United Church of Christ in Move From New York Opens Headquarters in Ohio
The United Church of Christ, based in New York City since the denomination was formed by merger in 1957, opened its new headquarters here this week.
Three top officers and skeleton crews of several national agencies have shifted work here. Three floors of the headquarters building at 700 Prospect Ave. are being renovated to provide working space for about 90 employees.
Further renovations start in March. Altogether, national offices of the 1.6 million-member denomination have about 350 employees, most of them based in New York City.
The two largest agencies are remaining there through 1990, the Board for Homeland Ministries and Board for World Ministries, but will began shifting some personnel to Cleveland in 1991.
The move from New York City to Cleveland was approved in July by the church’s legislative general synod.
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