Churches Of Christ In Christian Union
The Churches of Christ in Christian Union (CCCU) is a Christian denomination with origins in the Wesleyan/Arminian doctrine (i.e. The Methodist Episcopal Church). There was a doctrinal conflict and in 1909 five ministers and some sixty laypeople left the Christian Union a denomination began during the American Civil War in 1864, to form the CCCU. Since 1945 the CCCU has expanded to 15 U.S. states and several other nations. Revival campaigns, missionary conventions, and camp meetings are a vital part of the local, district, and general church. The form of worship of the CCCU Churches is simple and free with minimal emphasis on ritual or form.
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