h. The time has
arrived when the church as such should take the lead in bringing about
interdenominational cooperation for community service under its own
auspices and in the most inclusive way.

For many reasons the county offers the best basis for this type of
organization. It is the most permanent political unit, next to the
State or the incorporated town or city. Social progress finds the
closest opportunity for cooperation with economic and political
agencies in the county. The following proposal for a County Christian
Association, supported out of the budgets of local cooperating
churches, has been worked out:

SUGGESTED PROGRAM FOR COUNTY RURAL CHRISTIAN ASSOCIATION OR FEDERATION
OF CHURCHES[1]

1a. Proposal for County Christian Association or Church Federation.

1b. Board of Directors.

1c. County Council chosen by each cooperating denomination on
basis of membership.

2c. Election or appointment of denominational representatives
to be left to each denomination.

3c. Selection of county secretary.

2b. Duties of county secretary.

1c. Survey--Follow up what interchurch county office has done.

1d. Location of all churches.

2d. Residence of pastors.

3d. Community boundaries.

2c. Organize county religious movements as:

1d. Evangelistic drive.

2d. Membership rally.

3d. Go-to-church campaigns.

4d. Religious worship in the home.

5d. Common programs with reference to moral and spiritual
problems.

6d. Other religious movements.

3c. Interchurch adjustments.

1d. Act as secretary of Committee on Adjustments--provide office
for interchurch activities.

2d. Depository for interchurch religious information.

3d. Follow-up plans made as result of interchurch survey,
including:

1e. Encouragement of building parsonage and getting resident
pastor in every community.

2e. Getting a community church building in every community
adequate to its needs.

3e. Getting a community building under joint religious auspices
where need exists for several houses of worship.

4e. Clearing house for membership conservation.

5e. Determination of parish boundaries.

6e. Establishment of new work in c