UCC has lost 49 congregations since its vote on gay marriages
UCC has lost 49 congregations since its vote on gay marriages The Layman Online, January 25, 2006 The United Church of Christ says 49 of its 5,725 congregations have left the denomination since its national governing body voted in June 2005 to support same-gender marriage equality. Based on 2004 financial data, the withdrawing congregations –…