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    The Congregational Federation is a small Christian denomination in Great Britain comprising 235 congregations. It was formed in 1972 from congregations that did not join the union of the Presbyterian Church of England and the Congregational Church in England and Wales. The Federation provides support and guidance to member churches financially and spiritually. It is a member of international Congregational organizations and ecumenical Christian groups in Britain.

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    The Congregational Federation is a small Christian denomination in Great Britain comprising 235 congregations. It was formed in 1972 from congregations that did not join the union of the Presbyterian Church of England and the Congregational Church in England and Wales. The Federation provides support and guidance to member churches financially and spiritually. It is a member of international Congregational organizations and ecumenical Christian groups in Britain.

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    The Congregational Federation is a small Christian denomination in Great Britain comprising 235 congregations. It was formed in 1972 from congregations that did not join the union of the Presbyterian Church of England and the Congregational Church in England and Wales. The Federation provides support and guidance to member churches financially and spiritually. It is a member of international Congregational organizations and ecumenical Christian groups in Britain.

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    Congregational Federation

    The Congregational Federation is a small Christian


    Congregational Federation
    denomination in Great Britain comprising 235 congregations,[2]
    down from 294 in April 2014. The Federation brings together
    Congregational churches, and provides support and guidance to
    member churches both financially and otherwise.

    History
    The Federation was formed in 1972 from those Congregational
    churches which did not enter the union of the Presbyterian
    Church of England with the Congregational Church in England Logo of the Congregational
    and Wales to form the United Reformed Church. The leaders at Federation
    the time were Reginald Cleaves, Margaret, Viscountess
    Classification Protestant
    Stansgate, John Wilcox and Elsie Chamberlain.[3] Margaret,
    Viscountess Stansgate became the Federation's first President. Orientation Congregationalism
    Polity Congregational
    The Federation was expanded in 2000 by member churches of
    polity
    the Congregational Union of Scotland that chose not to join their
    merger with the United Reformed Church.[4] Associations International
    Congregational
    It is a member of the International Congregational Fellowship,[5] Fellowship
    an international network of Congregational churches and their
    Region Great Britain
    national associations. Some of its churches are also in
    membership of the Evangelical Fellowship of Congregational Origin Formed in 1972
    Churches. from
    congregations
    The offices of the Congregational Federation are in Nottingham, which did not join
    England.
    the United
    Reformed Church
    Ecumenical relations Separated from Congregational
    Church in England
    The Congregational Federation is a member of:[6] and Wales

    Action of Churches Together in Scotland Congregations 294 (2014)[1]


    Churches Together in Britain and Ireland Publications The
    Churches Together in England Congregationalist
    Cytûn Official website www
    .congregational
    Churches .org.uk (https://ww
    w.congregational.o
    rg.uk/)
    The churches are organised into 10 geographical regions. CC stands for Congregational Church/Chapel.

    Eastern

    Church Location Founded


    Battlesbridge Free Church Battlesbridge, Essex 1836

    Braintree CC Braintree, Essex 1699


    Cowper Memorial CC, Dereham Dereham, Norfolk 1873

    East Bergholt CC East Bergholt, Suffolk 1672

    Guilden Morden CC Guilden Morden, Cambridgeshire 1841


    West End CC, Haverhill Haverhill, Suffolk 1836

    Hutton Free Church Hutton, Essex 1850

    Hatfield Road CC, Ipswich Ipswich, Suffolk 1957


    Worship Jesus Ministries, Ipswich Ipswich, Suffolk

    Litlington CC Litlington, Cambridgeshire 1815

    Long Stratton CC Long Stratton, Norfolk 1821


    Nordelph CC Nordelph, Norfolk

    North Walsham CC North Walsham, Norfolk 1657

    Old Meeting House, Norwich Norwich, Norfolk 1643


    Orsett Community Church Orsett, Essex 1842

    Ridgewell CC Ridgewell, Essex 1662

    Silver End CC Silver End, Essex 1929


    Stambourne CC Stambourne, Essex 1662

    Steeple Bumpstead CC Steeple Bumpstead, Essex 1760

    Thundersley CC (The Beacon) Thundersley, Essex 1908


    Tollesbury CC Tollesbury, Essex

    Wivenhoe CC Wivenhoe, Essex 1672

    Woodham Ferrers Chapel Woodham Ferrers, Essex 1835

    References
    1. "Find a Church" (http://www.congregational.org.uk/find-a-church/church-finder). The
    Congregational Federation. Retrieved 26 April 2014.
    2. "Find a Church" (https://www.congregational.org.uk/find-a-church/church-finder).
    www.congregational.org.uk. Retrieved 20 January 2021.
    3. Team, CWM Communications (11 December 2017). "Member Church feature:
    Congregational Federation" (https://www.cwmission.org/member-church-feature-congregatio
    nal-federation/). Council for World Mission. Retrieved 1 October 2020.
    4. "Introduction" (http://www.congregational.org.uk/introduction/introduction). The
    Congregational Federation. Retrieved 26 April 2014.
    5. "International Congregational Fellowship" (https://web.archive.org/web/20140426234219/htt
    p://www.congregational.org.uk/who-we-work-with/international-congregational-fellowship-1).
    The Congregational Federation. Archived from the original (http://www.congregational.org.u
    k/who-we-work-with/international-congregational-fellowship-1) on 26 April 2014. Retrieved
    26 April 2014.
    6. "Who we work with" (https://web.archive.org/web/20140302200609/http://www.congregation
    al.org.uk/who-we-work-with/who-we-work-with). The Congregational Federation. Archived
    from the original (http://www.congregational.org.uk/who-we-work-with/who-we-work-with) on
    2 March 2014. Retrieved 26 April 2014.

    External links
    Official website (https://www.congregational.org.uk/)
    Official website of the Congregational History Society (http://conghistsoc.org.uk)

    Retrieved from "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Congregational_Federation&oldid=1090551467"

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