How members will form the Canada Mission Centre on Jan 17

By Leandro Palacios, Director of Communications

Here’s what will happen when we gather on Zoom on Jan 17, and why you won’t want to miss this historic event for Community of Christ.

We will begin with a time of worship and reflection to renew our commitment to promote Christ’s mission in Canada, now as a single mission centre with one shared identity and purpose, while honouring the many diverse and unique traditions nurtured in every region and locality where members and friends of our church engage in ministry.

After intentionally singing together “We Are One in the Spirit,” spiritually renewed and united, we will commence the formal organizational meeting of the Canada Mission Centre. This new mission centre will become the spiritual home of all congregations and non-resident members previously associated with CEM or CWM. All members who take part in this event will be invited to vote. The most important motions to consider include:

• Sustaining Sam Smalldon as Mission Centre Financial Officer and Mission Centre PresidentSustaining Vonda Den Boer, John Hamer, Leandro Palacios, and Lanette Vawter as counsellors to the Mission Centre President
• Sustaining John Hamer and Stephen Thompson as Mission Centre Historians
• Sustaining Janine McCully and Heather Huffman as Mission Centre Recorders
• Sustaining Jae Senga, Jada Middleton, Sandra Hunter, Bryce Taylor, Karen Hewitt, Sariah Middleton, and Riley Malott as the Mission Centre Council
• Consideration of the 2026 proposed budget amalgamation.

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Please take time to visit our website to review the agenda, bios, budget, and other important documents, as well as the dates for our pre-legislative and technical support sessions. We also ask that you hold all those who have accepted the call to serve in the Canada Mission Centre in prayerful consideration.

Visit the Canada Mission Centre Page

We remind congregations that wish to gather locally for this occasion to let us know in advance so that we can make arrangements to extend voice and vote to everyone.

We look forward to seeing you and taking our first historic step onward together on Saturday, January 17 at 12 p.m. PT / 1 p.m. MT / 2 p.m. CT / 3 p.m. ET.

Where: Online via Zoom

Please Register Here Today