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We desire to have our lives centered in worship of the God who has engaged the world in reconciliation, the God we know as Father, Son and Holy Spirit. Every Sunday through the classical practices of Christian liturgy, and through the seasons of the church year, we seek to have our lives transformed by the story of Jesus.

We also meet weekly in small-group “house churches.” There we share our lives, our joys, our burdens. We share our possessions with each other and the poor. We fast and pray together; we rejoice and celebrate together.

By God’s grace we work for justice and peace in God’s world. We seek to be governed through submission to the Holy Spirit and each other. We make decisions as a body, by consensus, as leaders converse with the whole congregation.

We associate with a broad diversity of Christians by maintaining a focus on the classical beliefs and practices common to all Christians from the earliest days of our faith. For example: the historic creeds (Apostles’ and Nicene), baptism, and holy communion. We seek to be submissive to the great tradition(s) of Christianity and long for the recovery of the unity of the whole Church.

In 2004 we sought to become more formally connected with the wider global church. We discerned to join the Mennonite tradition as we identified with their theology around their emphasis on living out faith in community and focus on peace and justice.  Specifically, we are members of the Central Plains Mennonite Conference, an area conference of Mennonite Church USA, and a member of the Mennonite World Conference.

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We confess that we do none of these things perfectly, but by God’s mercy we are learning to live ever deeper into the Kingdom of God – “on earth as it is in heaven.”

We Believe

We believe in God, the Father almighty,
creator of heaven and earth.

We believe in Jesus Christ, his only Son, our Lord,
who was conceived by the Holy Spirit
and born of the virgin Mary.
He suffered under Pontius Pilate,
was crucified, died, and was buried;
he descended to hell.
The third day he rose again from the dead.
He ascended to heaven
and is seated at the right hand of God the Father almighty.
From there he will come to judge the living and the dead.

We believe in the Holy Spirit,
the holy catholic church,
the communion of saints,
the forgiveness of sins,
the resurrection of the body,
and the life everlasting. Amen.

Kelsey & jacob Guckenberger

co-pastor 

Kelsey and Jacob have been co-pastoring together at Christ Community Church since 2020. Born, raised and baptized at CCC, Kelsey is honored to pastor the community that raised her up to follow Christ. Kelsey has a Religious Studies degree from Westmont College and a Masters in Divinity from Duke Divinity School. Jacob, originally an Oregon native, attended George Fox University and has a Masters in Higher Education from the University of Portland as well as a Masters in Theological Studies from Duke Divinity School. Kelsey and Jacob live close to the church where they enjoy gardening, biking, talking theology, cooking, and caring for their son and 3 chickens.