About


The Northern Plains Conference of the United Church of Christ is the denomination’s only international Conference. There are 50 local churches (with over 6,000 baptized members) located in North Dakota and one province of Canada.

The Conference is multi-racial, multi-cultural, multi-lingual and multi-national.  Five nations (USA, Canada, Arikara, Hidatsa, and Mandan) are served by the Conference. The Conference has three Associations: Canadian, Eastern and Missouri Valley not active at this time.

The Northern Plains Conference is located in the West Central Region of the United Church of Christ. The United Church of Christ is a denomination formed in 1957 of Christian, Congregational, Evangelical and Reformed churches whose roots are deep in both European and American religious history.

Contact Information

Telephone – 701.255.1104
Wade Schemmel Cell Phone: 701-471-3278
Fax – 701.255.0103
 website: www.npcucc.org
Office location
204 East Reno Avenue, Bismarck, ND 58504-6471
Electronic mail
Conference Minister: schemmel@npcucc.org
General Information: secretary@npcucc.org
Pulpit Supply Requests (Peg Schemmel): secretary@npcucc.org
Youth Ministries:
Jae Utke, jae.utke@yahoo.com, telephone: 605-545-3884
3420 42nd Street South West, Apt. #209, Fargo, ND 58104
Disaster Response Coordinator:Lindy Holt, 701-430-0727  ethelindholt@gmail.com