WISCONSIN CONFERENCE Conference Hosts General Synod in Milwaukee 218 congregations 1840 St Paul’s “The Protestant Church,” Erin (first cong. of 2014 Conference votes to become ONA German Evangelical Synod tradition) 1846 Beloit College (Congregational) 1862 Mission House College and Seminary (now Lakeland University 1991 Plymouth UCC, Milwaukee, 1963 1966 1981 1982-1983 2001 2014 1847 Immanuel Church, Plymouth (first cong. of German and United Theological Seminary, Twin Cities) founded by German first ONA (Open & Affirming) congregation Reformed tradition) Reformed Church. Clarence McCall Ralph Ley Frederick Trost Helen Barnhill David Moyer Franz Rigert and Staff Conference President Conference President Conference President/Minister of Milwaukee, Conference President Conference Minister 1878 Winnebago Indian Mission Church, Black River Falls UCC Moderator (now Ho-Cak UCC) Mission House professor Henry Kurtz, grateful for a Winnebago tribal member who saved his life in a Global Partnerships of the Conference: snowstorm. Jacob Hauser and Jacob Stucki among first leaders. Mexico, Egypt, Honduras, Germany, Haiti, “The words you have spoken are good. We also believe in 1962 Fairhaven Home, Whitewater established by leaders of East Africa, United Kingdom, Bethlehem, France Earthmaker. We love our children. It will make us glad to see them Wisconsin Congregational Conference (now Fairhaven Diocese of San well taught. We are glad that you have come.” (Chief Black Hawk) Senior Services) Cristobal De Las Tribal member John Stacy baptized, and helped translate Bible Casas (Mexico) 1832 Black Hawk War ends at Battle of Bad Axe into Winnebago language. 1963 First Meeting of the Wisconsin Conference United Church of Christ, Lawrence University, Appleton. 329 congregations, Coptic Orthodox 1836 - 1848 Wisconsin Territory 1992 Trost Center built in Deforest Diocese of Beni- roughly half from both Evangelical and Reformed 2017 Conference votes to become immigrant welcoming Souef (Egypt) 1836 Union Church, Green Bay (first Congregational church 1848 Wisconsin Statehood and Congregational Christian traditions. Conference begins conversation on race and white privilege in Wisconsin) Evangelical and Reformed Synod of Honduras 1966 “Youth Views the Possibilities for Peace” 1852 Ripon College (Congregational) 2019 Trost Center “goes solar” Evangelical Church of the Union (Germany) Republican Party born at Ripon U.S. Senator Wm. Proxmire, speaking Moers District (Rhineland) of the Evangelical Church 1854 Plymouth Cong’l Burlington helps 1966 New Glarus Home, New Glarus of the Union Germany) established fugitive slave Joshua Glover along 1940s Friedens (“peace”) Evangelical and Reformed Church, Prenzlau District (Berlin-Brandenburg) of the Underground Railroad. “No slaveholder Milwaukee, Pastor Wm. Schlinkmann, FBI investigates for 1967 United Church Camps, Inc., created Evangelical Church of the Union or apologist for human slavery need preaching against WWII. with Pilgrim Center, Green Lake Spiritual Council of Churches of Haiti (Conaspeh) apply for membership.” (Congregational, 1949); and Moon 1945 Mitchell Whiterabbit, first Native American ordained Presbyterian Church of East Africa 1846-1865 American Missionary Beach Camp, St Germain 1906 Northland College founded by Congregationalists Malagasy Protestant Church in Paris (France) Association (Albany, NY) supports nearly 1950s Post-War Church Growth (Evangelical and Refored, 1957) 1994 Lay Academy established fifty Wisconsin congregations with abolitionist views. AMA 1910 German Evangelical Synod founds Deaconess Hospital, 1956 Cedar Lake Home, West Bend established by Evangelical and 1970 First “Earth Day” with Wisconsin Gov. and Sen. Gaylord Nelson United Reformed Church of the United Kingdom founded by Amistad veterans Lewis Tappan and Simeon Jocelyn. Milwaukee (now Aurora Sinai Medical Center) 1933 Myrtle Baker, first woman ordained Reformed congregations (now Cedar Community) as founder 1995 Gay/Lesbian Task Force created Bright Stars of Bethlehem 1800 1820 1840 1860 1880 1900 1920 1940 1960 1980 2000 NOW UNITED CHURCH OF CHRIST 1801 Plan of Union; Presbyterians and Congregationalists 1821 Friedrich Schleiermacher publishes his systematic, 1840 Founding of the Evangelical Synod of North America 1863 Formation of the General Synod of the Reformed Church 1883 Commission Creed produces more modern statement of belief 1902 Washington Gladden 1922 General Convention of the Christian Church name adopted 1947 Final draft of “Basis of Union” presented to Evangelical 1960 Constitution of the United Church of Christ approved in special 1980 EKU Synod meeting in East and West Germany votes 2000 Statement of Faith translated into Spanish by Damaris Velez “The Christian Faith” in the United States for Congregationalists influences Social Gospel and Reformed and Congregational Christian denominations “adjourned session” of Second General Synod for “Kirchengemeinschaft” or Full Communion with UCC, 1801 Female Society for Spreading Christian Education is formed, 1841 Amistad case reaches the U.S. Supreme Court and the 1927 First World Conference on Faith and Order held in Lausanne 2004 “God is Still Speaking” Movement publishes endorsed by UCC in 1981 later changed to Women’s Board of Mission 1824 American Sunday School Union founded captives are freed 1863 Celebration of the 300th Anniversary of the Heidelberg 1884 Board of Foreign Missions of the German Evangelical Synod 1948 World Council of Churches meets for the first time 1966 “Statement by the National Committee of Negro Churchmen” Campaign “Social Salvation” 1931 Congregational Church and Christian Church merge Catechism of North America in Amsterdam published in the the New York Times 1981 Statement of Faith in the form of a doxology is endorsed 1801 Barton W. Stone helps lead the Cane Ridge Revival: 1825 American Unitarian Association forms, 2004 TV Networks Ban the UCC 1908 Federal Council of the 1932 Reinhold Niebuhr publishes fearing sectarianism takes on the name “Christian” in 1804 separating from Congregationalists 1864 American Missionary 1887 Missionaries sent to Japan from Foreign Missions Department 1949 Several Congregational Christian churches bring lawsuits 1966 UCC Ministers for Racial and Social Justice organized at 1981 Yvonne Delk becomes first African American Woman to head “Bouncer Ad” Churches of Christ in “Moral Man and Immoral Association shifts focus to of American Christian Convention to stop proposed merger “Washington Consultation” the national Office for Church in Society. 1804 James O’Kelly gives up ties to Methodism and Presbyterianism Society” 2005 Marriage Equality 1826 American Home Missionary Society literacy education in the South America founded, first and takes on name “Christian” 1887 Woman’s Missionary Society formed as official part is founded meeting in Philadelphia 1934 Evangelical Church and 1951 H. Richard Niebuhr publishes “Christ and Culture” 1972 William Johnson is first openly gay person to be ordained 1982 Office for Church Life and Leadership produces Resolution 1865 National Congregational Council of Reformed Church to Christian ministry “The Leader’s Box” Reformed Church merge 1953 Court of Appeals State of New York upholds Supreme Court 2007 50th Anniversary of the 1846 John W. Nevin publishes “The gathers representatives from 25 1913 Kansas City Statement of 1888 Philip Schaff founds the American Society of Church History of State of New York decision to allow General Council 1973 “Resolution on Inclusive Language” is adopted 1986 UCC Book of Worship published United Church of Christ Mystical Presence” Mercersburg states and several different Faith summarizes 1934 Council for Social Action of Congregational Christian Church to pursue merger Theology countries 1889 Evangelical Deaconess Congregational belief with established by General Council 1974 “Hymnal of the United Church of Christ” is published 1986 “A Just Peace Church” edited 2013 Resolution to repudiate the Doctrine of Discovery Society of St. Louis strong Social Gospel themes of Cong. and Christian Churches 1957 Uniting General Synod and by Susan Thistlewaite is 1847 Louis Nollau and pastors of 1865 Burial Hill Declaration of Faith for 1976 Joseph H. Evans is first 2017 Reorganization of national staff organized responding to creation of the United Church published in its final version Evangelical Church Association Congregationalists African American to hold the needs of the poor of Christ in Missouri publish a union catechism, position of Secretary and 1987 United Church Board for World 1866 Eastern Synod of Reformed Church 1832 ABCFM helps bring Georgia Cherokee Independence the “Evangelical Catechism” 1890 Northern and Southern 1959 Statement of Faith of the United President of a mainline Ministries “Houston Statement propose revised liturgy based on issue to Supreme Court. Despite Court decision, tribes Christians agree to a Plan Church of Christ denomination on Mission” 1850 Christian movement delegates from Mercersburg theological principles. are forced to leave their land leading to the "Trail of Union 11 states and Canada meet at Marion, Ohio. The largest general 1959 Formative document “Call to 1977 “[Robert] Moss Version” of 1989 UCC and Disciples of Christ in full of Tears" 1867 Myerstown Convention of “Old Reformed” list objections convention for the movement to date. 1896 Charles Sheldon publishes Christian Action in Society” Statement of Faith commended communion to Eastern liturgy and propose their own western