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Indiana Partners for Christian

Unity and Mission

LETTER FROM IPCUM  

SERVANT BOARD PRESIDENT

Rev. L. Cameron Manifold

There are a lot of people bemoaning the current state of ecumenism.  While it is true that

there are serious issues drawing energy away from our efforts to live together in creative

harmony as the Body of Christ, this does not mean that there is nothing being done in

ecumenism. Denominational efforts are directed toward concords and working agreements

between denominations.  There is a lot of energy going into interdenominational cooperation

on the local level.  While local efforts do not dwell on theological subtleties they do introduce

us to each other as members of the Body of Christ together. 

IPCUM is dedicated to statewide issues of partnering for Christian unity as we take

seriously the involvement of some of our partner denominations in (CUIC) Churches

Uniting in Christ.  We also live out our statewide mandate in two other ways.  We

sponsor a retreat every two years for leaders of judicatories and partner organizations. 

In 2007, leaders spent two days with David Roozen of Hartford Seminary dealing with

organizational change and some of the dynamics involved in that.  The other event is

EcuCamp - a weekend retreat for high school students which explores what it means to

be a part of a denomination which is in turn a part of the Body of Christ.  The current

plan is to hold EcuCamp in two locations to make attendance easier for students. 

IPCUM is also dedicated to helping local communities struggle with issues on a

local level.  There was an event in South Bend which drew folks from several

denominations together for worship.  There was an event in Fort Wayne which drew

folks together for a day of looking at the ways we each contribute to the climate of

violence in our communities and steps we can take to curb our own tendencies toward

violence. 

While ecumenism is in a state of flux, IPCUM is actively working to do what we can

to live out our name and mission to be Indiana Partners for Christian Unity and Mission. 

For More Information Contact:

Indiana Partners for Christian Unity and Mission
P.O. Box 88790, Indianapolis, IN 46208
Phone: 800 - 746 - 2310
Internet:  president@ipcum.org

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