I draw the following list of entity names and acronyms (or initialism, if you like) from the of the last UCC General Synod handbook, under the heading “United Church of Christ abbreviations.” (Yes, I know they aren’t abbreviations. Hmm.)
I thought I should learn these and what each entity stands for. Actually, the handbook looks like a good window to look in for others learning about the UCC. You may download the PDF here.
AUCE
Association of United Church Educators
BWF
Biblical Witness Fellowship
CAIM
Council for American Indian Ministry
CCHS
Congregational Christian Historical Society
CCM
Council of Conference Ministers
CE
Council for Ecumenism
CHE
Council for Higher Education
CHHSM
Council for Health and Human Service Ministries
CHM
Council for Hispanic Ministries
CR
Collegium Relationship Committee
CJA
Christians for Justice Action
COCU
Consultation on Church Union
COREM
Council for Racial and Ethnic Ministries
CUCCIAB
Conferences of the United Church of Christ Insurance Advisory Board
CUE
Mid-America Seminaries, Chicago, United, and Eden
CYYAM
Council on Youth and Young Adult Ministry
EC
Executive Council
EP&P
Evaluation, Planning, and Policy Committee
ERHS
Evangelical and Reformed Historical Society
GS
General Synod
JWM
Justice and Witness Ministries
HC
Historical Council
LCM
Local Church Ministries
MRSEJ
Ministers for Racial, Social, and Economic Justice
NCCC
National Council of Churches of Christ in the USA
OGM
Office of General Ministries
OL
Organizational Life Committee
PAAM
Pacific Islander and Asian American Ministries
PB
Pension Boards
PPC-25
Program and Planning Committee of the Twenty-fifth General Synod
TSI
The StillSpeaking Initiative
UBC
United Black Christians
UCCDM
UCC Disabilities Ministries
UCCLGBTC
United Church Coalition for Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, and Transgender Concerns
UCF
United Church Foundation
WCM
Wider Church Ministries
WARC
World Alliance of Reformed Churches
WCC
World Council of Churches