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The Northern Plains Conference of the United Church of Christ is the denomination's only international conference. There are 60 local churches (with over 6,000 baptized members) located in North Dakota and two provinces of Canada. The conference is multiracial, multicultural, multi-lingual and multinational. Five nations (USA, Canada, Arikara, Hidatsa, and Mandan) are served by the conference. The conference has three Associations: Canadian, Eastern and Missouri Valley. The conference is served by Conference Minister Dr. Wade Schemmel. The Northern Plains Conference is located in the West Central Region of the United Church of Christ. The United Church of Christ is a denomination formed in 1957 of Christian, Congregational, Evangelical and Reformed churches whose roots are deep in both European and American religious history.
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