Archive

The bulk of the archives of the Massachusetts Council of Churches reside at the Congregational Library. Visit their website for more information.

The following is a collection of important publications and statements since the mid-twentieth century. If you are looking for a particular document that you are unable to find, please contact us!

• The ethics of abortion: A Protestant perspective (1992)
• Affirmative Action: Reflections by Christians about where we go as a nation
• A resolution of the Board of Directors of the Massachusetts Council of Churches unequivocally recognizing the Armenian Genocide (September 27, 2007)
• Physician Assisted Suicide: A Christian perspective from the Massachusetts Council of Churches (November 30, 2000)
• Baptismal Practice in an Ecumenical Context; Massachusetts Commission on Christian Unity
• In opposition to capital punishment (October 1997)
• Church and State Relations: a fresh look at a classic issue (1992)
• Constructive Conflict in Ecumenical Contexts
• Entering into ecumenical and interreligious dialogue
• The Accessible Church: Toward Becoming the Whole Family of God: Opportunities and Responsibilities for Ministry with People with Disabilities
• Ecumenical Accountability: What are our responsibilities to and for each other?
• Gambling and government: some ethical concerns (1993)
• Open letter to legislators on guns and violence: June (1990)
• Church and Health Care (1977)
• Labor and Leisure: a look at contemporary values (September 1994)
• Living the Faith You Share: 10 Ecumenical Guidelines for Couples in Roman Catholic/Protestant Marriages
• A Call to revive a fundamental concern: nuclear weapons (1978)
• Odyssey Toward Unity
• Points for Peacemaking
• The churches and political responsibility (1984)
• Christian Political Responsibility (1996)
• Together we pray: Prayers for Christian Unity
• Public aid to private schools (1986)
• Sunday closing laws revisited: A Biblical, ethical, and sociological study of a common day of rest (January 1993)
• MCC policy statement on welfare reform (Winter 1995)
• Youth Sports and public activities on Sunday mornings (December 9, 1997)