Federated congregation

The Federated Community Church of Flagstaff, Arizona, was formed in 1916 by Methodist and Presbyterian congregations that recognized that they both had insufficient resources to survive as separate entities. Originally called "Federated Church", the congregation added "Community" to its name in the 1920s. The church is affiliated with both the United Methodist Church and the Presbyterian Church USA. Through its history, members of other Protestant groups associated with the church temporarily, until they could establish separate local congregations. The United Methodist Church held legal title to the church facilities until the 1960s, when the congregation incorporated as an independent entity.{{cite web |url=http://flagstafffederatedchurch.org/History.html |title=History |publisher=Flagstaff Federated Community Church |access-date=April 7, 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111117140731/http://flagstafffederatedchurch.org/History.html |archive-date=November 17, 2011 |url-status=dead }}

The Federated Church of Sutton, Nebraska, which is affiliated with both the United Church of Christ and the United Methodist Church, started out as two separate churches founded in the late 19th century. To reduce costs, in 1919 the Congregational and Methodist Episcopal congregations began to worship together and share a minister, shifting between their two church buildings and alternating between Congregational and Methodist Episcopal clergy. They continued to operate as separate congregations until 1949, when they merged and adopted the "federated" name.{{cite web| url=http://www.nebraskahistory.org/lib-arch/research/manuscripts/church/sutton-federated.htm | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100503064436/http://www.nebraskahistory.org/lib-arch/research/manuscripts/church/sutton-federated.htm | url-status=usurped | archive-date=May 3, 2010 |title=Federated Church (Sutton, Neb.) |publisher=Nebraska State Historical Society |date=13 February 2009}}{{cite web |url=http://www.suttonfederatedchurch.org/happenings/history.html |title=History |publisher=Sutton Federated Church |access-date=April 7, 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131208165924/http://suttonfederatedchurch.org/happenings/history.html |archive-date=December 8, 2013 |url-status=dead }}

In Marlborough, New Hampshire, there was a history of congregations of different denominations sharing facilities long before the Federated Church of Marlborough was formed. After a town meeting house was built in 1790, it was shared by congregations of five denominations (Universalists, Congregationalists, Methodists, Baptists, and Unitarians). Access to use of the building for Sunday worship was apportioned according to the congregations' relative memberships; congregations assembled in members' homes or barns on Sundays when they didn't have use of the meeting house. In subsequent years, the different denominations built their own buildings. In 1927, when the federated congregation was formed by the Congregationalist, Methodist, and Universalist congregations that realized they could no longer sustain themselves separately, the most challenging issue to resolve in uniting the three groups was deciding where the combined congregation should meet. The Federated Church of Marlborough maintains affiliations with the United Church of Christ, United Methodist Church, and Unitarian Universalist Association.{{cite web|url=http://www.federatedchurchmarlborough.org/history.html |publisher=The Federated Church of Marlborough |location=Marlborough, New Hampshire |title=Church History |access-date=April 8, 2013}}

New Spirit Community Church in Berkeley Is affiliated with the Metropolitan Community Church, the United Church of Christ, and the Disciples of Christ.

The Federated Church of Grand Forks, North Dakota, is affiliated with the United Church of Christ and the American Baptist Church. To accommodate the differing practices of the two denominations, the church sanctuary is equipped with two baptismal fonts, one for infant baptisms and the other for immersion of adults.{{cite web|url=http://federated-zionchurch.tripod.com/ |title=Federated-Zion Churches in Grand Forks and Manvel, ND |type=website |access-date=April 7, 2013 }} The Federated Church of Livingston, New Jersey, is also a combination of UCC and ABC.{{citation needed|date=December 2020}} The Federated Church of Green Lake, Wisconsin, is a combination of ABC, UCC, and United Methodist.{{citation needed|date=December 2020}}

The Federated Church of West Lafayette, Indiana, is a combination of American Baptist and Disciples of Christ.{{citation needed|date=December 2020}} The Federated Church of Brookston (Indiana) is American Baptist and Presbyterian Church USA. They have been together since 1919.{{citation needed|date=December 2020}}

First Federated Church of North Jackson, Ohio, is a combination of United Church of Christ, Disciples of Christ, and Presbyterian Church (USA).{{citation needed|date=December 2020}} El Dorado County Federated Church, in Placerville, California, is a combination of Presbyterian Church (USA) and United Methodist.{{citation needed|date=December 2020}}

Indian Hill Church, outside of Cincinnati, is a combination of Episcopal and Presbyterian congregations.{{citation needed|date=December 2020}}

Lamb of God Church in Fort Myers, Florida, is Episcopal Church and Evangelical Lutheran Church in America.{{citation needed|date=December 2020}} This combination is also present at St. Christopher's Community in Olympia, Washington and St. John's Episcopal-Lutheran Church in Williams, Arizona.{{citation needed|date=December 2020}}

The Lutheran Church of Arcata, California, is a combination of Evangelical Lutheran Church in America and Lutheran Church–Missouri Synod.{{citation needed|date=December 2020}} Nearby, in McKinleyville, California, Grace Good Shepherd is a combination of Lutheran and Presbyterian.{{citation needed|date=December 2020}} The United Church of the San Juans in Ridgway, Colorado, is a combination of Lutheran (ELCA), United Methodist, Presbyterian, and United Church of Christ.{{citation needed|date=December 2020}} Bethany Lutheran Church in Ames, Iowa, says that it is Evangelical Lutheran Synod and Wisconsin Synod, but it may not be a true federated church.{{citation needed|date=December 2020}}

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Category:Types of Christian organization