News from World Church

Our Enduring Principles - A New Video 
Our Enduring Principles define the essence, heart, and soul of our faith community. We do our best to uphold these principles as a faithful response to our heritage and our continuing experience with God, Christ, and the Holy Spirit.

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​International Headquarters Computer Network Updates

Information Technology and a group of consultants are working tirelessly to bring Shelby and other systems back online following a security incident involving malware that was identified on 20 January.

As a reminder, eTithing, AIP tracking, CofChrist.org email, and the current payroll systems were not involved. Also, a forensic firm has been hired to investigate the malware.
Before the incident Community of Christ was in the process of moving systems to cloud-based servers. This project has been accelerated and the affected systems are being rebuilt in the cloud. This will allow us to implement the latest security measures. However, moving to the cloud requires more time than data restoration.
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We apologize about the lengthy delay in reconnecting to Shelby, the AIP reporting system, and other applications. We will continue to provide weekly updates. 

Several key users are working in Shelby. Plans are in place to phase in additional users through the remainder of February. Mission center officers and support teams will be the first group to gain access. This group will be followed by congregational officers. All users are hoped to be back in Shelby by early March with new, more secure logins.

We appreciate the church’s continued patience through this process and the tireless efforts of our staff and support contractors to provide updated systems to support the mission of the church. 

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New Podcast Explores Hebrew Scriptures
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Project Zion Podcast is excited to announce a new podcast to it's coffee-themed collection this year called He'Brew. 

Join host Karin Peter and regular guests, Tony and Charmaine Chvala-Smith, for an adventure of discovery navigating the provocative, complex, ancient, humorous, judgmental, yet prophetic text of the Hebrew Scriptures.

Explain, explore, and experience parts of the Old Testament each month.

Subscribe wherever you get your podcasts or listen on the Project Zion Podcast website below.

He'Brew: Introduction
He'Brew: Genesis 1-3, the Creation stories.