National Council of Churches is an organization of Christian churches in the United States. It includes Anglican, Protestant, and Orthodox denominations. Its members promote Christian unity, working together on programs that serve the churches and wider society. The council carries out many ministries, including education, social justice, theological dialogue, and interfaith relations.
About 300 representatives form the council’s General Assembly, which meets regularly to set council policy. A little over half its members are clergy of member churches. The others are lay leaders.
The council was formed in 1950 by 29 member denominations and through the merger of 14 interdenominational agencies. Its full name is the National Council of the Churches of Christ in the U.S.A. The council publishes a monthly electronic newsletter called EcuLink. The council has offices in New York City and Washington, D.C.
