Submitted by Ashley Whitham Last weekend, six church employees who live in the Pacific Northwest joined with other Community of Christ employees and lay ministers who work in the Western field at Buckhorn Campgrounds. Under the leadership of Apostle Shandra Newcom and guest ministers Shane and Alli, we did the very hard work of visioning…
“COURAGE” Submitted by Kim Naten, GPNW Mission Center President We’ve been home from World Conference and Independence, Missouri now for about 3 weeks, which seems like a long time. . . but also feels like yesterday. The experience of attending this triennial event (give or take a year when a pandemic occurs) leaves deep and…
Information for GPNW Mission Center Delegates and Alternates World Conference 2023 is quickly approaching, so please check here regularly for announcements and updates. Also refer to https://cofchrist.org/2023-world-conference/ for additional information, including all legislation, daily schedule and other events. REGISTRATION OPEN: Online registration for World Conference is open for delegates and children, at CofChrist.org/2023-world-conference/#csec-2023-world-conference-register. Register before March 1 to get…
May 25, 2022 | USA Team of Apostles The USA Team of Apostles released this statement on the recent mass shootings in the USA. To Community of Christ Leaders, Mission Centers, Members, and Friends: Community of Christ actively endeavors to share the peace of Jesus Christ in a troubled world. This call is grounded in the…
By Sean Langdon In January 2019, Nadia Bolz-Weber released “Shameless: A Sexual Reformation”. The description for this book reads as follows, “Christians are obsessed with sex. But not in a good way. For nearly two thousand years, this obsession has often turned destructive, inflicting pain, suffering, and guilt on countless people of all persuasions and…
Originally published by Community of Christ May 5, 2021. We have amazing news! As of 31 December, 2020, the church has raised $88 million toward its $120 million Bridge of Hope goal—an increase of $12 million since June 30. Thank you to those in all fields of the church around the world who are working…
Double the Good This year a generous matching contribution of $200,000 has been pledged for this event. For example, a $25.00 contribution becomes $50.00. Any size donation to Worldwide Mission Tithes helps bring hope to people around the world! In 2020, contributions have meant: COVID-19 crisis relief and oblation aid, including $100,500 to Haiti, Africa,…
The Generosity CycleOriginally published in Community of Christ Announcements Sept 28, 2020 We would like to invite your congregation or mission center to participate in the Generosity CycleOctober 11, 2020 -November 15, 2020 The Church celebrates various seasons, such as Advent and Lent, where our gaze is focused in a certain direction and we spend time in meaningful…
Originally published in Community of Christ Announcements Sept 1, 2020 Jan Kraybill, Community of Christ organist-in-residence, is all ears. And hands, and feet. The Grammy-nominated performer often enjoys hearing and answering her audience’s questions, especially if she’s playing a demonstration concert at the Temple or Auditorium in Independence, Missouri, USA. But because the world is…
From Community of Christ Announcements posted 8/6/2020 August 6 and 9 mark the somber 75th anniversary of the bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki in Japan. World Conference Resolution 1178, Nuclear Arms Reduction; and WCR 1303, Action toward Nuclear Weapons Abolition, encourage the church to denounce the violence of nuclear weapons and acknowledge the suffering they…