Congregational Federation

Christian denomination in Great Britain

Congregational Federation
Logo of the Congregational Federation
Classification	Protestant
Orientation	Congregationalism
Polity	Congregational polity
Associations	International Congregational Fellowship
Region	Great Britain
Origin	Formed in 1972 from congregations which did not join the United Reformed Church
Separated from	Congregational Church in England and Wales
Congregations	235 (2024)^[1]
Publications	The Congregationalist
Official website	www.congregational.org.uk

The Congregational Federation is a small Christian denomination in Great Britain comprising 235 congregations,^[1] down from 294 in April 2014. The Federation brings together Congregational churches, and provides support and guidance to member churches both financially and otherwise.

History

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 to form the United Reformed Church. The leaders at the time were Reginald Cleaves, Margaret, Viscountess Stansgate, John Wilcox and Elsie Chamberlain.^[2] Margaret, Viscountess Stansgate became the Federation's first President.

The Federation was expanded in 2000 by member churches of the Congregational Union of Scotland that chose not to join their merger with the United Reformed Church.^[3]

It is a member of the International Congregational Fellowship,^[4] 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.

The offices of the Congregational Federation are in Nottingham, England.

Ecumenical relations

The Congregational Federation is a member of:^[5]

Churches

This list is incomplete; you can help by adding missing items. (October 2021)

The churches are organised into 10 geographical regions. CC stands for Congregational Church/Chapel.

Eastern

Church	Location	Founded
Battlesbridge Free Church	Battlesbridge, Essex	1836
Braintree CC	Braintree, Essex	1699
Cowper Memorial CC, Dereham	Dereham, Norfolk	1873
East Bergholt CC	East Bergholt, Suffolk	1672
Guilden Morden CC	Guilden Morden, Cambridgeshire	1841
West End CC, Haverhill	Haverhill, Suffolk	1836
Hutton Free Church	Hutton, Essex	1850
Hatfield Road CC, Ipswich	Ipswich, Suffolk	1957
Worship Jesus Ministries, Ipswich	Ipswich, Suffolk
Litlington CC	Litlington, Cambridgeshire	1815
Long Stratton CC	Long Stratton, Norfolk	1821
Nordelph CC	Nordelph, Norfolk
North Walsham CC	North Walsham, Norfolk	1657
Old Meeting House, Norwich	Norwich, Norfolk	1643
Orsett Community Church	Orsett, Essex	1842
Ridgewell CC	Ridgewell, Essex	1662
Silver End CC	Silver End, Essex	1929
Stambourne CC	Stambourne, Essex	1662
Steeple Bumpstead CC	Steeple Bumpstead, Essex	1760
Thundersley CC (The Beacon)	Thundersley, Essex	1908
Tollesbury CC	Tollesbury, Essex
Wivenhoe CC	Wivenhoe, Essex	1672
Woodham Ferrers Chapel	Woodham Ferrers, Essex	1835

References

^ ^a ^b "Find a Church". www.congregational.org.uk. Retrieved 8 April 2024.
^ Team, CWM Communications (11 December 2017). "Member Church feature: Congregational Federation". Council for World Mission. Retrieved 1 October 2020.
^ "Introduction". The Congregational Federation. Retrieved 26 April 2014.
^ "International Congregational Fellowship". The Congregational Federation. Archived from the original on 26 April 2014. Retrieved 26 April 2014.
^ "Who we work with". The Congregational Federation. Archived from the original on 2 March 2014. Retrieved 26 April 2014.

External links

Official website
Official website of the Congregational History Society

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Christianity in the United Kingdom

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England

Eastern Christianity

Eastern Orthodox	Archdiocese of Russian Orthodox Churches in Western Europe Greek Orthodox Archdiocese of the British Isles and Ireland (Antioch) Greek Orthodox Archdiocese of Thyateira and Great Britain (Constantinople) Russian Orthodox Diocese of Great Britain and Western Europe (ROCOR) Russian Orthodox Diocese of Sourozh (Moscow) Serbian Orthodox Eparchy of Britain and Scandinavia
Oriental Orthodox	Armenian Apostolic Church British Orthodox Church^[a] Coptic Orthodox Church Malankara Orthodox Syrian Church
Catholic	Syro-Malabar Church Ukrainian Greek Catholic Church

Western Christianity

Proto-Protestant

Hussite	Moravian Church

United	United Reformed Church
Presbyterian (Main article)	Evangelical Presbyterian Church in England and Wales International Presbyterian Church
Congregationalist	Congregational Federation Evangelical Fellowship of Congregational Churches Fellowship of Independent Evangelical Churches
Calvinistic Methodists	Countess of Huntingdon's Connexion

Communion	Church of England^[b]
Continuing	Diocese of the United Kingdom (ACC) Church of England (Continuing)
Realignment	Anglican Mission in England
Other	Free Church of England Open Episcopal Church

Bruderhof Communities

General Assembly of Unitarian and Free Christian Churches

Plymouth
Brethren

Seventh-day Adventist Church

Holiness	Calvary Church of God in Christ Church of God of Prophecy New Testament Church of God Redeemed Christian Church of God
Finished Work	Apostolic Church Assemblies of God Elim Pentecostal Church The Church of Pentecost

Neo-charismatic

Other

Quakers

Stone–Campbell	Churches of Christ International Churches of Christ
Latter Day Saint/ Mormon	The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints in England
Irvingism	Catholic Apostolic Church New Apostolic Church

^ Not in communion with the other Oriental Orthodox Churches
^ ^a ^b Part of the Porvoo Communion

Scotland

Eastern Christianity

Eastern Orthodox	Archdiocese of Russian Orthodox Churches in Western Europe Greek Orthodox Archdiocese of Thyateira and Great Britain (Constantinople) Russian Orthodox Diocese of Sourozh (Moscow)
Oriental Orthodox	British Orthodox Church^[a] Malankara Orthodox Syrian Church
Catholic	Syro-Malabar Church Ukrainian Greek Catholic Church

Western Christianity

United	United Reformed Church
Presbyterian	Associated Presbyterian Churches Church of Scotland Free Church of Scotland Free Church of Scotland (Continuing) Free Presbyterian Church of Scotland International Presbyterian Church Reformed Presbyterian Church of Scotland United Free Church of Scotland
Congregationalist	Congregational Federation Fellowship of Independent Evangelical Churches

Scottish Episcopal Church^[b]

General Assembly of Unitarian and Free Christian Churches

Baptist Union of Scotland

Plymouth
Brethren

Seventh-day Adventist Church

Holiness	Redeemed Christian Church of God
Finished Work	Apostolic Church Assemblies of God Elim Pentecostal Church

Neo-charismatic

Other

Quakers

Stone–Campbell	Churches of Christ International Churches of Christ
Latter Day Saint/ Mormon	The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints in Scotland
Irvingism	Catholic Apostolic Church New Apostolic Church

^ Not in communion with the other Oriental Orthodox Churches
^ ^a ^b Part of the Porvoo Communion

Northern Ireland

Eastern Christianity

Eastern Orthodox	Greek Orthodox Archdiocese of the British Isles and Ireland (Antioch) Greek Orthodox Archdiocese of Thyateira and Great Britain (Constantinople) Russian Orthodox Diocese of Great Britain and Western Europe (ROCOR) Russian Orthodox Diocese of Sourozh (Moscow)

Western Christianity

Roman Catholic Church

Proto-Protestant

Hussite	Moravian Church

Lutheran Church in Ireland

Presbyterian	Evangelical Presbyterian Church Free Presbyterian Church of Ulster Presbyterian Church in Ireland Reformed Presbyterian Church of Ireland
Congregationalist	Congregational Union of Ireland

Church of Ireland^[a]

Association of Baptist Churches in Ireland

Plymouth
Brethren

Seventh-day Adventist Church

Neo-charismatic

Vineyard

Other

Stone–Campbell	Churches of Christ International Churches of Christ
Latter Day Saint/ Mormon	The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints in Northern Ireland
Irvingism	New Apostolic Church

^ Part of the Porvoo Communion

Wales

Eastern Christianity

Eastern Orthodox	Archdiocese of Russian Orthodox Churches in Western Europe Greek Orthodox Archdiocese of Thyateira and Great Britain (Constantinople) Russian Orthodox Diocese of Great Britain and Western Europe (ROCOR) Russian Orthodox Diocese of Sourozh (Moscow)
Oriental Orthodox	British Orthodox Church^[a] Coptic Orthodox Church Malankara Orthodox Syrian Church
Catholic	Syro-Malabar Church Ukrainian Greek Catholic Church

Western Christianity

Evangelical Lutheran Church of England

Presbyterian	Evangelical Presbyterian Church in England and Wales
Congregationalist	Congregational Federation Evangelical Fellowship of Congregational Churches Fellowship of Independent Evangelical Churches Union of Welsh Independents
Methodist	Presbyterian Church of Wales

Church in Wales^[b]

General Assembly of Unitarian and Free Christian Churches

Plymouth
Brethren

Seventh-day Adventist Church

Other

Stone–Campbell	Churches of Christ International Churches of Christ
Latter Day Saint/ Mormon	The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints in Wales
Irvingism	New Apostolic Church

^ Not in communion with the other Oriental Orthodox Churches
^ Part of the Porvoo Communion

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