Editing Churches Uniting in Christ (section)

=== Inauguration ===
Heads of communion from each member of COCU (as well as the [[Evangelical Lutheran Church in America|ELCA]], a partner in mission and dialogue) inaugurated the group on the day before [[Martin Luther King Jr. Day]] in 2002 at the motel where he was killed.<ref>{{cite web|title=ELCA Presiding Bishop Joins CUIC Leaders in MLK Statement |publisher=ELCA NEWS SERVICE |date=10 January 2007 |url=http://www.elca.org/Who-We-Are/Our-Three-Expressions/Churchwide-Organization/Communication-Services/News/Releases.aspx?a=3506 |access-date=15 August 2012 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150402155032/http://www.elca.org/Who-We-Are/Our-Three-Expressions/Churchwide-Organization/Communication-Services/News/Releases.aspx?a=3506 |archive-date=2 April 2015 }}</ref> This particular location highlighted the group's focus on [[racism]] as a major dividing factor between and among churches.