HISTORY - continued

You chose, “The United Church was organized through the efforts of the residents of Los Alamos and the Federal Council of Churches.” The Federal Council of Churches, formed in 1908, was in the late 1940’s a consortium of twenty-five denominations. The only churches organized and guided by the Federal (now National) Council of Churches are those in major cities in countries outside the United States. While Abram Sangrey desired a church affiliated with the Council, such was out of its purview.

Among the major contributions of the Federal Council of Churches was its guidance in the development of the church’s covenant. A church created from diverse denominations needed a statement to clarify what it believed. A covenant from the Union Church in the Canal Zone (one of those churches outside the United States guided by the Federal Council of Churches) was presented to the congregation and approved.