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Episcopalians number 3.2 million children and adults* under a Presiding Bishop. The legislative body of the church is the triennial general convention, with two houses: deputies (both clerical and lay) and bishops. Individuals have considerable freedom as to belief, but Episcopalians (the U.S. version of Anglicans) believe they have the...
Presbyterians number 3.2 million, governed by elected representatives organized in sessions, presbyteries, synods and an annual General Assembly, headed by a Moderator and Stated Clerk (chief executive officer). The Presbyterian Church was built upon Calvinism, founded by John Calvin in the 16th century soon after Luther's break with...
United Church of Christ numbers 2.2 million, with each church almost completely autonomous. Formed in 1957 by a merger of the Evangelical and Reformed Church and the Congregational Christian Churches, the new denomination allows considerable latitude of belief; by no means all now believe in the Trinity. Congregationalism was the...
For the first time in its ten-year history, the National Council of Churches last week elected a layman as its president.* At its fifth general assembly in San Francisco, the council chose Joseph Irwin Miller, 51, a rich man (his personal fortune is estimated at about $50 million) who...
Bach on the Strad. In Columbus, Ind. (pop. 20,658), Miller is a substitute Sunday school teacher at the 350-member North Christian Church (Disciples of Christ). He is also a Rotarian, a faithful worker in the local Chamber of Commerce, a Republican. Before Businessman Miller turned to his family...