The Disciples Ecumenical Consultative Council (DECC) a.k.a. Disciples of Christ World Communion is a Reformed

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Christian denomination. It is an associate member of the

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. The headquarters is in Indianapolis.

History

The Council has its origins in a meeting organized by the

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during the

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conference in 1975. The Council was officially founded in 1979 in Kingston, Jamaica by 12 denominations. According to a denomination census released in 2020, it claimed 19 member denominations and 4.5 million members.

Beliefs

The Council is an associate member of the

. World Communion of Reformed Churches
Members
wcrc.ch, Germany, retrieved December 5, 2020

References

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External links

Official website
International bodies of Reformed denominations Christian Church (Disciples of Christ)