Our Churches

RON HAMILTON, CONFERENCE MINISTER

Over 300 churches across our land hold membership in our Conference. These churches share similar convictions based on the CCCC Statement of Faith and are all congregationally governed. Beyond that, each one of these churches is unique and has a special ministry. A few of these churches are mega-churches with a national reputation. Many of our churches are small and located in small towns or villages. While the worship style in our member churches varies greatly, their devotion to Jesus Christ and His Word are similar and strong.

We have worked diligently to strengthen the relationship with our member churches. We offer resources through our Ministry Priority of Church Development to help them evaluate and strengthen their ministry. We care for our churches as they move through pastoral transitions. We assist churches in times of assessment and times of conflict. Membership in the CCCC links our churches with historic Biblical Congregationalism and they find fellowship with other like-minded congregations. These are ways that we bless and encourage our churches in their ministry for our Lord Jesus.

The Conference is also blessed by our member churches in many ways. Many of our churches allow their pastors and leaders to participate in the CCCC as Board members, committee members or Conference representatives. We are also blessed by the financial support that we receive from our member churches. Approximately two-thirds of our budget comes from member churches. Members of the Board of Directors recently sent hand-written thank you notes to member churches to thank them for their giving and share how their contributions make a difference as they support Christ’s work through our fellowship. We received many responses of appreciation from this effort.

I trust that we can strengthen our relationships with our member churches and help them find encouragement from other member churches as well. Our guiding value of “A Community with Shared Life and Shared Mission” is based on the reality that we are stronger together than we are apart. While we value the autonomy of the local church, we do not equate that with independence. We bless one another and strengthen our devotion to Jesus and His work in this generation.