POLITY - continued

You said, “No.” You understand that the government of The United Church of Los Alamos is not a unique mixture of the monarchy (Episcopal), representative (Presbyterian) and town hall (Baptist) forms of government. The government of The United Church has an independent quality about it that is best defined as congregational. The final power lies in the hands of the whole congregation but the boards, whose members are elected by the congregation, make most of the decisions that determine the work of the church. If the government of The United Church were to match that of any of our denominations, it would be closest to the American Baptist Church, Disciples of Christ and the United Church of Christ.

Now let’s continue and see how The United Church of Los Alamos works and how it is structured.