Yearbook of American and Canadian Churches 2010 - Cokesbury

the Evangelical Christian Churches-Assemblies of
God in Italy. It is an affiliate member of the
Pentecostal Fellowship of North America and of
the National Association of Evangelicals.
Headquarters
1294 Rutledge Rd., Transfer, PA 16154-2299,
Tel. (724)962-3501 Fax (724)962-1766
Exec. Sec., Christine Marini; Asst., Candace Tarr
Email: ifcahq@neohio.twcbc.com
Website: www.ifcaministry.com
Officers
Executive Bd., Gen. Overseer, Rev. Dennis G.
Karaman, 1294 Rutledge Road, Transfer, PA.
16154
Exec. Vice Pres., Rev. Joseph Shipley, 44-19
Francis Lewis Blvd., Bayside, NY 11361
Asst. Gen. Overseers, Rev. Joseph Shipley 44-19
Francis Lewis Blvd., Bayside, NY 11361; Rev.
Trevor Cobarn,
3325 Dry Brook Rd., Falconer, NY 14733; Rev.
Patrick Bossio, Sr., 667 Capitol, Lincoln Park,
MI 48146;
Rev. Thomas Geyser, 2 Cynthia Circle,
Medway, MA 02062, Rev. Douglas Bedgood,
Sr., 442 Trinidad Ln.,
Teadkwood Village, Largo, FL 33770
DEPARTMENTS
Benevolence, Rev. Eugene De Marco, 136 Dana
Dr., New Brighton PA 15066
Home Missions, Rev. Richard George, 3395
Waterside Dr., Akron, OH 44319
Faith, Order & Credentials, Rev. Rev. Joseph
Shipley, 44-19 Francis Lewis Blvd, Bayside,
NY 11361
Missions, Rev. Mark Charles, 703 Somcenter
Rd., Mayfield Hts., OH 44143
Publications Relations, Rev. John Tedesco, 1188
Heron Rd., Cherry Hill, NJ 08003
Lay Ministries, Rev. Carmine Zottoli, 27D Shear
Hill Rd., Mahopac, NY 10541
Education, Rev. Lucian Gandolfo, 3141
Highland Dr. Easton, PA. 18045
Periodicals
Vista
Christian Churches and Churches
of Christ
The fellowship, whose churches were always
strictly congregational in polity, has its origin in the
American movement to “restore the New Testament
church in doctrine, ordinances and life” initiated
by Thomas and Alexander Campbell, Walter
Scott and Barton W. Stone in the early 19th century.
Headquarters
Media Contact, No. American Christian
Convention Dir., Rod Huron, 4210
Bridgetown Rd., Box 11326, Cincinnati, OH
45211, Tel. (513)598-6222 Fax (513)598-6471
Email: Jowston@cwv.edu
Website: www.cctoday.com; www.nacctheconnectingplace.org
Officers
CONVENTIONS
North American Christian Convention, Dir., Rod
Huron, 4210 Bridgetown Rd., Box 11326,
Cincinnati, OH 45211, Tel. (513)598-6222;
NACC Mailing Address, Box 39456,
Cincinnati, OH 45239
National Missionary Convention, Coord., Walter
Birney, Box 11, Copeland, KS 67837, Tel.
(316)668-5250
Eastern Christian Convention, Kenneth Meade,
5300 Norbeck Rd., Rockville, MD 20853, Tel.
(301)460-3550
Periodicals
Christian Standard, Restoration Herald,
Horizons, The Lookout
The Christian Congregation, Inc.
The Christian Congregation is a denominational
evangelistic association that originated in
1787 and was active on the frontier in areas adjacent
to the Ohio River. The church was an unincorporated
organization until 1887. At that time a
group of ministers who desired closer cooperation
formally constituted the church. The charter was
revised in 1898 and again in 1970.
Governmental polity basically is congregational.
Local units are semi-autonomous. Doctrinal
positions, strongly biblical, are essentially universalist
in the sense that ethical principles, which
motivate us to creative activism, transcend national
boundaries and racial barriers. A central tenet, John
13 vs.34-35, translates to such respect for sanctity
of life that abortions on demand, capital punishment
and all warfare are vigorously opposed. All
wars are considered unjust and obsolete as a means
of resolving disputes.
Early leaders were John Chapman, John L.
Puckett and Isaac V. Smith. Bishop O. J. Read
was chief administrative and ecclesiastic officer
for 40 years until 1961. Rev. Dr. Ora Wilbert
Eads has been general Superintendent since
1961. Ministerial affiliation for independent
clergymen is provided.
Headquarters
812 W. Hemlock St., LaFollette, TN 37766
Media Contact, Gen. Supt., Rev. Ora W. Eads,
D.D., Tel. (423)562-5809
Email: Revalnas@aol.com
Website: netministries.org/see/churches.exe/ch10619
Officers
Gen. Supt., Rev. Ora W. Eads, D.D., 812 W.
Hemlock St. LaFollette, TN 37766
Christian Methodist Episcopal
Church*
The Christian Methodist Episcopal Church
(CME) is a historically African-American denomination
that was established in Jackson, Tennessee
in 1870 when a group of former slaves, representing
eight annual conferences of the Methodist
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