| 词条 | Congregational Federation |
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|name = Congregational Federation |image = Congregational Federation Logo.gif |caption = Logo of the Congregational Federation. |main_classification = Protestant |orientation = Free Christian, Dissenting |theology = Reformed, Modern Christianity, sometimes Evangelical |polity = Congregationalist |founded_date = Formed in 1972 from congregations which did not join the United Reformed Church |founded_place = |separated_from = Congregational Church in England and Wales |congregations = 294 {{small|(2014)}}[1] |associations = International Congregational Fellowship |area = Great Britain |members = |publications = The Congregationalist |website = http://www.congregational.org.uk/ |footnotes = }} The Congregational Federation is a small Christian denomination in Great Britain comprising just under 300 congregations.[1] The Federation brings together independent churches characterised by a congregationalist church governance and Dissenting theology. It provides support and guidance to member churches both financially and otherwise. 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 and Wales (the body that succeeded the Congregational Union of England and Wales in 1966) to form the United Reformed Church. These were joined in 2000 by member churches of the Congregational Union of Scotland that chose not to join their merger with the United Reformed Church.[2] It is a member of the International Congregational Fellowship,[3] an international network of Congregational churches and their national associations. Some of its churches are also in membership of the Evangelical Fellowship of Congregational Churches. SecretariatThe offices of the Congregational Federation are located in Nottingham, England. Ecumenical relationsThe Congregational Federation is a member of:[4]
References1. ^1 {{cite web|title=Find a Church|url=http://www.congregational.org.uk/find-a-church/church-finder|publisher=The Congregational Federation|accessdate=26 April 2014}} 2. ^{{cite web|title=Introduction|url=http://www.congregational.org.uk/introduction/introduction|publisher=The Congregational Federation|accessdate=26 April 2014}} 3. ^{{cite web|title=International Congregational Fellowship|url=http://www.congregational.org.uk/who-we-work-with/international-congregational-fellowship-1|publisher=The Congregational Federation|accessdate=26 April 2014|deadurl=yes|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20140426234219/http://www.congregational.org.uk/who-we-work-with/international-congregational-fellowship-1|archivedate=26 April 2014|df=}} 4. ^{{cite web|title=Who we work with|url=http://www.congregational.org.uk/who-we-work-with/who-we-work-with|publisher=The Congregational Federation|accessdate=26 April 2014|deadurl=yes|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20140302200609/http://www.congregational.org.uk/who-we-work-with/who-we-work-with|archivedate=2 March 2014|df=}} External links
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