International Council of Community Churches
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The International Council of Community Churches (ICCC) is a Christian
Christian
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 religious association of ecumenically co-operating (Protestant)and Independent Catholics based in Frankfort
Frankfort, Illinois
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, Illinois
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, in the United States
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. It is the main organization of the Community Church movement
Community Church movement
- Community Churches :Community churches have existed in the United States since the early nineteenth century. Small communities did not always have the population or finances to sustain churches of all denominational types, so community leaders would cross denominational lines and pool their...

. The ICCC is a member of Churches Uniting in Christ
Churches Uniting in Christ
Churches Uniting in Christ brings together ten mainline American denominations , and was inaugurated on January 20, 2002....

, the National Council of Churches of Christ in the USA
National Council of Churches
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 and the World Council of Churches
World Council of Churches
The World Council of Churches is a worldwide fellowship of 349 global, regional and sub-regional, national and local churches seeking unity, a common witness and Christian service. It is a Christian ecumenical organization that is based in the Ecumenical Centre in Geneva, Switzerland...

. In 2006, the ICCC had 157 congregations with 73,174 members. Membership is concentrated primarily in the Midwest. However, there are several congregations in California, New York, and Florida.
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