2008 Anaheim Congregation Vision and Mission

  Vision

Anaheim Congregation is a welcoming and joyful community of friends, who ...

·   Celebrate the presence of Jesus Christ in each person's life.

·   Seek to restore Christ's peace to those who are alienated, wounded, and lost.

·   Open our hearts and hands in service to others and invite them to share in our Christian fellowship.

·   Create opportunities to explore faith and embrace diversity with an open door to all.

 

  Mission
 

We proclaim Jesus Christ and promote a community of joy, hope, love, and peace. In our journey with Jesus Christ, and empowered in community, we will provide ... 

·   Opportunities to experience the Holy Spirit.

·   Opportunities to experience the peace of Jesus Christ.

·   Opportunities for spiritual growth through personal and corporate worship, mutual support, and service to others.

·   Opportunities to welcome and experience a joyful community of friends of all ages and experiences.

 

  Goals and Objectives
 

1.   To be a catalyst for the restoration of God's peace in our congregation and community by ...

·   Deepening and expanding welcoming and hospitality minitires.

·   Developing bridging ministries to those separated from our congregation.

·   Developing positive, mutually beneficial relationships with our congregation's neighbors.

2.   To nurture relationships in love and acceptance by ...

·   Providing transportation to and from church and other activities for individuals and families.

·   Participating in an outside children / youth / adult centered cultural / religious activity at least once this year.

·   Providing social interaction between our church families, and initiating a personal and family visiting ministry.

·   Attending our children's and youth's school and other outside activities (schedules to be posted).

·   Promoting Southern California Mission Center (SCMC) children and youth camps, reunions, retreats, conferences, and events.

3.   To educate our children, youth, and adults by ...

·   Scheduling adult classes, forums, workshops, and seminars in cooperation with the SCMC programmatic goals.

·   Providing grade level classes for children and youth - utilizing as much as possible Community of Christ resources.

4.   To nurture spiritual growth and community-wide understanding by ...

·   Monitoring corporate worship to ensure the spiritual needs of the people are being met, and provide once each month a fellowship service with prayer and testimony. (Utilizing a polling instrument to gage results.)

·   Emphasizing the ministry of the evangelist and the ministry of spiritual blessing.

·   Scheduling twice each year corporate services of healing.

·   Participating in ecumenical and interfaith events.

5.   To implement our "Witnessing Community" and provide service to our neighborhood and our world communities by ...

·   Increasing Sunday morning attendance by 10%.

·   Schedule pre-baptismal classes for adults, youth, and children.

·   Sponsoring "Outreach International" and "L'Arche Abraham House" projects.

·   Working with community leaders to meet the needs of our immediate neighborhood.

·   Interact socially with the Basileia, Ruah, and the Christian Family of Anaheim congregations.

·   Raising $1,500+ [including clothing, food, baby items, etc.] from "Pennies for the Children."

·   Implementing the forth annual "trunk 'n' treat" event.

6.   To improve our communication network by ...

·   Providing a quarterly newsletter co-sponsored by the Anaheim, Basileia, and Ruah Congregations.

·   Maintaining a dynamic Anaheim Congregation website.

·   Promoting the "Herald-in-Every-Home" program.

7.   To maintain, improve, and update the church facility by ...

·   Approving the "Facilities Task Force" priority list for this year.