Churches Uniting in Christ (CUIC) brings together ten mainline American denominations (including both predominantly white and predominantly black churches), and was inaugurated on January 20, 2002. CUIC is the successor organization to the Consultation on Church Union (COCU) founded in 1962. The original task of COCU was to negotiate a merger between its ten member denominations; however, the membership of the denominations overwhelmingly rejected a merger when it was proposed in 1969.

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  • Churches Uniting in Christ (CUIC) brings together ten mainline American denominations (including both predominantly white and predominantly black churches), and was inaugurated on January 20, 2002. CUIC is the successor organization to the Consultation on Church Union (COCU) founded in 1962. The original task of COCU was to negotiate a merger between its ten member denominations; however, the membership of the denominations overwhelmingly rejected a merger when it was proposed in 1969. With the failure of the merger proposal, COCU then turned to negotiating "full communion", whereby each member church would retain its own autonomy and identity, while recognizing the validity of the rites and ministry of the others and accepting them as true churches. In 1991 it was proposed that this was to be done on the historic model of bishop, presbyter and deacon. However, the Presbyterian Church USA was unwilling to implement some of the changes to its internal rules that this model would require, and the Episcopal Church did not feel able to participate at the time. It was then proposed that intercommunion be established without a resolution of the ministry issue, which would be resolved by 2007 by means of intensive dialog between the churches. This modified proposal was then accepted by the member churches. CUIC is not a merger, but rather an intercommunion agreement whereby each member recognizes the others as part of the true church, and recognizes its rites as valid. The original proposal for CUIC also had a full recognition of each other's ministers, but the Episcopal Church's insistence on the historic episcopate, which conflicts with the system of organization and governance in some other member churches, has meant that this part of the CUIC proposal has been put on hold. CUIC will however hold negotiations once it is established, possibly leading to a full recognition of each other's ministers within the next few years.
  • Churches Uniting in Christ (CUIC) ist eine Kirchengemeinschaft, die neun Kirchen in den Vereinigten Staaten umfasst Die Organisation wurde am 20. Januar 2002 gegründet. Die CUIC ist die Nachfolgegemeinschaft der Consultation on Church Union (COCU), die 1962 gegründet wurde. Die Churches Uniting in Christ sind keine Kirchenunion der Mitgliedskirchen, sondern eine Kirchengemeinschaft, deren Mitglieder ihre eigene Identität bewahren, sich aber gegenseitig als Teil der wahren Kirche ansehen und ihre Sakramente gegenseitig anerkennen. Eine gegenseitige Anerkennung der Ämter gibt es nicht, aufgrund von unterschiedlichem Amtsverständnis der Mitglieder. Die Churches Uniting in Christ sind mit ihrem Anspruch einer moderaten Theologie zwischen der liberalen Theologie auf der einen Seite und der evangelikalen Theologie auf der andern Seite einzuordnen. Ein besonderes Anliegen der Churches Uniting in Christ ist die Bekämpfung des Rassismus. Die Kirchengemeinschaft umfasst sowohl Kirchen mit mehrheitlich weißen als auch Kirchen mit mehrheitlich schwarzen Kirchmitgliedern. Die Mitgliedskirchen der Churches Uniting in Christ gehören alle zu den Mainline Churches in den Vereinigten Staaten. Frauenordination ist in allen Mitgliedskirchen der Churches Uniting in Christ möglich.
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  • Churches Uniting in Christ (CUIC) brings together ten mainline American denominations (including both predominantly white and predominantly black churches), and was inaugurated on January 20, 2002. CUIC is the successor organization to the Consultation on Church Union (COCU) founded in 1962. The original task of COCU was to negotiate a merger between its ten member denominations; however, the membership of the denominations overwhelmingly rejected a merger when it was proposed in 1969.
  • Churches Uniting in Christ (CUIC) ist eine Kirchengemeinschaft, die neun Kirchen in den Vereinigten Staaten umfasst Die Organisation wurde am 20. Januar 2002 gegründet. Die CUIC ist die Nachfolgegemeinschaft der Consultation on Church Union (COCU), die 1962 gegründet wurde.
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