Yearbook of American and Canadian Churches 2010 - Cokesbury

Ecumenical and Interreligious Affairs: Archbishop
Wilton Gregory
Evangelization and Catechesis: Bishop Richard
Malone
Executive Committee: Cardinal Frances George,
OMI
International Justice and Peace: Bishop Howard
Hubbard
Laity, Marriage, Family Life, and Youth:
Archbishop Roger L. Schwietz, OMI
Migration: Bishop John Wester
National Collections: Bishop Kevin Farrell
Priorities and Plans: Bishop George Murry, SJ
Pro-Life Activities: Cardinal Daniel DiNardo
Protection of Children and Young People:
Bishop Blasé Cupich
For information on related organizations and
individual dioceses, consult the Official
Catholic Directory (published annually by P.J.
Kenedy and Sons) and the USCCB website
(www.usccb.org).
Periodicals
Catholic News Service, Origins, Bishops
Committee on the Liturgy Newsletter
Christ Catholic Church
The church is a catholic communion established
in 1968 to minister to the growing number of people
who seek an experiential relationship with God
and who desire to make a total commitment of
their lives to God. The church is catholic in faith
and tradition. Participating cathedrals, churches
and missions are located in several states.
Headquarters
405 Kentling Rd., Highlandville, MO 65669, Tel.
(417)443-3951
Media Contact, Archbishop, Most Rev. Karl Pruter
Email: bishopkarl@juno.com
Website: www.christcatholicchurch.com
Officers
Archbishop, Most Rev. Karl Pruter, P.O. Box 63,
Highlandville, MO 65669
Periodicals
St. Willibrord Journal
Christ Community Church
(Evangelical-Protestant)
This church was founded by the Rev. John
Alexander Dowie on Feb. 22, 1896 at Chicago,
Ill. In 1901 the church founded the city of Zion,
IL and moved their headquarters there.
Theologically, the church is rooted in evangelical
orthodoxy. The Scriptures are accepted as the
rule of faith and practice. Other doctrines call for
belief in the necessity of repentance for sin and
personal trust in Christ for salvation.
The Christ Community Church is a denominational
member of The National Association of
Evangelicals. It has work in six other nations in
addition to the United States. Branch ministries
are found in Tonalea, Arizona.
Headquarters
2500 Dowie Memorial Dr., Zion, IL 60099, Tel.
(847)746-1411 Fax (847)746-1452
Email: frontoffice@ccczion.org
Website: www.ccczion.org
Officers
Senior Pastor, Ken Langley
Christadelphians
The Christadelphians are a body of people who
believe the Bible to be the divinely inspired word
of God, written by “Holy men who spoke as they
were moved by the Holy Spirit” (2 Pet. 1:21).
They believe that the Old Testament presents
God’s plan to establish His Kingdom on earth in
accord with the promises He made to Abraham
and David; and that the New Testament declares
how that plan works out in Jesus Christ, who died
a sacrificial death to redeem sinners. They believe
in the personal return of Jesus Christ as King, to
establish “all that God spoke by the mouth of his
holy prophets from of old” (Acts 3:21). They
believe that at Christ’s return many of the dead will
be raised by the power of God to be judged. Those
whom God deems worthy will be welcomed into
eternal life in the Kingdom on earth. Christadelphians
believe in the mortality of man; in spiritual
rebirth requiring belief and immersion in the name
of Jesus; and in a godly walk in this life. They have
no ordained clergy, and are organized in a loose
worldwide confederation of autonomous congregations
(ecclesias) in approximately 100 countries.
They are conscientiously opposed to participation
in war. They endeavor to be enthusiastic in work,
loyal in marriage, generous in giving, dedicated in
preaching, and cheerful in living.
The denomination was organized in 1844 by Dr.
John Thomas, who came to the United States from
England, and who devoted his life to a search for
the truth of God from the Bible. Dr. Thomas
claimed no special revelation or position. Although
his Bible scholarship is highly respected, he is not
revered as a prophet in any way. The name Christadelphian
(“Brethren in Christ”) was adopted in
1864. Initially limited mostly to English-speaking
countries, the denomination now exists worldwide.
Primary activities in North America include
Sunday worship and Sunday Schools, midweek
Bible classes, Bible Schools, and inter-ecclesial
gatherings. In addition, the Williamsburg
Christadelphian Foundation (WCF) sponsors and
assists charitable and preaching activities in
many parts of the world, both by itself and in
conjunction with the outreach work of the
Christadelphian Bible Missions.
(In North America, there are two Christadelphian
groups, Central and Unamended.)
Headquarters
Media Contact, Trustee, Norman D. Zilmer,
Christadelphian Action Society, 904
Woodview Court, Mahomet, IL 61853-3623,
Tel. (217)590-4108 Fax (847)888-3334
Email: nzilmer@aol.com
Website: www.christadelphia.org
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