History of
Christ Evangelical and Reformed United Church of Christ

If only these walls could talk!! Christ Church invites the community to
discover its stories of Polish, German, & Irish pioneers who
temporarily stayed in the adjoining immigrant house before moving on to
achieve the American Dream.
One of the best kept secrets in
Baltimore,
Christ Church is now sought after by the City to be one of the stops
along the Immigration walking tour. Embracing the exciting changes in
Locust Point, Christ Church is working to fulfill the needs
of our new neighbors.
Both the Immigration House and
sanctuary are
tenderly preserved, and give a true sense of the hope and excitement
felt by families living there so long ago. The
church plans to restore the original front porch and reserve a part of
the second floor as a public museum.
Why the
long name?
History of
The United Church of Christ
In 2007, the United Church of
Christ celebrated its 50th Anniversary
as a denomination. Christ Church's roots go back to our
predecessor
denominations: The Evangelical Synod of North America and its merger
with the Reformed Church in the United States to form a new
denomination, the Evangelical and Reformed Church, in 1934.
In 1957
the Evangelical and Reformed Church merged with the Congregational
Christian Churches to form the United Church of Christ.
Each congregation is autonomous -
free to call a pastor and has
ownership or control of real or personal property belonging to the
congregation. We are in covenant with the other congregations
that
together form the United Church of Christ. Our church is a
group of
people who are together because we have been called together by God and
because we have agreed to be together. The local church is
“the basic
unit of the life and organization of the United Church of Christ.
Visit us. Come worship and grow with us in
the service of God and neighbor.
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