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Building Places of Peace:
From Chattanooga to Russia and Ukraine
You are called to create pathways in the world for peace in
Christ to be relationally and culturally incarnate. The hope of Zion is
realized when the vision of Christ is embodied in communities of generosity,
justice, and peacefulness.—Doctrine and Covenants 163:3a
An adage says that “what goes around comes around.” That never
was truer than Thanksgiving weekend 2008 at the Urban Ministries Center in
Chattanooga, Tennessee. The Chattanooga Kids celebrated the official
opening of their spectacular, new Urban Ministries Center and the Center for
Church Planting. You’ll recall that this was made possible by the generosity of
the Saints during Chattanooga Kids: Planting Christ’s Peace.
The circle of giving began when the kids became the first
contributors to Roofs over Africa. They did not wait, but responded generously,
to a need greater than their own. So it was easy for the Chattanooga Kids to
understand the dream of the Saints in Russia and Ukraine to build places of
peace—to have comfortable buildings with room to worship, fellowship, and host
activities. Again, they did not hesitate, but responded generously to a need
greater than their own—and they did it during their own building dedication. The
Chattanooga Kids gave Presiding Bishop
Steve Jones $291.80 for Places of Peace.
In all, $330,000 will help provide sacred spaces to worship,
provide social ministry, and experience the peace of Building Places of Peace:
From Chattanooga to Russia and Ukraine Jesus Christ. Buildings will be bought
and converted into sacred spaces. Russia and Ukraine church members will provide
much of the labor to renovate the interiors. We can do it, with your help. We
had received $179,176 as of November 30, 2008.
How to Give
Please join us to help build places of peace in Novosibirsk,
Moscow, and Voronezh in Russia; Odessa and Kiev in Ukraine.
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Designate your Places of Peace: Russia to Ukraine
contribution on the World Ministries portion of your Mission Tithes offering
envelope.
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Mail a check to Community of Christ International
Headquarters. (In Canada, mail your check to the Bishop of Canada.)
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Contribute online with a debit or credit card at
www.CofChrist.org.
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Use online banking to give directly through your bank
account (U.S. residents).
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Contribute assets (IRAs, securities, life insurance, or real
estate). Contact Estate and Financial Planning at 1-800-884-7526
(877-526-7526 in Canada) or
efpm@CofChrist.org.
Your generous response builds the Community of Christ, where
precious lives are held in God’s hands. Thank you for responding faithfully by
sharing so very generously.
—Sandra Ferguson reporting
Herald, January 2009
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