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The ''National Association of Evangelicals'' was formed by a group of 147 people who met in St. Louis, Missouri on April 7-9, 1942. The fundamentalist/modernist controversy, and the related isolation of various fundamentalist and evangelical denominations and leaders, provided the impetus for developing such an organization. Early leaders in the movement were Ralph T. Davis, Will Houghton, Harold Ockenga , and J. Elwin Wright. Houghton called for a meeting in Chicago, Illinois in 1941. A committee was formed with Wright as chairman, and a national conference for United Action Among Evangelicals was called to meet in April 1942. Harold Ockenga was appointed the first president (1942-44). Current president of the association is Ted Haggard . Carl McIntire and Harvey Springer led in organizing the American Council Of Christian Churches (now with 7 member bodies) in September 1941. It was a more militant and fundamentalist organization set up in opposition to the Federal Council of Churches (now National Council Of Churches with 36 member bodies). McIntire invited the ''Evangelicals for United Action'' to join with them, but those who met in St. Louis declined the offer. The tentative organization founded in 1942 was called the ''National Association of Evangelicals for United Action''. In 1943 the proposed constitution and doctrinal statement were amended and adopted, and the name shortened to the ''National Association of Evangelicals''. The ''National Religious Broadcasters'' was formed in 1944. The ''National Association of Evangelicals'' currently has 52 member denominations and headquarters in Washington, D.C. . There are 27 regional affiliates of the NAE. In January 2006, the National Association of Evangelicals decided that it would not take a stance on Global Warming , and released a letter stating that "global warming is not a consensus issue." Twenty evangelical leaders, such as James Dobson and Charles Colson , signed this letter. In response, the Evangelical Climate Initiative released a statement on February 8, 2006 calling for action to fight global warming. {Link without Title} MISSION STATEMENT "The mission of the ''National Association of Evangelicals'' is to extend the kingdom of God through a fellowship of member denominations, churches, organizations, and individuals, demonstrating the unity of the body of Christ by standing for biblical truth, speaking with a representative voice, and serving the evangelical community through united action, cooperative ministry, and strategic planning." MEMBERS - JANUARY 2004
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