Christ Community Church announces its comprehensive outreach programs

KANSAS CITY, KS — Christ Community Church announces its comprehensive outreach programs that partner with local schools, community organizations, and global ministries to advance a unique missional approach to faith and work. With five campuses across the Kansas City metro area, the church equips believers to view their workplaces, both paid and unpaid, as primary mission fields.

"At Christ Community, we believe that 100% of our budget is missional," said Senior Pastor Tom Nelson. "We're not just supporting missions; we're equipping our congregants as the scattered church to be on mission each and every day, wherever God has specifically called them. We view both vocational discipleship and vocational mission as our equipping focus."

A Church for Monday

Christ Community has pioneered a paradigm shift from viewing a few as called to "missions" to an all-inclusive missional model where every believer is sent on mission. The church emphasizes that workplaces serve as primary places for worshiping God, being formed spiritually, sharing the Gospel, and loving neighbors. Through work, congregants embody common grace and further the common good.

This approach builds on the foundation of both the Great Commission and the Cultural Mandate, recognizing that faith, work, and economics are woven together in the fabric of faithful gospel ministry. The church has moved from "full-time ministry" language reserved for pastoral work to celebrating all vocations as ministry opportunities.

Local and Global Partnerships

Each of Christ Community's five campuses—Brookside, Downtown, Leawood, Olathe, and Shawnee—maintains strategic partnerships with local schools and community organizations while supporting global ministries:

• Brookside Campus: Partners with King Elementary, CarePortal, Christian Fellowship, and Eleventh Hour

• Downtown Campus: Partners with Crossroads Academy, CarePortal, Mission Adalante, and Project: Kirche, plus operates the Four Chapter Gallery for emerging artists

• Leawood Campus: Partners with Cristo Rey, CarePortal, Hope Center, ReHope, and Elam

• Olathe Campus: Partners with Woodland Elementary, CarePortal, and Mission Southside

• Shawnee Campus: Partners with Two Lines Pregnancy Clinic, KC Pregnancy Clinic, House of Hope, and Global21

National Leadership Initiatives

Beyond local partnerships, Christ Community supports national initiatives that align with their vocational mission focus:

• Made to Flourish: A pastors' network founded by Pastor Nelson that trains and equips pastors in spiritual wholeness and pastoral effectiveness with a focus on whole-life discipleship connecting Sunday faith with Monday work

• Pastoral Residency: A two-year mentoring program training church leaders of tomorrow in a healthy church environment

• Four Chapter Gallery: A dynamic art gallery at the Downtown Campus where artists and communities engage in deeper understanding of human flourishing

About Christ Community Church

Christ Community Evangelical Free Church is one church with multiple locations in the Kansas City metro area. Founded in 1989, the church's mission is to be a caring family of multiplying disciples influencing the community and world for Jesus Christ.

The church is committed to multiplying local churches, multiplying disciples, and multiplying leaders. As a member of the Evangelical Free Church of America, Christ Community is dedicated to biblical teaching, worship, and serving the Kansas City community.

Christ Community Church currently meets in five locations across the Kansas City metro area: Brookside, Downtown, Leawood, Olathe, and Shawnee. Regular Sunday services continue at all campuses, with specific times available at cckc.church.

Contact Information:

Christ Community Evangelical Free Church

10901 Lowell Ave Suite 290
OverlandPark, MO 66210
United States

Jeannie Lucas
(913) 685-1161
https://cckc.church/