The Ecumenical Millennium Committee (EMC) was formed in 1999 to prepare for the Third Christian Millennium. In addition to sponsoring the annual Ecumenical Prayer Service observed as part of the Week of Prayer for Christian Unity, the Committee is a catalyst for ecumenical courtesy, hospitality and information in the Chicago area. The Committee’s name was changed in 2010 to Ecumenism Metro Chicago.
EMC membership is comprised of the following faith communities:
American Baptist Churches of Metro Chicago
Armenian Orthodox Church – Diocese of the Armenian Church of America (Eastern)
Christian Methodist Episcopal Church – Chicago and Gary Districts
Church of the Brethren – Illinois and Wisconsin District
Church of God in Christ – First Jurisdiction Illinois
Episcopal Church USA – Diocese of Chicago
Evangelical Lutheran Church in America – Metropolitan Chicago Synod
Greek Orthodox Church – Metropolis of Chicago
Orthodox Church in America – Diocese of the Midwest
Polish National Catholic Church Western Diocese
Presbyterian Church (USA) – Presbytery of Chicago
Roman Catholic Church – Archdiocese of Chicago
The Salvation Army – Chicago Metropolitan Davison
Serbian Orthodox Church in the USA and Canada Metropolitanate of Midwestern America
Syriac Orthodox Church – Archdiocese of the Eastern USA
Ukrainian Catholic Church – St. Nicholas Eparchy
Ukrainian Orthodox Church of the USA – Western Eparchy
United Church of Christ – Illinois Conference
United Methodist Church – Northern Illinois Conference
The Ecumenical Millennium Committee (EMC) was formed in 1999 to prepare for the Third Christian Millennium. In addition to sponsoring the annual Ecumenical Prayer Service observed as part of the Week of Prayer for Christian Unity, the Committee is a catalyst for ecumenical courtesy, hospitality and information in the Chicago area. The Committee’s name was changed in 2010 to Ecumenism Metro Chicago.
