Associations are our denomination’s ordaining body
Associations include a Committee on Ministry (COM). The COMs are the ordaining bodies of the United Church of Christ, responsible for supporting, encouraging, and evaluating our authorized ministers. To learn more about COMs, see our Leadership Formation and Discernment page and visit our National Setting to see the Manual on Ministry, which outlines the work of COMs and the process for authorization for ministry within the UCC.
To see our Associations and Churches and the Committees on Ministry, use the links below.
Our Associations and Churches Our Committees on Ministry and contactsThe Northeast Association chair is The Rev. Christina Ryan Perkins. This Association includes the following congregations:
| Warren UCC | Warren |
| St. Matthew UCC | Wabash |
| Salamonia UCC | Portland |
| Temple UCC | Marion |
| Sparta UCC | Kimmell |
| St. John UCC | Ashley |
| Salem UCC | Fort Wayne |
| Plymouth UCC | Fort Wayne |
| Peace UCC | Fort Wayne |
| Grace St John UCC | Fort Wayne |
| Zion UCC | Decatur |
| New Hope UCC | Bippus |
| Cross UCC | Berne |
| First Congregational UCC | Angola |
The Northwest Association chair is The Rev. Dennis Carroll, Sr. This Association includes the following congregations:
| St. John UCC | Woodland |
| Salem UCC | Wanatah |
| Zion UCC | Wakarusa |
| Union Community UCC | Valparaiso |
| Zion UCC | South Bend |
| St. Peter UCC | South Bend |
| First UCC | Plymouth |
| St. John UCC | Michigan City |
| Peace UCC | Merrillville |
| St. John UCC | Medaryville |
| Immanuel UCC | Lafayette |
| Immanuel UCC | Highland |
| Faith UCC | Hammond |
| Plymouth UCC | Goshen |
| Trinity UCC | Gary |
| St. James Salem UCC | Francesville |
| St. John UCC | Elkhart |
| First UCC | Elkhart |
| Grace UCC | Culver |
| St. John UCC | Crown Point |
| St. John UNITED | Chesterton |
| First UCC | Bremen |
| First UCC | Bourbon |
The Kentuckiana Association chair is The Rev. Karen Barth. This Association includes the following congregations:
| St. Stephen UCC | Louisville |
| St. Peter UCC | Louisville |
| St. John UCC | Louisville |
| St. Andrew UCC | Louisville |
| Plymouth UCC | Louisville |
| Lynnhurst UCC | Louisville |
| Immanuel UCC | Louisville |
| Grace Immanuel UCC | Louisville |
| Faith Community Church UCC | Louisville |
| Chapel Hill UCC | Louisville |
| Bethlehem UCC | Louisville |
| Bethany UCC | Louisville |
| Bluegrass UCC | Lexington |
| Salem UCC | New Middletown |
| St. Mark UCC | New Albany |
| St. John UCC | Madison |
| St. Luke UCC | Jeffersonville |
The Southeast Association chair is The Rev. Peter Frye. This Association includes the following congregations:
| St. John (Penntown) UCC | Sunman |
| Evangelical UCC | Shelbyville |
| First UCC | Rising Sun |
| St. Peter UCC | Osgood |
| Zion (Troy Ave) UCC | Indianapolis |
| Zion Evangelical UCC | Indianapolis |
| St. John (Cumberland) UCC | Indianapolis |
| St. John’s UCC | Indianapolis |
| Pleasant Run UCC | Indianapolis |
| Immanuel UCC | Indianapolis |
| Friedens UCC | Indianapolis |
| First Congregational UCC | Indianapolis |
| Faith UCC | Indianapolis |
| Ellenberger UCC | Indianapolis |
| Metanoia: Church of Transformation, UCC | Indianapolis |
| Congregational Christian UCC | Hagerstown |
| Old Union UCC | Edinburgh |
| St. Peter’s UCC | Carmel |
| First United Church | Bloomington |
| St. John UCC | Batesville |
| Prince of Peace UCC | Bargersville |
The Evansville Tri-State Association chair is The Rev. Emily Slade. This Association includes the following congregations:
| United Church of Paducah | Paducah |
| St. Peter UCC | Wadesville |
| Zion UCC | Newburgh |
| Zion (Lippe) UCC | Mount Vernon |
| Trinity UCC | Mount Vernon |
| Immanuel UCC | Mount Vernon |
| Unity Fellowship | Owensboro |
| St. Paul UCC | Fort Branch |
| St. Lucas UCC | Fort Branch |
| Zoar UCC | Evansville |
| Zion Evangelical UCC | Evansville |
| St. Peter UCC | Evansville |
| St. Paul (German Twp) UCC | Evansville |
| St. Paul UCC | Evansville |
| St. Lucas UCC | Evansville |
| St. John East UCC | Evansville |
| Christ Church, UCC | Evansville |
| Bethlehem UCC | Evansville |
| Bethel UCC | Evansville |
| New Liberty UCC | Cynthiana |
| First UCC | Cynthiana |
The Lincolnland Association chair is The Rev. Paul Fraser. This Association includes the following congregations:
| Evangelical UCC | Tell City |
| Trinity (Fulda) UCC | Lamar |
| St. Peter UCC | Lamar |
| St. John UCC | Lamar |
| Trinity UCC | Jasper |
| Salem UCC | Huntingburg |
| St. Paul UCC | Holland |
| Augustana UCC | Holland |
| Zoar UCC | Elberfeld |
| Zion UCC | Elberfeld |
| St. Peter’s UCC | Dubois |
| Zion UCC | Chrisney |
| St. John UCC | Cannelton |
| St. John UCC | Bretzville |
| St. John UCC | Boonville |
The Wabash Valley Association chair is The Rev. Kathi Elliott. This Association includes the following congregations:
| Pleasant Hill UCC | Wingate |
| Bethany UCC | West Terre Haute |
| Salem UCC | Westphalia |
| St. John UCC | Vincennes |
| St. Mark UCC | Terre Haute |
| Community Church | Russellville |
| Zion UCC | Poland |
| Saron UCC | Linton |
| St. Luke UCC | Frankfort |
| First UCC | Clay City |
| St. John UCC | Center Point |
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