Learn how we’re partnering with the Evangelical Church in Westphalia, Germany to create a global community
We believe that getting outside your comfort zone to build new relationships can be so good for individuals and congregations alike. The Indiana-Kentucky Conference UCC (IKC UCC) maintains a long-standing partnership with the Evangelical Church of Westphalia (EKvW) that provides a foundation for meaningful cultural exchange.
The IKC-EKvW Partnership Working Group has several goals:
We meet monthly by conference call and in-person 3-4 times per year either at the conference office or in homes around the Indianapolis area.
Each year in the fall there is a United Church of Christ and Evangelical Church in Westphalia collaborative forum. This forum alternated, year to year, between the United States and Germany. The primary American partners are the Indiana-Kentucky and Heartland Conferences of the UCC; our regional German partners are the Evangelical Church of Westphalia (which is a state in Germany, a church region that roughly corresponds to a UCC Conference). Speakers from all parties are present at the Forum and we enjoy workshops and community building.
This ministry is currently guided by Rev. John Krueger.
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