Once upon a time – before the growth of evangelical and non-denominational churches, before the surge of people identifying with no particular religious tradition – an organization known as the Wisconsin Council of Churches was at the heart of connecting and representing mainstream Protestant denominations in this state.
Today, it is at the heart of the movement among churches to connect in new ways, to not let the institutional and even theological differences that can divide people get in the way of finding ways to work together to serve the community – and to better reflect the ideals when people talk about the body of Christ.