The Episcopal Church Welcomes You
» Site Map   » Questions    
eirlogo
Office of Ecumenical & Interreligious Relations
The Episcopal Church  (Anglican Communion)
815 Second Avenue New York, NY 10017
Ph 212-716-6220


ecumenical@episcopalchurch.org


©2008 OEIR of TEC

CUIC / COCU Archives
Churches Uniting in Christ 'finding momentum'
One of the boldest efforts in ecumenical history to build Christian unity has entered a new phase, one that is showing promise, according to participants.
CUIC Liturgy
Churches Uniting In Christ Liturgy from the National Act of Worship Inaugurating CUIC, revised for Local and Regional Worship Services
Consultation on Church Union
In its first decade agreement was reached on Principles of Church Union (1966), including some notable theological work on Tradition and traditions. This was the basis of A Plan of Union (1970), which included a restatement of the theological premises and the outline of a constitution for a Church of Christ Uniting. This proposal proved to be unacceptable to all the churches.
A Correction
A recent speech by David W. Preus, former president of the American Lutheran Church, posted on the Internet, contains serious factual errors that should not go uncorrected.
CUIC and Ministry: The Real Beginning or the Final Ending?
The Episcopal Church through our General Convention has agreed to participate in the inauguration of a new relationship between the churches long associated with the Consultation on Church Union (COCU) which, while short of full communion, is another step along the road.
Call to Christian Commitment and Action to Combat Racism
The following is a call to action from delegates to the Eighteenth Plenary of the Consultation on Church Union (COCU) to the nine member-churches. Common witness and service are two marks of an ecumenical body. The COCU member-churches have chosen to live this commitment especially by focusing attention on the need to combat racism within and among the member-churches, in all churches, and in society.
ECUSA Yes Vote to Churches in Covenant Communion
Report of the Eighteenth Plenary of the Consultation on Church Union
We, the member churches of the Consultation on Church Union, gathered in St. Louis, January 20-24, 1999, for the Consultation's Eighteenth Plenary, confess that we have not always been certain of the road toward visible unity in Christ, or patient with the pace of our journey.
Episcopal Church Report on COCU
The Episcopal Church has been asked to make a report of the official action taken by our communion in response to Churches in Covenant Communion which was approved by the COCU plenary of 1988. This is our action: At our 1994 General Convention, the Episcopal Church said that we are "not ready" to enter into covenant communion.