The merger of the Congregational Christian Churches (1,400,000) and the Evangelical and Reformed Church (800,000) to form the United Church of Christ has had a stormy journey so far.

The United Church of Christ announced September 21 that it has placed its nine-story denominational headquarters in Cleveland, Ohio, up for sale following years of declines in church membership ...

An immigrant hailing from Jamaica, Thompson is unparalleled in her achievements. In 2009, she began her work in the National Setting of the United Church of Christ as minister of racial justice ...

But the denomination’s logo — two red flames intertwined with a thin, black cross — means something else to the Rev. Edlen Cowley, pastor of Fellowship United Methodist Church near Dallas.