The Cumberland Association of Churches & Ministers is one of the eight regional Associations within the Maine Conference of the United Church of Christ, which has offices in Augusta.  Most member churches may be found in the Greater Portland area, as far north as Auburn, as far south as Scarborough, and along the coast to Brunswick.

The Association meets annually, usually on a Sunday afternoon in September or October.  This Association Meeting calls together all clergy with standing in the Association, delegates from each congregation, Members In Discernment, and visitors. Usually, there is a speaker or program on a subject of general interest to the congregations, plus the election of officers and the conduct of other Association business.  In most years there is also a Spring meeting, providing topical workshops.

Between annual meetings, the Association’s work is accomplished by an Executive Council composed of the Moderator, Vice-moderator, Clerk, Treasurer, Chair of the Church & Ministry Committee, Chair of the Nominating Committee, and three Members-at-Large.

Through its Church & Ministry Committee, the Association authorizes and grants standing to individuals for various forms of ministry within and for the United Church of Christ in and around Cumberland County in the State of Maine.

Historically speaking, the Cumberland Association is the successor organization to the Cumberland Association of Congregational-Christian Churches & Ministers, which first met in 1823.

A Bulletin Insert for use in congregations, outlining the relationship between the congregations and the wider church, specifically the Cumberland Association, may be downloaded HERE.