Joanne B. Holstein is a Becker Bible Studies teacher and author of Guided Bible Studies for Hungry Christians. She has received her Master of Science degree in Psychology/Christian Counseling with honors from Liberty University. She is well-known as a counselor to Christian faithful who are struggling with tremendous burden in these difficult times. She is a leading authority on the history of development of the Christian churches and the practices and beliefs of world religions and cults.
Congregational Christian Churches are considered Protestant Churches who practice their religion with the Congregationalist influence. Each congregation is independent and controls its own affairs.
The United Church of Christ merged from the Evangelical and Reformed Church and the Congregational Christian Churches. Their associations are with the National Council of Churches, World Communion of Reformed Churches, and World Council of Churches.