Community of Christ Mission Initiatives 
“Continue to align your priorities with local and worldwide church efforts to move the initiatives forward. Additional innovative approaches to coordinating congregational life and supporting groups of disciples and seekers are needed to address mission opportunities in a changing world.”
D&C 165:1f
Our Mission Initiatives equip individuals for Christ’s Mission, guide us directly on to paths that help us make Christ’s Mission, Our Mission. They help ​us to know, be, and do as we serve Christ.
How do we share the peace of Jesus Christ in all of its personal, interpersonal, community, and worldwide dimensions? 

Our church’s mission statement points the way: 
"We proclaim Jesus Christ and promote communities of joy, hope, love, and peace."

We proclaim Jesus Christ through local and worldwide evangelism, including ministries of invitation, witness, inclusive fellowship, worship, caring, and lifelong disciple formation. 
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We promote local and world wide communities that signal (represent, reveal) the peaceful reign of God on Earth. Some call this the cause (hope) of Zion.
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When we effectively proclaim Jesus Christ by sharing our witness, ministries, and sacraments and promote Christ-centered communities of justice and peacefulness, we are sharing the peace of Jesus Christ.
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Five Mission Initiatives - They’re All Essential!
Our call is to reclaim that same vision and passion for the whole mission of Jesus Christ today through five life-changing, church-changing, and world-changing Mission Initiatives:​
Invite People to Christ
Christ’s mission of evangelism.

We Invite People to Christ by sharing the peace of Jesus Christ with those who are waiting ​​to hear the redeeming words of the gospel. ​
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If you’re searching for a Church Home near Topeka Kansas, take a look at #TopekaCofChrist.  We do not proselytize anyone in an effort to change their faith; but invite all who are seeking to come and see what God can do in their lives in Community of Christ. 
 
Discover your purpose and pursue Christ’s mission of compassion, justice, and peace through ministries that can change lives and communities.
 
We invite you to join with us on Sunday mornings @ 10:45 AM (Central Time) for Worship and Building Community (Christ's Peaceable Kingdom); Online from the comfort of your home, or worship with us In Person at our church building. Your Topeka Church Home! Please visit our "WORSHIP" page for additional information.
 
You will find #TopekaCofChrist on Social Media, and please check the “ACTIVITIES” page this website and see what we are doing to make Christ's Mission - Our Mission.
Abolish Poverty, End Suffering
Christ’s mission of compassion.

We seek to Abolish Poverty, End Suffering by reaching out through compassionate ministries ​that ​serve the poor and hungry and stop ​conditions that diminish ​the worth of persons. 
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Oblation was established to help the church be faithful to its commission to care for the poor and needy (D&C 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.
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 The major objective of Community of Christ Abolish Poverty, End Suffering Mission Initiative is to help persons gain self-respect and personal worth by moving from a condition of dependence to a life of productivity.  
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“You who are my disciples must be found continuing in the forefront of those organizations and movements which are recognizing the worth of persons and are committed to bringing the ministry of my Son to bear on their lives.” D&C 151:9
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You will find information about our current initiatives to Abolish Poverty, End Suffering posted on the Activities page of this website.
 Pursue Peace on Earth
Christ’s mission of justice and peace.

We Pursue Peace on Earth by restoring Christ’s covenant of peace, even the Zion of our hopes. The hope of Zion will become reality when we live Christ’s peace and ​generously share ​his peace with others.  ​
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Above all else, strive to be faithful to Christ’s vision of the peaceable Kingdom of God on earth. Courageously challenge cultural, political, and religious trends that are contrary to the reconciling and restoring purposes of God. Pursue peace.  D&C 163:3b
 
 Sharing the peace of Jesus Christ involves generously and compassionately offering witness, ministry, sacraments, and community life that reconciles and restores people to right or righteous relationships with God, themselves, others, and creation. This holistic approach to proclaiming and demonstrating the gospel is faithful to our best understanding of God’s will.
 
Because God yearns for peace and justice for all creation, we honor our Enduring Principles to uphold the Worth of All Persons, make Responsible Choices, and honor the Sacredness of Creation. Led by the Holy Spirit, we work with others to restore Christ’s peace in the world and challenge unjust systems that diminish human worth. 
Develop Disciples to Serve
Equip individuals for Christ’s mission.

We Develop Disciples to Serve by equipping men, women, and children to be true ​and living expressions of the life, ministry, and continuing presence
​of Christ in the world. 
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Ministry is humble service offered to communities, congregations, and the world by disciples who follow Jesus. It is creating relationships that inclusively share Christ’s peace and boundless love.  Each day disciples choose to accept God’s grace, ground themselves in God’s love for them and all people, and generously share Christ’s peace with everyone they meet. We invite you to join with us, as we follow Christ in Mission.  
Experience Congregations in Mission
Equip congregations for Christ’s mission.

We Experience Congregations in Mission by becoming congregations that are the true and living expressions of Jesus Christ, woven together by the Spirit, and sent into the world as ​evangelistic witnesses, compassionate ​ministers, and justice and peacemakers. 
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Congregations are called to grow in the skills and qualities of discipleship that will deepen their love for the world and their dedication to share Christ’s peace. As congregations engage in spiritual practices and training, they will deepen their devotion to God and experience God’s direction in powerful ways.
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We fulfill God’s ultimate vision as we, Nurture Congregations of Christ’s Love and Peace; Experience God’s Presence through Worship; and Become a People of Peace, Reconciliation, and Healing of the Spirit.
​​Mission Prayer
​God, where will your Spirit lead today?
Help me be fully awake and
​ready to respond.
Grant me the courage to risk something new and become a blessing of your love and peace.
​Amen.
​If you would like to join with us in pursuing Christ's Mission, and Change Your Life - Change Your Community - Change the World, please see the opportunities listed on the Activities page of this website.