The United Church of Christ came into being in 1957 with the union of two Protestant denominations: the Evangelical and Reformed Church and the Congregational Christian Churches. Each of these was, in turn, the result of a union of two earlier denominations.
The Congregational Churches were organized when the Pilgrims of Plymouth Plantation (1620) and the Puritans of the Massachusetts Bay Colony (1629) acknowledged their essential unity in the Cambridge Platform of 1648. The Reformed Church in the United States traced its beginnings to congregations of German settlers in Pennsylvania founded from 1725 on. Later, its ranks were swelled by Reformed folk from Switzerland and other countries.
The Evangelical Synod of North America traced its beginning to an association of German Evangelical pastors in Missouri. This association, founded in 1840, reflected the 1817 union of Lutheran and Reformed churches in Germany.
Through the years, members of other groups such as Native Americans, African Americans, Asian Americans, Volga Germans, Armenians, Hungarians, and Hispanic Americans have joined with the four earlier groups. Thus the United Church of Christ celebrates and continues a wide variety of traditions in its common life.
The characteristics of the United Church of Christ can be summarized in part by the key words in the names of the four denominations that formed our union: Christian, Reformed, Congregational, Evangelical.
What We Believe
The roots of our church go back to the Pilgrims of New England. As a "mainline" Protestant church, we teach individual freedom and responsibility before God to search the Scriptures and to be in covenant with fellow believers for worship and for service. We know Jesus Christ as Teacher, Guide, Lord and Savior. Our members are called to know and to show the love of God in their daily living.
Central to the U.C.C.'s mission is a passion to apply the teachings of Jesus Christ to local and world-wide needs. The U.C.C. seeks to be a multi-racial, multi-national, multi-cultural family of people who are all children of God, justified by faith and committed to working for justice and peace for everyone
Our Wider Church
The United Church of Christ is a denomination of nearly two million members in 6,200 local churches.
Our Wakeman Church belongs to the Northwest Association, one of the five associations that make up the Ohio Conference of the U.C.C.
Elected representatives of each conference make up the U.C.C.'s overall governing body, the General Synod. The Synod's headquarters is located in nearby Cleveland, Ohio.
Our church's international outreach is possible through "Our Church's Wider Mission" of the United Church of Christ.
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Rev. Edgar Shelly
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Pastor, Teacher
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Parsonage: 70 Abbott Street
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Wakeman, OH 44889
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Home: 440-839-9300
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Wakeman Congregational Church
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United Church of Christ
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Abbott/Cooper Streets - PO Box 92
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Wakeman, OH 44889-0092
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Church Office: 440-839-2316
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FAX: 440-839-2350
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| Worship Service | Winter 10:30 AM / Summer 9:30 AM |
| Church School | 9:15 AM seasonal |
| Nursery | during worship (after children's sermon) |
| Communion | 2nd Sunday monthly |
| Chancel Choir Rehearsal | 1 hour before worship |
| Handbell Choir Rehearsal | Wednesday 6:00 PM |
| Church Council | 3rd Wednesday 7:30 PM |
| Fireside Reading Circle | Village Library, Thursday 10:30 AM |
| Pilgrim Youth Fellowship | 1st & 3rd Sunday 6:00 - 7:30 PM September through May |
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Special Events to Remember
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| Maundy Thursday Service |
| Good Friday Service |
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Easter Sunday:
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| Birthday Dinner (Celebrating all birthdays on one day) |
| Pilgrim Youth Fellowship (PYF) - Youth Activities |
| Graduates Breakfast - Honoring all who graduate from any educational institution |
| Annual Chicken Bar-B-Que (Spring) |
| Vacation Bible School (Summer) |
| Annual Swiss Steak Dinner (Fall) |
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Thanksgiving Ecumenical Service (With St. Mary's Catholic Church) |
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Christmas Services
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