FOUNDED IN 1957, THE UCC IS GROUNDED IN THE ANCHIENT CHURCH of the New Testament and in historic streams of Christianity in this country, dating back to the Pilgrims and German immigrants in colonial Pennsylvania. We affirm the words of our Pilgrim forbearer, John Robinson, that God has "more light and truth to break forth..." (1621).

In our generation, we seek and serve God in innovative ways. God continues to form us through new people among us, offering a multi-cultural mosaic that reflects all of creation. We celebrate our common ground, while honoring our differences: "In essentials, unity; in nonessentials, diversity; in all things, charity."

The Houston Association is a part of the UCC South Central Conference and represents churches in the Greater Houston area (reaching from Needville, Rosenberg and Beasley to Spring and Cypress) as well as Beaumont and Lake Charles.

WE THANK GOD BY WORKING FOR A JUST AND LOVING WORLD

JESUS TAUGHT ABOUT THE REALM OF GOD. This realm is one of love and justice, hope and peace. We see in it the past, particularly in the life of Christ. But we also glimpse it in the present, and look for the fulfillment of it in the future. God's promise extends even beyond death to life eternal.

God continues to break through the barriers of sin and death in the bold witness of God's people. In gratitude to God, we seek to root out injustice, to stand in solidarity with those who are poor and oppressed; to give with inspiring generosity; to care for the earth; and even to sometimes go against the grain of conventional norms.

YOU ARE INVITED TO BOTH THE JOY AND RESPONSIBILITY OF DECIPLESHIP

The members and congregations of the Houston Association have worked to provide care, food, healing and housing to those in need. Two housing complexes were opened by The Houston Association: Settegast Heights in northeast Houston, and Plymouth Village in Beaumont. We have organized several interfaith agencies in the area. Our mission extends all over the United States and to the world through our United Church of Christ missionaries and mission agencies.