About Us
Who we are today.
What is the role of the Central Atlantic Conference?
The conference exists to provide its associations, churches, clergy and laity with an extensive and varied support system, challenging them to a higher, broader and deeper vision of Christian ministry; strengthening and sustaining them in their efforts to be faithful in mission, and linking them to wider church agencies and to each other. It strives to lift up and celebrate our unity in Christ, the gift of our heritage and the richness of our diversity; and to be an agent of mission in our society and the global community.
The purpose of the conference, in all its elements, is to support, challenge and strengthen the local churches, bringing them together in community and mission and in relation to the larger church and society, consistent with the Constitution and Bylaws of the United Church of Christ.
What Is the Central Atlantic Conference?
The Central Atlantic Conference includes 167 United Church of Christ congregations in the Mid-Atlantic region, covering New Jersey, Delaware, Maryland, the District of Columbia and parts of Virginia and West Virginia. It includes 40,000 local church members and approximately 400 ordained ministers.
In the past four years the Conference has welcomed eight new congregations with an additional 5 in formation and a church adoption.
The congregations of the Central Atlantic Conference are organized into five associations. Here are the associations and links to their profiles.
Values
Extravagant and unconditional love
Spaces for courageous transformation
Respect of different ways we worship and serve
Justice for unamplified voices and those seeking equity and inclusion
God's righteousness and justice
Radical hospitality, inclusion and diversity
Prophetic Witness & Direct Action
Mission Statement
Empowered by Jesus' inclusive journey of love, justice, and hope, the Central Atlantic Conference of the United Church of Christ strives to foster the strength and well-being of the church in all its settings. Our overarching goal is to embody and carry out our ministries in ways that manifest our unity in Christ and the richness of our diversity.
Vision Statement
The Central Atlantic Conference is Christ centered, local church-focused, and mission driven. We empower the local church to be faithful, creative, vital and bold in witness and action; impacting social problems in our communities, the region, nationally and globally. The Central Atlantic Conference Board of Directors serve as Vision Bearers and Stewards of our future vision.
