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United Church of Christ - Board for World Ministries

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Areas of expertise & Fields of activity:	Economic and Social: Climate Change Coorporate Accountability Debt Relief Disarmament Education Environment Financing for Development HIV/AIDS Human Rights Humanitarian Affairs Indigenous Peoples Migration Minority Rights Peace and Security Population Refugees Religion Social Development Sustainable Development Trade and Development Violence Volunteerism Water Women Women/gender Equality Gender Issues and Advancement of Women: Advocacy and outreach Capacity building Education and training of women Human rights of women Indigenous women Institutional mechanisms for the advancement of women Service provision Trafficking in women and girls Violence against women Women and HIV/AIDS Women and armed conflict Women and health Women and poverty Women and the economy Women and the environment
Geographic scope:	International
Millennium Development Goals:	Combat HIV/AIDS, malaria and other diseases Eradicate extreme poverty and hunger Promote gender equality and empower women Ensure environmental sustainability
Mission statement:	The United Church of Christ was formed June 25, 1957, by the union of the Evangelical and Reformed Church and The General Council of the Congregational Christian Churches of the United States. The purpose and mission of Wider Church Ministries (WCM) shall be to encourage and support Local Churches, Associations, Conferences, and the national expressions of the United Church of Christ to participate in the global, multiracial, multicultural church, and to support United Church of Christ ministries around the world and the nation. WCM continues the work of, and acts as agent for, the following predecessor bodies: the United Church Board for World Ministries, the American Board of Commissioners for Foreign Missions (founded 1812), the Board of International Missions, the Commission on World Service, and the Congregational Christian Service Committee. While a covenanted ministry of the UCC, WCM has since 1989 engaged in partnership as "Global Ministries" with the Christian Church (Disciples of Christ) of the USA and Canada. Global Ministries is committed "to an ecumenical global sharing of resources and prophetic vision of a just and peaceful world order, joining with God’s concern for the poor and oppressed." With Global Ministries, WCM engages in global advocacy in cooperative ministry with international partners, accordind to a priority of "critical presence," which is "to timely and appropriately meet God's people and creation at the point of deepest need: spiritually, physically, emotionally, and/or economically."
Year established:	1812
Year of registration:	1998
Organizational structure:	The United Church of Christ is composed of Local Churches (approximately 1200), Associations, Conferences and the General Synod. Within the UCC, the various expressions of the church relate to each other in a covenantal manner. The basic unit of the life and organization of the United Church of Christ is the Local Church. Associations and Conferences are bodies organized on a territorial basis to perform functions in accordance with the provisions of the Constitution and the Bylaws of the United Church of Christ. The General Synod is the representative body of the United Church of Christ and is composed of delegates chosen by the Conferences, voting members of Boards of Directors of Covenanted Ministries who have been elected by General Synod, as described in the Bylaws of the United Church of Christ, and of ex officio delegates...There are four Covenanted Ministries as defined and set forth in the Constitution and the Bylaws of the United Church of Christ: Office of General Ministries, Local Church Ministries, Wider Church Ministries, Justice and Witness Ministries.
Number and type of members:	About 1 million members.
Affiliation with NGO networks:	Ecumenical Working Group, Conference of NGOs (CoNGO), Committe of Religious NGOs, Faith and Values Network, Israel-Palestine Working Group, Committee on Financing for Development, Committee on Sustainable Development, United Nations Associations
Funding structure:	Donations and grants from domestic sources
Funding structure other:	Endowments and invested funds

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