A World that Shines with Life
Our shining creator, who protects, helps, and loves us. We see your vision for minga on earth as it is in heaven. Help us to have just what we need, and embrace us as we embrace our neighbors.
Making Sense of Mission by Rev. Tyler Heston
I wonder about God’s “mission” for us. What does that word even mean? I carried this question on the trip I took last weekend. Eleven middle schoolers and a couple other adults from our church community joined for our Middle School Service-Learning Trip to Des Moines, Iowa.
Youth Service Learning Trips – Summer 2022
We're excited to announce that we’re traveling out of town for our summer service-learning trips to serve with local nonprofits, learn about the related issues and how our faith fits in, and to grow together as a youth group. Middle School Youth who have completed grades 6-8 will travel to St. Louis, Sun. Read More...
Week of Compassion Responding to Disasters
Week of Compassion, the relief, refugee and developmental mission fund of the Christian Church (Disciples of Christ), is currently responding to the recent earthquake in Haiti, as well as other humanitarian crises across the world. Week of Compassion partners have already deployed volunteers in Haiti to help with rescue operations and assess Read More...
Responding to the Covid Crisis in India
As the severity of India’s second wave of COVID-19 worsens, our thoughts and prayers are with the wonderful people we met on our 2016 and 2017 service learning trips to visit hospitals in Mungeli, India. This week our church made an $18,000 donation from our Permanent Missionary Endowment Fund and a $2,000 Read More...
Supporting Our International Partners
As a church community, we seek to embody God’s love and discover ways in which God’s Spirit is creatively transforming the lives of individuals and communities near and far. One of the ways we explore this call is through our international mission partners, including FEDICE in Ecuador and CEPAD in Nicaragua. Both organizations are partners both Read More...
Mission Fair: To Follow God’s Call
By Rev. Tyler Heston This year, we have become adept at finding new ways to be community. Through outdoor events with neighbors and friends to fresh forms of fun through video calls and online activities, we have been reminded about how important it is to keep up with the people we love Read More...
Backyard Missions Fair
This year, since we are unable to travel internationally for our annual mission trips, we’re bringing the mission trip experience home with our Backyard Missions Fair.
In Awe of the Rugged
By Catherine Stark-Corn, Minister to Families and Children One of my most cherished memories is of the church’s family mission trips to the Cheyenne River Indian Reservation in South Dakota. The drive could be a bit long, especially with younger ones who were tired of car games, toys, sitting, being told to Read More...
Photo Recap of the 2020 Ecuador Mission Trip
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Ecuador Mission Trip Presentation
Team members from the recent Ecuador mission trip will share stories and photos about their experiences on Sun., Feb. 9 at 10:00 a.m. in the Koinonia Sunday School classroom, in the Solarium on the third floor. Learn about the “Minga” (working together) formed with FEDICE in Ecuador and the community of Caliqui, Read More...
2020 Mission/Service/Learning Trips
Ecuador (rescheduled from October 2019) The fall 2019 Ecuador service/learning trip was rescheduled to January 17 – 24 , 2020, and a few spaces remain open for this trip. For details contact Nancy Lear or Corey Meyer. Nicaragua February 23 – 29, 2020 Visiting our international partner CEPAD in Managua, Nicaragua to be present Read More...
Minga, All One Life
By Rev. Tyler Heston, Minister to Youth Last month, 18 of us traveled to Otavalo, Ecuador, for the high school mission trip. We spent a week partnering with FEDICE to work with a community center on renovation projects at their daycare, Mushuk Muyu (“New Seeds”). We spent the week with FEDICE’s executive Read More...
Middle School Mission Trip 2019
Last week, 11 youth and four adults went to Des Moines, Iowa, for a few days of service, learning, and exploring. The team partnered with three different organizations for service: JOPPA, a grassroots organization seeking solutions for homelessness; IMPACT, a community action partnership that offers relief and aid to people experiencing poverty; Read More...
And They’re Off!
Adult leaders Tyler Heston, Nancy Lear, Lori Bennett and 15 sort-of-awake teenagers met at KCI today, June 6, at 4:00 a.m. (YES, that is early) to depart on their service/learning mission to Ecuador. Check back here for updates on their trip, which will be posted as the team has accessibility to wifi. Read More...
