UCC sees donation gain after supporting same-sex marriage
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The donations to the union between the Ministries of the United Church of Christ has risen by more than a million dollars in the year 2007 after its approval to same-sex marriage in 2005. UCC of the contested decision, a few years ago, a move, which some said would lead to the financial ruin to the national church. But quite the opposite is happening, “said National Chief of the church. During the year 2007, to make voluntary contributions to our Church “Greater mission, the designation of the common fund for union ministries, for a total of 29637048 $ 28409202 $ in the past year, after reports of financial compensation. The former UCC General Synod to support the resolution of same-sex marriage with an overwhelming margin in 2005, with the support of 80% of elected representatives of the Church. The resolution calls on churches UCC to study and the need for equal support of liturgical rites and laws of civil marriage for same-sex couples. If adoption of the resolution, which was the first UCC Christian Main Line, to the legalization of gay marriage. This decision led to more than 200 of the UCC 5900 communes out of the commitment by national UCC. Eighty-five other municipalities, but has taken steps in favour of accession UCC. “It has been speculated that it would be some spell financial disaster for the Church. We do not have the sharp decline was the prediction that many,” said the Reverend J. Guess Bennett, director of communications for the UCC. In contrast, 2007, which was also the 50th Anniversary of the UCC, was “a year of the celebration important,” said Guess. Modern The denomination formed in 1957, but there are different forms in the United States since ‘colonial era. Ratet once said that the Church lives rejuvenation rather decline last year, which he regarded as a period of “good feelings, [and] a sense of unity and support for the denomination of the variety. ” “Giving national ministries and historic mainline denominations has been steadily declining since 1960,” said Guess. “Anytime we see a reversal of this trend, as the 1.2 million donations and increase in the year 2007 , “is something that we note the importance. ” Guess UCC support for marriage between persons of the same until the mid-1990’s. UCC efforts on behalf of the LGBT community began in the year 1985, a synod of the resolution, UCC open and reaffirm gays and lesbians. Guess UCC approval instead of the same-sex marriage in the name of the history of commitment to social justice. “We see ourselves as the church justice, and we are fighting with the topics of the day,” said Guess. This view was also raised by the Reverend Dr. Wilfried Glabach, pastor of the town of First Church of San Francisco, United Church of Christ, who pointed out that “The church is not only just for human beings. ” “The United Church of Christ is based on a set of issues related to the social question,” said Glabach. He added that the UCC is “very concerned about the things that are not in the right perspective, in which human beings are marginalized for their race, sex, sexual orientation or ability.” Glabach said that UCC has been “very interested and help homosexuals, lesbians, transplantation of mankind over the last century.” His common welcomes same-sex couples. “We hope that same-sex couples are, by its relations with blesses us. It is something that we want to do, and I would like to do, in our church, “said Glabach. “It is not to make life easier for our church,” said Glabach faiths support the progressive causes. Guess noted, “The trajectory UCC claims that inspires us and encourages us to take action, which may be hard to believe, but it is necessary.” He cites the history of the Church ordinierend stages, the first woman and first afroamerikanische pastor in the years 1850 years. |