https://cofchrist.org Community of Christ articles Community of Christ articles Community of Christ no Our Stories jkillpack@cofchrist.org en ℗ & © 2026 Community of Christ Ekklesia 360 Tue, 06 Oct 2026 05:01:53 +0000 720 https://cofchrist.org/article/putting-a-focus-on-community Tue, 22 Sep 2026 05:00:10 +0000 By Humberto Tinsman, Emerging Generations specialist I recently had the honor of attending a junior high/senior high camp at the Big Spruce Campground in Cedaredge, Colorado, USA. We gathered youth from Arizona, California, Colorado, New Mexico, and... https://cofchrist.org/article/we-are-better-for-having-been-here Tue, 08 Sep 2026 05:00:02 +0000 By Jenn Killpack, Doug Roberts, and Jamie Varvaro, Spectacular co-directors More than 800 campers and staff members gathered at Graceland University to create an intentional, sacred community we call Spectacular. This year our theme, “Love First,”... https://cofchrist.org/article/resurrecting-a-key-campus-offering Tue, 18 Aug 2026 05:00:02 +0000 By Humberto Tinsman, Emerging Generations specialist An effort is underway to bring back the Liahona Program at the University of Central Missouri in Warrensburg, Missouri, USA. The Liahona Program was used on college campuses to offer ministry and... https://cofchrist.org/article/stop-turn-and-see Tue, 04 Aug 2026 05:00:01 +0000 By Jay Rogers, Louisville, Kentucky, USA Since May 2025, the Forest Hills Community of Christ in Louisville, Kentucky, USA, has been fostering a ministry called Sea Galilee, comprising African refugees. Primarily from Democratic Republic of the Congo... https://cofchrist.org/article/i-met-an-angel-at-the-grocery-store Tue, 21 Jul 2026 05:00:04 +0000 By Connie Lane Lindeen, Apple Valley Congregation, Minnesota, USA Amid the recent federal Immigration and Customs Enforcement surge in Minnesota, USA, our congregation took on a mission to help feed immigrants who were afraid to leave their homes... https://cofchrist.org/article/kids-camp Tue, 07 Jul 2026 05:00:03 +0000 By Kass Unger, Children’s minister, Australia Can you remember when you attended kids camp? The anticipation of going away independently? Sleeping in bunk beds in rooms with other kids? The uncertainty of what the week would hold but the certainty... https://cofchrist.org/article/i-still-have-hope Tue, 23 Jun 2026 05:00:15 +0000 By Humberto Tinsman, Emerging-generations specialist I look at the world and see how people treat one another, and my heart breaks. I sing the hymns of peace, love, and church, and my heart knows I do not believe them right now. I listen to “I have a... https://cofchrist.org/article/a-trail-with-a-mission Tue, 09 Jun 2026 05:00:01 +0000 By Rick Bunch, Fort Collins, Colorado, USA A congregation in Fort Collins, Colorado, USA, recently completed a project in which it had a missional role: an all-access trail in Lory State Park on the community’s outskirts. Because of the park’s... https://cofchrist.org/article/if-you-cook-it-they-will-come Tue, 26 May 2026 05:00:02 +0000 By James Ash, Human Rights Team lead Just after the Christmas holidays, I visited with Don and Glenda Millard and their son, Todd Millard, who attend the St. Thomas Congregation in southern Ontario, Canada. It was a free-flowing group conversation... https://cofchrist.org/article/wild-church Tue, 12 May 2026 05:00:03 +0000 In the fall of 2025, Joelle Wight, Elray Henrickson, and I facilitated a Wild Church weekend retreat. A dozen folks from six nations, some new to Community of Christ, gathered near Lillehammer, Norway. We engaged in creation-based spiritual practices... Karin F. Peter Karin F. Peter