I dream of the day that CCC becomes relevant to the lives of the "lifers" in our community. There are folks who've invested their lives in this community. I want our church to be completely invested here, too. This dream includes ministries designed to meet specific needs of people who live here all the time, including:
- hosting community events
- making our facilities available for things like weddings, funerals, elections,
- food distribution,
- after school care,
- and a jillion other things you've thought of that I haven't.
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I dream of CCC becoming the most relevant church for military personnel and their dependents living in our area. This includes meeting specific needs of those posted here, as well as those whose spouses and families remain here while they are deployed elsewhere, such as:
- Support groups for military wives
- classes geared to marriage improvement, surviving deployment and homecoming
- managing money on military pay
- childcare, mothers' day out, sanity ministries
- regular prayer vigils for safety and peace
I dream of CCC being home for more people than there is room to contain in multiple services.
I dream of CCC being a stronghold of faith, a place of refuge, a welcoming, friendly family that recognizes we are all sinners, no doubt despicable in someone's eyes, but forgiven, loved and accepted by God and His people here--no questions asked, no one excepted.
I dream of CCC becoming the most confident body of believers, given to hospitality and teaching, so that everyone in the area knows, if you want to be loved, if want to know about God, if you want answers to the complex questions of life, CCC is the place to be!
I dream of CCC being the more permission giving, risk taking, living out loud congregation anyone here has ever seen.
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