The United American Catholic Church 

We are called to be an inclusive, independent Catholic Church. We aspire to be a compassionate fellowship, teaching the Love of Christ as expressed by him in the great commandment: 

“You shall love your God with all your heart, and with all your soul, and with all your mind. This is the greatest and first commandment. And a second is like it: You shall love your neighbor as yourself.”

                                                                        Matthew 22: 37-39

We are called to ministry as expressed in the great commission of Christ: 

"Therefore go and make disciples of all the nations, baptizing them in the name of the Creator and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit, and teaching them to obey every thing I have commanded you……

                                                                        Matthew 28: 19-20

We acknowledge the presence of God in all religions and Christian denominations that teach compassion, love of God and the peace that relationship brings.  

Then Peter began to speak to them: “I truly understand that God shows no partiality, but in every nation anyone who fears God and does what is right is acceptable to God.”

                                                            Acts 10: 34-35

 and also 

For just as the body is one and has many members, and all the members of the body, though many, are one body, so it is with Christ. For in the one Spirit we were baptized into one body-Jews or Greeks, slaves or free-and we were all made to drink of one Spirit.

                                                            I Corinthians 12: 12-13

Although we see these religions and denominations as pathways to God we have chosen the Catholic Heritage as our Way. We are a Community of Believers committed to the task of building up of the Body of Christ on this earth. We ascribe to the following as essential to our understanding of Faith:

1)      Preservation of the Apostolic Succession,

2)      The preaching and hearing the Gospel of Christ which calls us to love, forgiveness and healing,

3)      The acceptance of the Canonical Scriptures of both the Old and New Testaments to be the Living Word of God, as inspired by individual interpretation guided by the Holy Spirit,

4)      The Seven Sacraments, (Baptism, Eucharist, Confirmation, Reconciliation, Anointing for Healing, Matrimony and Holy Orders) are the sure means of grace, instituted by Christ, for our salvation,

5)      Freedom for the formation of individual conscience, allowing all peoples to worship and grow with God as they are led by the Holy Spirit.

That being said, the United American Catholic Church is a Fellowship of semi-autonomous ministries, governed by the communal voice of the National Synod in cooperation with and guided by the UACC Bishops.

We rely upon Sacred Tradition as an inspiration and guide to the future. We accept reason as humanity’s attempt to interpret experience in the light of the Gospel. The United American Catholic Church ordains qualified individuals without regard to gender, marital status, ethnic origin, social status, sexual orientation or upper age. All persons are seen as Children of God, and are welcome to worship with us and share the gift of the Sacraments, as appropriate.

July 1, 2001