Who We Are: NCC is a member congregation of the United Church of Christ (UCC). Prior to the uniting of several church traditions that became the UCC, NCC was affiliated with the Congregational Christian Church.
The congregation traces its beginnings to 1939 and the inception of a Sunday School outreach ministry in Northfield. In those days the children gathered in Northfield homes. By 1944 people in this growing village felt the need for a community of faith for all ages. By 1946 the Chapel was erected and a full-time minister of the gospel was called. In that same year NCC received it's charter and was incorporated according to the laws of Illinois. Even though it is a congregation comprised of people of all ages, NCC continues to place a very high value on children, youth and families. This is most apparent in the very personal, yet very high quality, programs for children and youth and in that NCC provides space for the Northfield Community Nursery School, which was founded by NCC members in 1952.
NCC was the first church to form in the Village of Northfield. Like the United Church of Christ itself, it is a community with an ecumenical and inclusive spirit. There are people from every religious tradition represented here. Perhaps more telling is there are many people here with no previous faith affiliation; who had previously felt disenchanted or disinclined when it came to "organized religion."
NCC takes seriously these words of Jesus: "that all may be one". While the congregation looks to the life, death and resurrection of Jesus for wisdom, guidance and hope, it does not use doctrine as a "test of faith," but rather as a "testimony of faith." That is to say, all are invited, through Jesus Christ, into this community of God's people.