Chesapeake Association

About the Chesapeake Association

   We are a community of 23 churches that seeks to respond to the Gospel of Jesus Christ in word and deed . We are called by God to be an open, diverse and caring community of Jesus' disciples. We are an Association in the Central Atlantic Conference, United Church of Christ.

   In following Christ's commandment to love one another, we welcome all who wish to share in the fellowship, membership, leadership, worship, ministry, sacraments, rites, responsibilities and blessings of our faith community.

   As we affirm that every person is a child of God, no one is excluded, regardless of race, ethnic or socio-economic background, marital status, gender, sexual orientation & gender identity, age, physical or mental ability, nationality, or faith background.

• Please Visit our Future Events page for Upcoming Events & our Announcements Page for Special Announcements & Up to date News.. Also, check out our Toolbar at the bottom of this page for useful and exciting content.
  

• Please feel free to click on the navigation links above, We have a lot of exciting events to offer as well as a full list of churches that are always looking for new members and fresh ideas. We also have a number of churches that are Open & Affirming

• If you would like to ask a question or if you would like to ask us to post an event etc…; please use our contact form on the Committees & Contact Info page. If you are requesting an event to be posted, be sure to include as many details as possible.

The UCC was founded in 1957 as the union of the Congregational Christian Churches and the Evangelical and Reformed Church.

From the beginning of our history we were a church that affirmed the ideal that Christians did not always have to agree to live together in communion.

Our motto—"that they may all be one"—is Jesus' prayer for the unity of the church.

The UCC is one of the most diverse Christian churches in the United States. The United Church of Christ embraces a theological heritage that affirms the Bible as the authoritative witness to the Word of God, the creeds of the ecumenical councils, and the confessions of the Reformation.

   The UCC has roots in the "covenantal" tradition-meaning there is no centralized authority or hierarchy that can impose any doctrine or form of worship on its members. Christ alone is Head of the church. We seek a balance between freedom of conscience and accountability to the apostolic faith. The UCC therefore receives the historic creeds and confessions of our ancestors as testimonies, but not tests of the faith. For more info about the United Church of Christ click the UCC Info link at the top of this page, you can also visit UCC.org.

16 reasons UCC members love their church.