.O. Box 28129, Crystal, MN 55428 Tel.
(763)535-4793 Fax (763)535-4794
Media Contact, Exec. Dir., Doug Trouten
Officers
Pres., Diane McDougall, EFCA Today, P.O. Box
315, Charlottesville, VA 22902
Pres-Elect, Dean Ridings, Navigators, 3820 N.
30th St., Colorado Springs, CO 80904
Treas., Grif Blackstone, Good News in South
Florida, P.O. Box 935148, Margate, FL 33093