Mission: Living in Unity, Working for Justice

Christian Unity Commission

• Council continues to sponsor Denominational Executive breakfasts to provide a forum for the Executives to discuss issues of common interest.
• Unity Commission encourages ecumenical greetings presented at regional denominational assemblies.

Justice Commission

• Immigration: We are working with Immigration Integration Initiative with the Colorado Trust to help integrate immigrants into their communities and promoting Immigration reform including a theological rationale. We are not taking any specific position. A goal is to treat everyone with compassion regardless of their status and to seek the greatest justice for all.
• Special Needs for Children regarding Education: The CCC has joined with Great Futures Colorado Campaign Partners to promote education on the need for greater funding of public education K–12 and undergraduate levels. Colorado is 38th in the nation for teacher to student ratio and 49th in funding higher education.
• We as the Council participate with Housing Justice and Hunger for Justice which have merged to promote low income housing and hunger programs.
• We are engaged in an Immersion Event: Health Care Immersion with Faith Leaders around the State called “Engaging Faith Leaders in Health Care Reform.” We, the Council, have developed four religiously grounded principles for supporting health care for all, particularly lower income people and children as well as more affordable health care for all.
• We are partnering with the Colorado Coalition Against Domestic Violence to provide additional information and education to prevent domestic violence.
• Heard presentation on ballot proposals: Proposition 101, proposed Amendments 60 and 61, all of which would cripple our state government. Representatives from both political parties stand against these as well.

Visioning Task Force

• A Long Range planning process is beginning to insure the future leadership and financing for the Council. I am one of six on the task force.

Gordon J. Kieft, ABCRM representative on the Executive Committee, Vice President of the Colorado Council of Churches. I am happy to speak further about any of these issues or the Council in general.

Respectfully Submitted,
Rev. Gordon J. Kieft
Colorado Council of Churches Secretary

2009 Colorado Council of Churches Report

2008 Colorado Council of Churches Report