Editing Churches Uniting in Christ (section)

=== Reconciliation efforts ===
The [[African Methodist Episcopal Church]] resumed its participation by the February 2010 plenary meeting, where CUIC moved to refocus on its eight marks of commitment and a shared concern for racial justice as a major dividing factor facing ecumenism. Although the [[African Methodist Episcopal Zion Church]] has not rejoined the group, efforts have continued to bring this communion back into membership. The Rev. [[Staccato Powell]], an AMEZ pastor, preached at the 2011 CUIC plenary in Ft. Lauderdale, Florida as a part of these reconciliation efforts.<ref>{{cite web| last =Bowman Woods| first =Rebecca| title =Churches Uniting in Christ takes a major step forward| date =28 January 2011| url =http://churchesunitinginchrist.org/images/files/2011January-CUICWrapupPlenary.pdf| archive-url =https://web.archive.org/web/20150903215920/http://churchesunitinginchrist.org/images/files/2011January-CUICWrapupPlenary.pdf| url-status =dead| archive-date =3 September 2015| access-date =28 August 2012}}</ref> Combating racism has again become a priority of CUIC. Concerns over the historic episcopate have been sidelined since 2008, though they may re-emerge. The group's focus on mutual reconciliation of ministries has been revisited in the light of racism and the impact that racism may have on exchanging ministers between denominations. Therefore, the coordinating council of CUIC created a consultation on race and ministry while also choosing to partner with the Samuel Dewitt Proctor Conference, a social justice organization involved in African American faith communities.<ref>{{cite web| last =Becker| first =Alex| title =CUIC Connects with the Samuel DeWitt Proctor Conference| url =http://churchesunitinginchrist.org/news/51-cuic-connects-with-the-samuel-dewitt-proctor-conference| access-date =12 August 2012| archive-url =https://web.archive.org/web/20150402135838/http://churchesunitinginchrist.org/news/51-cuic-connects-with-the-samuel-dewitt-proctor-conference| archive-date =2015-04-02| url-status =dead}}</ref>