2009 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

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

Deepening and expanding welcoming and hospitality ministries
Developing bridging ministries to those separated from our congregation.
Developing positive, mutually beneficial relationships with our congregation's neighbors.

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.

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.

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.

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 fifth annual "trunk n treat" event.

To improve our communication network by ...

Providing a quarterly newsletter co-sponsored by the Anaheim and Basileia Congregations.
Maintaining a dynamic Anaheim Congregation website.
Promoting the "Herald-in-Every-Home" program.

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

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