Disciples Ecumenical Consultative Council Reformed Restorationist Christian denomination
The Disciples Ecumenical Consultative Council (DECC), also named the Disciples of Christ World Communion , is a worldwide council of member churches associated with the Disciples of Christ , including United and Uniting Churches which Disciples churches have joined. It is an associate member of the World Communion of Reformed Churches . The headquarters is in Indianapolis .
Member list
In 2024, the DECC had 18 members:[ 4]
Country denominational subfamily Denomination Number of congregations Number of members Year
Argentina Disciples of Christ Evangelical Church of the Disciples of Christ 7 700 2006[ 5]
Australia Churches of Christ Churches of Christ in Australia 430 40,000 2006[ 6]
Canada Disciples of Christ Christian Church (Disciples of Christ) in Canada 25 2,606 2006[ 7]
Democratic Republic of the Congo Disciples of Christ Church of Christ in Congo - Community of Disciples of Christ 193 650,000 2006[ 8]
Ghana Churches of Christ United Churches of Christ of Christ (Ghana) - - -
India United Churches (Presbyterians, Anglicans, Methodists and Disciples of Christ) Church of North India 4,600 2,300,000 2025[ 9]
Jamaica United Churches (Presbyterians, Congregationalists and Disciples of Christ) United Church in Jamaica and the Cayman Islands 194 14,000 2025[ 10]
Malawi Churches of Christ Church of Christ in Malawi 4,000 75,000 1991[ 11] [ 12]
Mexico Disciples of Christ Association of Evangelical Christian Churches (Disciples of Christ) - - -
New Zealand Churches of Christ Association of Churches of Christ in New Zealand 33 2,000 2006[ 13]
Paraguay Disciples of Christ Disciples of Christ Church in Paraguay 12 - 2020[ 14]
Puerto Rico Disciples of Christ Christian Church (Disciples of Christ) in Puerto Rico 105 19,000 2024[ 15]
South Africa Congregational United Congregational Church of Southern Africa 1,000 1,500,000 2024[ 16] [ 17]
United Kingdom United Churches (Presbyterians, Congregationalists and Disciples of Christ) United Reformed Church 1,242 35,844 2022[ 18]
United Kingdom Churches of Christ Fellowship of the Churches of Christ in England 63 2,621 2020[ 19]
United States Disciples of Christ Christian Church (Disciples of Christ) 3,624 277,864 2022[ 20]
Vanuatu Churches of Christ Churches of Christ - Vanuatu - - -
Zimbabwe Churches of Christ Association of Churches of Christ in Zimbabwe - - -
Global Total Ecumenical Disciples Advisory Council 15,528 4,919,635 2004-2024
References
↑ Ans Joachim van der Bent, Historical Dictionary of Ecumenical Christianity , Scarecrow Press, Lanham MD, 1994, p. 76 ↑ J. Gordon Melton, Martin Baumann, Religions of the World: A Comprehensive Encyclopedia of Beliefs and Practices , ABC-CLIO, Santa Barbara, 2010, p. 891 ↑ Disciples Ecumenical Consultative Council, About the DECC , disciplesworldcommunion.org, USA, accessed August 16, 2025 ↑ "Disciples Ecumenical Advisory Council" . Retrieved December 18, 2024 .↑ "Evangelical Church of the Disciples of Christ in Argentina" . World Council of Churches . January 1975. Retrieved December 18, 2024 .↑ "Churches of Christ in Australia" . World Council of Churches . January 1948. Retrieved December 18, 2024 .↑ "Christian Church (Disciples of Christ) in Canada" . January 1948. Retrieved May 25, 2024 .↑ "Church of Christ in Congo - Community of the Disciples of Christ" . January 1965. Retrieved May 25, 2024 .↑ "Demographics of the Church of North India" . Archived from the original on July 13, 2025. Retrieved October 22, 2025 .↑ "United Church in Jamaica and the Cayman Islands" . Archived from the original on May 2, 2025. Retrieved May 2, 2025 .↑ "A brief history of the Churches of Christ in Africa" . November 1991. Retrieved December 18, 2024 .↑ Erik Tryggestad (January 1, 2011). "The face of Malawi: In a small African Nation, Churches of Christ Thrive" . Retrieved December 18, 2024 . ↑ "Christian Churches New Zealand" . World Council of Churches . January 1948. Retrieved December 18, 2024 .↑ "Disciples of Christ Church in Paraguay" . Retrieved December 18, 2024 .↑ "Christian Church (Disciples of Christ) in Puerto Rico" . Retrieved December 18, 2024 .↑ "United Congregational Church of Southern Africa" . Retrieved 20 April 2025 .↑ "History of the United Congregational Church of Southern Africa" . Archived from the original on July 25, 2013. Retrieved July 25, 2013 .↑ Clive D. Field (January 1, 2023). "Counting Religion in Britain: A Monthly Round-Up of New Statistical Sources" (PDF) . Archived from the original (PDF) on February 2, 2023. Retrieved May 22, 2025 . ↑ "Statistics of the Fellowship of Churches of Christ in England" . Retrieved December 18, 2024 .↑ Jeffrey Walton (September 15, 2023). "Review: Disciples of Christ suffer huge drop in membership after 2019" . Retrieved April 15, 2024 . ↑ World Communion of Reformed Churches, Members , wcrc.ch, accessed August 16, 2025
