United Covenant Churches of Christ

The United Covenant Churches of Christ was originally established as the United Pentecostal Churches of Christ, in 1992 by J. Delano Ellis.^[1][2] By 1993, the denomination drafted and adopted its first constitution.^[1]

In 2004, Ellis resigned from his primacy over the United Pentecostal Churches of Christ, and Bishop Larry D. Trotter succeeded him to office.^[1] Under his leadership, the United Pentecostal Churches of Christ amended its name to the United Covenant Churches of Christ.^[1][2][3]

In 2009, Trotter was succeeded by Eric D. Garnes, who, by 2020, was succeeded by Glenn E. Livingston.^[1]

As of 2025, the UCCC has churches in Massachusetts, New York State, Pennsylvania, Maryland, Delaware, Virginia, the Carolinas, Georgia, Florida, Texas, Illinois, Indiana, and Michigan.^[4] All churches are under the authority of the denomination's presiding prelate, general board, and other auxiliaries.^[5][6]