383:"Christian internationalism" and campaigned for the reduction of armaments and the Commission on Councils of Churches which worked on organizing local federations of churches in larger communities so they could be a more effect force in their neighborhoods. Other commissions included the Commission on Negro Churches and Race Relations, Commission on Evangelism, Commission on Education, Commission on Temperance, Commission on Relations with Religious Bodies in Europe and the Commission on Community Relations, which was founded in May 1923, "gives attention neighborhood programme of local churches, the housing of the community work of open churches, the social service work of local federations of Churches and represents the Protestant group in conferences of national social agencies working in communities."
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Christian denominations in the United States in the early twentieth century. It represented the
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traditions of
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Christ's flock into the One Church He prayed for on the eve of His crucifixion.
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Provision for the old age of the workers and for those incapacitated by injury
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Defunct ecumenical association of Christian denominations in the United States
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The Federal Council of Churches was founded at a convention that met at the
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Federal Council of Churches unshaken in its stand for American prohibition.
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The FBI and Religion: Faith and National Security before and after 9/11.
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Equal rights and complete justice for all men in all stations of life
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Federal Council Promises Co-operation in Prohibition Enforcement
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Economy, Difference, Empire: Social Ethics for Social Justice
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United Presbyterian Church in the United States of America
601:, By Federal Council of the Churches of Christ in America
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The Layman's Magazine of the Living Church, Issues 1-20
215:
Churches of God in North America (General Eldership)
688:
Presbyterian Church in the United States of America
295:
Presbyterian Church in the United States of America
1194:Faith Presbytery, Bible Presbyterian Church (2008)
979:ECO: A Covenant Order of Evangelical Presbyterians
184:By 1923 the member denominations were as follows:
119:The Federal Council of Churches was active in the
1124:Reformed Presbyterian Church – Hanover Presbytery
1116:Reformed Presbyterian Church in the United States
610:Johnson, Sylvester A., and Steven Weitzman, eds.
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25:Federal Council of Churches of Christ in America
1273:Religious organizations disestablished in 1950
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1132:Reformed Presbyterian Church General Assembly
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200:Colored Methodist Episcopal Church in America
163:A living wage as a minimum in every industry
95:, New York City. It also had offices at the
1268:Christian organizations established in 1908
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325:Reformed Presbyterian Church, General Synod
275:National Council of Congregational Churches
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500:A Dictionary of Secret and other Societies
443:A Religious History of the American People
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210:Christian Reformed Church in North America
205:General Convention of the Christian Church
1077:Cumberland Presbyterian Church in America
1054:Christian Churches and Churches of Christ
1097:Presbyterian Church in the United States
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300:Presbyterian Church in the United States
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195:African Methodist Episcopal Zion Church
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523:Federal Council Bulletin, Volumes 3-5
1085:Upper Cumberland Presbyterian Church
876:Fundamentalist–Modernist Controversy
315:Reformed Church in the United States
142:
1263:1908 establishments in Pennsylvania
13:
771:Moderators of the General Assembly
230:Evangelical Synod of North America
190:African Methodist Episcopal Church
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862:Old School–New School Controversy
260:Methodist Episcopal Church, South
1237:Reformed Christianity portal
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792:Princeton Theological Seminary
562:The Gospel for a Working World
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743:Old Side–New Side Controversy
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1160:Orthodox Presbyterian Church
1148:Vanguard Presbyterian Church
1140:Covenant Presbyterian Church
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599:Quadrennial Report, Volume 5
541:, Temperance and Prohibition
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360:United Evangelical Church
355:Ukrainian Orthodox Church
320:Reformed Episcopal Church
963:New School Presbyterians
838:Nathaniel William Taylor
330:Romanian Orthodox Church
157:Abolition of child labor
61:Polish National Catholic
335:Russian Orthodox Church
235:Evangelical Association
995:Springfield Presbytery
813:Second Great Awakening
400:Dorrien, Gary (2010).
370:United Lutheran Church
350:United Brethren Church
345:Syrian Orthodox Church
127:of alcohol movements.
785:Plan of Union of 1801
757:Synod of Philadelphia
736:First Great Awakening
245:Greek Orthodox Church
1022:Restoration Movement
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728:in the United States
180:Member denominations
169:Abatement of poverty
136:industrial democracy
134:With the demand for
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220:Disciples of Christ
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846:Princeton theology
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