“Your kingdom come. Your will be done, on earth as it is in heaven.”
The Lord's Prayer from the sermon on the Mount Matthew 6:10 NRSV
Our Church is more than a place of worship in Topeka Kansas.
We invite you to join with us as we seek to make Christ's Mission - Our Mission, through these activities.
The Lord's Prayer from the sermon on the Mount Matthew 6:10 NRSV
Our Church is more than a place of worship in Topeka Kansas.
We invite you to join with us as we seek to make Christ's Mission - Our Mission, through these activities.
Pursue Peace on Earth
Christ’s Mission of Justice and Peace.
The Way Forward - God’s Kind of Justice
Christ’s Mission of Justice and Peace.
The Way Forward - God’s Kind of Justice
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Community of Christ President Steve Veazey continues The Way Forward video series with “God’s Kind of Justice.”
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The church wide discussion of nonviolence, initiated by World Conference Resolution 1319, is related to pursuing God’s vision of holistic salvation and peace for people, groups, societies, and the planet.
This is not a new topic. However, there are many questions to explore. Please visit the Community of Christ Peace & Justice webpage for additional information.
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Abolish Poverty-End Suffering
Christ’s Mission of Compassion
Doorstep Topeka
Christ’s Mission of Compassion
Doorstep Topeka
Click picture to visit Doorstep website.
Topeka Community of Christ works to Abolish Poverty & End Suffering by reaching out through compassionate ministries, in partnership with other faith communities and organizations, such as Doorstep, that serve the poor and hungry and stop conditions that diminish the worth of persons.
Doorstep provides Topekans with the support they need to live fuller, more self-sufficient lives. From combatting hunger to offering individuals and families the services and resources they need to enjoy independent lifestyles, Doorstep is committed to extending a helping hand to our forgotten friends and neighbors in their time of need.
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In addition to our tithes which fund Community of Christ operations, programs and missions; we partner with other Churches in Topeka, Kansas and charitable organizations, to support the ministry provided by Doorstep Topeka.
We do this by providing volunteer service, tangible goods and financial support to Doorstep. For additional information regarding how you can assist Doorstep, please contact Ruth May who serves as our congregation's liaison with Doorstep Topeka.
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Current Doorstep News
We are planning our 5th Annual Neighbor Helping Neighbor Walk/5K Fun Run set for Sunday, October 2nd, 2pm, at Lake Shawnee. Get your family and friends together and join us for some exercise at the lake, and snacks while raising funds for Doorstep at the same time!
We have everything available online on our website under the Events Tab: www.DoorstepTopeka.org. You can download the flyer and registration form to mail in, drop off at our office, or register online. To guarantee an event t-shirt you need to register by September 13th. However, we will continue to take late and event day registrations. One child age 10 & under can walk for free (t-shirt extra) with one paid adult. Registration is $30 per person or get sponsors to cover your fee and donate to Doorstep (sponsor form is also on our website).
We are planning an in-person event this year, with our pal Chris Fisher from WIBW-TV as our Celebrity Starter! Let’s hope we have the same beautiful weather this year as we’ve had the past two years for the virtual events!!
We were not able to have Operation Soup Line, the Annual Banquet, the Quilt Drawing or food sales again this year with COVID still being a factor. So, this Walk/5K Run is our only fundraiser in 2022! Please consider joining us for the event or sponsor someone else to help bring in the needed funding from this event!
Lisa Cain, Doorstep Executive Director
We are planning our 5th Annual Neighbor Helping Neighbor Walk/5K Fun Run set for Sunday, October 2nd, 2pm, at Lake Shawnee. Get your family and friends together and join us for some exercise at the lake, and snacks while raising funds for Doorstep at the same time!
We have everything available online on our website under the Events Tab: www.DoorstepTopeka.org. You can download the flyer and registration form to mail in, drop off at our office, or register online. To guarantee an event t-shirt you need to register by September 13th. However, we will continue to take late and event day registrations. One child age 10 & under can walk for free (t-shirt extra) with one paid adult. Registration is $30 per person or get sponsors to cover your fee and donate to Doorstep (sponsor form is also on our website).
We are planning an in-person event this year, with our pal Chris Fisher from WIBW-TV as our Celebrity Starter! Let’s hope we have the same beautiful weather this year as we’ve had the past two years for the virtual events!!
We were not able to have Operation Soup Line, the Annual Banquet, the Quilt Drawing or food sales again this year with COVID still being a factor. So, this Walk/5K Run is our only fundraiser in 2022! Please consider joining us for the event or sponsor someone else to help bring in the needed funding from this event!
Lisa Cain, Doorstep Executive Director
Abolish Poverty-End Suffering
Christ’s Mission of Compassion
Outreach International
Christ’s Mission of Compassion
Outreach International
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We work to Abolish Poverty & End Suffering by reaching out through compassionate ministries, in partnership with organizations, such as Outreach International, that serve the poor and hungry and stop conditions that diminish the worth of persons.
Click picture for Outreach International website
In addition to our tithes which fund Community of Christ operations, programs and missions; the Topeka Community of Christ congregation also provides funds to support the ministry of Outreach International as we work in partnership with others to Abolish Poverty and End Suffering.
Some think the end to poverty is a pipe dream. Outreach International has nearly 40 years of experience working alongside our community partners around the world that says otherwise.
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Outreach International believes when communities work together, they can overcome the challenges of chronic poverty.
Their work supports groups who construct new water wells, establish low-interest loan programs, repair roads, grow vegetables, and much more. It empowers people to lift themselves, sustainably, into a future defined by opportunity. We invite you to join with us in supporting the ministry provided by this organization.
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Abolish Poverty-End Suffering
Christ’s Mission of Compassion
Pennies for Africa Offering
Christ’s Mission of Compassion
Pennies for Africa Offering
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We work to #AbolishPovertyEndSuffering by reaching out through compassionate ministries, in partnership with other faith communities and organizations that serve the poor and hungry and stop conditions that diminish the worth of persons.
The third Sunday of each month, our friends and members bring their loose change, which they have saved during each month, for our Pennies for Africa special offering.
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Pennies for Africa
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This special offering is contributed to the Community of Christ Africa Mission Centers to be utilized by the mission centers, as may be needed. Since this special offering was started in 1997, the Topeka Community of Christ congregation has contributed over $20,000 through our Pennies for Africa offering.
Abolish Poverty-End Suffering
Christ’s Mission of Compassion
Community of Christ Oblation Ministry
Christ’s Mission of Compassion
Community of Christ Oblation Ministry
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The first Sunday of each month, all undesignated offerings received are forwarded to Community of Christ Headquarters for Community of Christ Abolish Poverty & End Suffering Ministries. In addition givers can specifically designate their offerings for this purpose at any time.
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Oblation was established to help the church be faithful to its commission to care for the poor and needy (Doctrine and Covenants 42:8).
The law and practice of the church since this action of the 1917 Conference (GCR 773) has been to receive funds during all Communion services for the express purpose of the care of the poor and needy. |
Invite People to Christ
Christ’s Mission of Evangelism
Worship with US
Christ’s Mission of Evangelism
Worship with US
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We Enter God’s Presence through Worship
Gathering to worship makes us aware of God’s abundant grace that is with us in worship and in each moment of living. Through worship and the sharing of sacraments, congregations become sacramental offerings for the blessing, healing, and peace of creation. 
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Worship with the Topeka Community of Christ Congregation Sunday Mornings @ 10:45 AM
(Central Time). Our Sunday Worship Service is as close to you as your cell phone, tablet or computer.
Please visit our Worship page for additional information about our Online and In Person Worship.
If you miss our Sunday Worship Service, or if you do not wish to join our private Facebook Group, you can view a recording of the service on the WORSHIP LIVESTREAM page of this website. |
Pursue Peace On Earth
Christ’s Mission of Justice and Peace
Christ’s Mission of Justice and Peace
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“Sue for peace, not only the people that have smitten you, but also to all people; and lift up an ensign of peace, and make a proclamation for peace unto the ends of the earth; and make proposals for peace, unto those who have smitten you, according to the voice of the Spirit which is in you, and all things shall work together for your good; therefore, be faithful, and, behold, and lo, I am with you even unto the end. Even so. Amen.” D&C 102:11
Daily Prayer for Peace
The Daily Prayer for Peace is a powerful witness of Community of Christ’s commitment to peace. Such regular, public expression symbolizes the church’s unrelenting pursuit of peace as God’s intent for a bruised and divided world.
The Daily Prayer for Peace worship service is held at 1PM (central time USA), 365 days a year. Each day a prayer is offered for a specific country based on the World Council of Churches’ ecumenical prayer cycle, which joins our prayers with that of Christians throughout the world.
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Please visit the Community of Christ website for additional information regarding the Daily Prayer for Peace.
The Topeka Community of Christ Congregation includes a Prayer for Peace in it's Sunday Worship Service. Our Peace Candle is located in front of our pulpit. 
Prayer for Peace at a Topeka Community of Christ Sunday Worship Service.
Please join with us in prayer from wherever you are.
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Pastor's Email Newsletter - Stay Connected with our Congregation
Equip Congregations for Christ’s Mission
Pastor's Email Newsletter - Stay Connected with our Congregation
Our Pastor communicates with friends and members of the Topeka Community of Christ Congregation, usually two times per month, about our congregation activities by an email newsletter.
A copy of the most recent pastor's email newsletter is posted below.
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The pastor's email newsletter also includes an attachment of Joys, Concerns and Prayer Requests.
If you would like to receive these emails with the attachment (prayer list), please send us your contact information by completing the form below. |
Keeping Connected - Topeka Community of Christ - September 20, 2022
I apologize about the delay with getting the Prayer List out to you. I was just looking through some of the E-mail names and I really like Lord Pancakes.
There was a virtual Midlands Mission Pastor Meeting on Sunday that Judy and I attended. The World Church gives Midlands Mission 67 voting delegates. There are about 35 should be filled so we are looking for additional people. There will be a Mission Center at the Mission Rd. Congregation & virtual meeting on October 16th and a Priesthood on-line conference on October 21 & 22 that will focus on the sacraments. I understand there will be message every Monday from the Church President.
We have some upcoming dates for congregational activities:
We will have a Business Meeting 9:45 AM on September 25th, 2022 for Pastor Election. The only agenda item is the election of next year’s Pastor. The unapproved Business Meeting Minutes from the last meeting are attached for your review.
We are planning to host the Twist youth group (Teens Working In Service Together) for the Mission Center. It was originally scheduled before Covid hit but it gives us the opportunity to help our teens to serve. We are looking for service projects for the Sept. 30 to Oct. 2. We have one or two projects for them but please let us know if you have a project. I was saying the youth visit was on Labor Day weekend but I was mistaken. We need to do some preparation work that may require a pressure washer. Please let me know if there is one in the Congregation that we can use.
The Doorstep food bank is asking for food donations for non-perishable food like canned food, tuna fish etc. Please drop them by their office on 10th street and have it recorded as Community of Christ.
Just a reminder, we are having Sunday School with a 9:30 start-time.
Did you miss it? Did you have to work? Did you oversleep? Did you attend another congregations service? Did you have technical difficulties?
NO PROBLEM!
Remember, all of our services are recorded - available 24/7 on our Topeka CofChrist Ministry group on Facebook. Perhaps you would like to invite a friend to view the service, knowing the ministry provided could be meaningful to them.
📣📣 Announcements!
o Pennies for Africa will continue on the 3rd Sunday of month.
o While receiving the COVID vaccine is highly encouraged for most people, it is very much a personal choice. Please visit with your doctor if you you have any questions or concerns. We look forward to a time when we will worship together in our church building. Please know; the vaccine, though encouraged, will not be required for in-person worship. We are monitoring the news reports and following developments with the virus. I feel optimistic about our continued meeting at the church. We will continue to provide broadcasts of the services with international attendees. We never know went the workings of the Spirit is through our service.
😁🤔🙏 Please find the Joys & Concerns and Prayer List attached. Joy for those who are doing better and can be removed from the prayer list - others who are in need of prayer have been added.
💰💸 Disciples Generous Response: Please remember the financial needs of the church are ongoing - local, mission center, and world church.
Sincerely,
Paul Boman
Pastor, 785.256.7161
Remember if you want to receive a copy of the prayer list you need to subscribe to the email newsletter. We do not publish the prayer list on our website or social media accounts.
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Midlands Mission Center Newsletter
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Midlands Mission Center Newsletter
An electronic (PDF) copy of the current
Midlands Mission Center Newsletter is listed below. 
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Develop Disciples to Serve
Equip individuals for Christ’s Mission
The Center for Innovation in Ministry & Mission
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A collaborative partnership with Graceland University, Community of Christ, and others housed and hosted in Graceland University’s Community of Christ Seminary.
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The Center for Innovation in Ministry & Mission (CIMM) is focused on creating non-credit opportunities for adult theological education, ministerial training, and leadership development in an effort to empower and inspire disciples and leaders to become radical practitioners of the mission of Jesus Christ.
CIMM offers non-credit bearing continuing education units (CEU’s) that focus on priesthood development, leadership development, and theological education. These CEU’s do not lead to a degree.
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Develop Disciples to Serve
Equip individuals for Christ’s Mission
Herald Magazine
Equip individuals for Christ’s Mission
Herald Magazine
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The Herald is the denominational magazine of Community of Christ. Enjoy interesting stories and news about the church, insightful commentaries from leaders and disciples, and inspirational messages from around the world with full-color photographs and art to complete each story. This award-winning publication is produced and distributed bi-monthly in English by the church publishing division, Herald Publishing House.
The Topeka congregation participates in the Herald in Every Home Program which provides a subscription for each family who attends our congregation.
For information regarding your Topeka Congregation Herald in every Home subscription please contact Judy Thompson. |
Develop Disciples to Serve
Equip individuals for Christ’s Mission
Scripture Study Group
Equip individuals for Christ’s Mission
Scripture Study Group
Develop Disciples to Serve
Equip individuals for Christ’s Mission
Community of Christ 2023 World Conference
Equip individuals for Christ’s Mission
Community of Christ 2023 World Conference
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Your Help is Needed: Church Building Maintenance
Equip congregations for Christ’s mission
Your Help is Needed: Church Building Maintenance
We need your help in maintaining our church home. To keep the operating cost of our facility low, we rely heavily upon volunteer support from our friends and members.
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Please see the list below of church maintenance projects. Please contact Rollie Marolf with your questions regarding these projects. If you choose a project, please let Rollie know so the list can be updated. Thank you for your assistance. 
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Cub Pack 110 Facebook Page
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Cub Scout Pack 110
Topeka Community of Christ is pleased to be the chartered partner for Cub Scout Pack 110. Den Meetings are held at the church 5252 SW 19th Street, every Tuesday at 6:30 PM. Pack Meetings are held the last Tuesday of each month at the church at 6:30 PM. For additional information regarding Pack 110, contact Jayhawk Area Council at 785-354-8541. |
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Boy Scout Troop 110
Topeka Community of Christ is pleased to be the chartered partner for Boy Scout Troop 110. Troop Meetings are held at the church 5252 SW 19th Street, every Monday at 6:30 PM. For additional information regarding Troop 110, contact Jayhawk Area Council at 785-354-8541. |
