The Liberian Council of Churches

History

The Liberian Council of Churches (LCC) was founded in 1982 and incorporated during
the latter part of that year. It was establish to serve as a fellowship of all bodies of
organized Christians within the Republic of Liberia.

The LCC was established by six Churches: Catholic, Episcopal, Presbyterian, Baptist,
United Methodist and Lutheran. The Heads of these denomiations had seen the need to
work together as a united body to address issues relating to the Church and Society.

Mission:

To strengthen the evangelistic outreach of the Churches
To affirm our unity in Christ while respecting our differences, and to actively
promote the desire of unity among Christians in Liberia
To strengthen one another by sharing our diversity of gifts
To share information for the smooth running of the Churches
To plan together so that our Christian witness and services to humanity can be
coordinated effectively
To coordinate our resources for efficient joint action when necessary and possible

Objectives:

To promote peace-building and reconciliation
To advocate for human rights, justice, equality, and security
Campaign against gender based violence and seek for the protection of women,
girls and boys
To build the capacities of member Churches/Organizations
Advocate for the promotion of good governance
Support Youth and women programs
Promote the desire for unity among Christians
Promote ethnic and religious tolerance

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