About Us

Beginning as the Uniform International Sunday School Lessons Committee in 1872, the Committee on the Uniform Series (CUS) continues its commitment to connect and educate Christians around a common set of Bible lessons designed to cover the whole of Scripture in each six-year cycle.  The Committee's collaborative reaches across the whole Church, while respecting the uniqueness and integrity of each member communion. Nowhere is there a broader theological coalition working in common Christian cause to elevate and exegete Scripture for a lasting personal and corporate impact on God's family. 

As we approach our sesquicentennial celebration, the focus of our group remains the same: to provide resources that invite participants of all ages to know the Bible, understand the Bible in light of their experiences and relationships, and increase their awareness of God’s self-disclosure, especially God’s redeeming love as revealed in Jesus Christ, that they may respond in faith and love.

Today, The Committee on the Uniform Series is housed within the National Council of Churches and meets annually for a one-week work session, followed by interim assignments.

Leadership Roles and Responsibilities

The position descriptions, approved in 2016 and updated again in 2020, were currently reviewed and updated again in 2023 in conjunction with an update to the CUS Handbook. 

(You can see the approved documents on the "Manual" tab, Section 2.)

CUS at work

Annual meeting candids

Our Current Partners

African Methodist Episcopal Church

African Methodist Episcopal Zion Church

Bethlehem Book Publishers

Christian Methodist Episcopal Church

Christian Restoration Association

Christian Unity Press

Church of the Brethren

Cumberland Presbyterian Church

David C. Cook

Discipulos de Cristo de Puerto Rico

Evangelical Lutheran Church in America

Free Will Baptist Press

Greater Grace AOH Church

Judson Press/ABHMS

National Baptist Convention USA

Nigerian Baptist Convention

Old Paths Tract Society

Presbyterian Church (USA)

Presbyterian Outlook

R. H. Boyd Publishers

Seventh Day Baptist

Stinson Press, Inc.

Sunday School Guide

Warner Press


The Workflow

It is a team effort to assign, write, and edit the Uniform Lesson Series. Learn the role each of us plays and how we fit together through our organizational chart. 

CUS Executive Committee Minutes

The CUS Executive Committee consists of ten members (see position descriptions, above). The eight elected members include: Chair of CUS, Vice-Chair of CUS, Chair of the Scope and Sequence Committee, Chair of the Nominating Committee, Chair of the Home Daily Bible Review Committee, and the three Age Level Conveners (children, youth, adult). Additionally, there are two one-year term positions at the appointment of the CUS Chair in consultation with the NCC Director of Christian Education and Faith Formation (CEFF). These one-year appointments include: the Clerk and the Lead Scripture Matrix Reviewer. Elected and appointed members of the Executive Committee have equal voice and vote. The NCC Director of CEFF serves ex officio to the CUS Executive Committee and has both voice and vote.

Keep up-to-date with the CUS Executive Committee's meetings by reading their minutes.