Churches Uniting in Christ

Churches Uniting in Christ
FoundedJanuary 20, 2002
TypeReligious
FocusEcumenism, mainline Protestantism
Location
  • North America
OriginsConsultation on Church Union
Area served
North America
President
Rev. Dr. Jean Hawxhurst
Vice President
Bishop Jeffrey N. Leath
Secretary
Rev. Rock R. Fremont Jr.
Treasurer
Ruling Elder Juliet Owuor
AffiliationsPartnered with National Council of Churches, World Council of Churches, Graymoor Ecumenical & Interreligious Institute, and Samuel DeWitt Proctor Conference
Websitewww.churchesuniting.org
Formerly called
Consultation on Church Union

Churches Uniting in Christ (CUIC) is an ecumenical organization that brings together mainline American denominations (including both predominantly white and predominantly black churches), and was inaugurated on January 20, 2002, in Memphis, Tennessee on the balcony of the Lorraine Motel.[1] It is the successor organization to the Consultation on Church Union.

  1. ^ Baird, Woody (26 January 2002), "Churches Unite to Fight Racism", Lakeland Ledger, pp. D5, retrieved 14 August 2012

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