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, which are not active at this time.