The Women's ministry of the Christian Church (DOC) is known as Disciples Women. Watch this space for information about our own Disciples Women activities. For now, much information is available at the Disciples Women website.

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Likewise, watch this space for information about Disciples Men's ministries. For now, please visit the Disciples Men website.

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Watch this space for information about Disciples' outreach work, nation- and world-wide.

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Watch this space for information about our many local projects.

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Center City Christian Outreach, Inc. is a collaboration of seven downtown churches in an effort to meet the needs of the downtown area. Its focus is on those who live within the boundaries between Chestnut Expressway and Grand Street, and between Kansas Expressway and National Avenue, or who are members of the participating churches. In addition to South Street, those churches include Christ Episcopal Church, First and Calvary Presbyterian Church, Grace United Methodist Church, St. Agnes Cathedral, First Baptist, and St. Paul United Methodist Church.
     The Well of Life Resource Center opened in April 2004, and provides food, nutritional information, and some limited assistance with rent and utilities. Located in the back parking lot of St. Agnes Cathedral, 533 S. Jefferson, it is open every Monday, Wednesday and Friday from 10:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m. Volunteers are needed to help in the center during operating hours, or for food purchasing and administrative help at other times.

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South Street is a member of the Council of Churches of the Ozarks, a multi-denominational coalition of churches in Springfield and the surrounding area. Please visit their website for more information.

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Periodically, mission trips are undertaken to assist ongoing projects to help people and expand the participant's understanding of issues in social justice. More recent mission trips include:

2006 Chicago, IL: Work with inner city youth and help with several painting and construction projects.
2007 Los Fresnos, TX: Build first Week of Compassion Casita home in Matamoros, Mexico and worked with the Southwest Good Samaritan Ministries work projects at the Bayview, TX center for ministry.
2008 Pueblo, CO: Work with the Milagro CC congregation to develop a Godly Play program. Construction was done to create a Godly Play room, materials were built, painted and assembled and hours of training. A stop was also made in Greensburg, KS to tour the recovery response after the town was destroyed by a tornado.

Pictures from one of our recent trips:

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