Congregational Federation
Logo of the Congregational Federation
ClassificationProtestant
OrientationCongregationalism
PolityCongregational polity
AssociationsInternational Congregational Fellowship
RegionGreat Britain
OriginFormed in 1972 from congregations which did not join the United Reformed Church
Separated fromCongregational Church in England and Wales
Congregations294 (2014)[1]
PublicationsThe Congregationalist
Official websitewww.congregational.org.uk

The Congregational Federation is a small Christian denomination in Great Britain comprising 235 congregations,[2] 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.[3] 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.[4]

It is a member of the International Congregational Fellowship,[5] 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:[6]

Churches

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

  1. ↑ "Find a Church". The Congregational Federation. Retrieved 26 April 2014.
  2. ↑ "Find a Church". www.congregational.org.uk. Retrieved 20 January 2021.
  3. ↑ Team, CWM Communications (11 December 2017). "Member Church feature: Congregational Federation". Council for World Mission. Retrieved 1 October 2020.
  4. ↑ "Introduction". The Congregational Federation. Retrieved 26 April 2014.
  5. ↑ "International Congregational Fellowship". The Congregational Federation. Archived from the original on 26 April 2014. Retrieved 26 April 2014.
  6. ↑ "Who we work with". The Congregational Federation. Archived from the original on 2 March 2014. Retrieved 26 April 2014.


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