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The Tres Rios Area is one of eight areas in the Christian Church (Disciples of Christ) in the Southwest. It currently is made up of 29 churches throughout New Mexico and West Texas who strive to serve God in an ever changing multi-cultural setting.
TRA Business Reports
Documents were sent to all churches and pastors on May 1 with Board Officer and Member nominations and Licensed Ministers listed for the Area's affirmation. Each church was given instructions about voting via e-mail or mail, in lieu of a gathered Area Assembly this spring. The Area will have an opportunity to gather face to face for conversation and additional business this fall in a special session during the Regional Assembly, October 21-24, 2010, in Midland-Odessa.
Click here for the Letter from Area Moderator, Marty Hamilton.
Click here for the Annual Report to the Area, by Rev. Charlotte Hoppe.
Click here for the 2009 Balance Sheet.
Click here for the 2009 Budget Comparison Summary.
Click here for the March 10 Balance Sheet.
Click here for the March 10 Budget Comparison Summary.
Updated 2010 Summer Camp Information and Schedule
The TRA Outdoor Ministry Team wants you to know that they continue to try to provide the best, most creative faith-nurturing summer camping experiences for our youth. The best program for our youth is always their first consideration. The members of this team are led by Tom Cooley, long time TRA camp counselor and member of Monte Vista Christian Church, Albuquerque. All directors of our camps are members of this team. Please note that all of the camp information has been updated!
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Week of Compassion
Click here for details and a live news feeds of how Week of Compassion is responding to disasters around the world and in the U.S.
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The Connected Community
Connected Community is a new communication tool under development exclusively for ministers, members and guests of the Christian Church (Disciples of Christ) in the Southwest. Connected Community allows members to communicate with one another over a private computer network, using the latest tools the Internet offers. Connected Community is easy to learn and simple to use—literally taking only a few minutes' time to master.
The Connected Community is available to any member (clergy or laity) of a church in the Christian Church (Disciples of Christ) in the Southwest. All in the Tres Rios Area are nvited to join.
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From Disciples.org
“Community ON Purpose, Community WITH Purpose”
by Rev. Dani Loving Cartwright, Regional Minister and President, Christian Church in the Southwest.
Continuing the emphasis on the release of the Southwest Regional Guiding Vision for ongoing transformation, Southwest Regional Minister and President Rev. Dani Loving Cartwright delivered a heartfelt message to several hundred Disciples at the North Texas Area Assembly, Sunday May 3, 2009 at Northway Christian Church in Dallas.
A smaller version of the video and an audio-only version are available at the North Texas Area website at www.ntaccsw.org.
Her message beckoned for building communities centered in the sustaining and abiding power of the true vine, Jesus Christ. She gave several personal community building experiences requiring faith, sacrifice, new relationships and courage from her early pastoral ministry in East Texas. Referring to John 15:1-8 and the new Regional Vision, Dani passionately encouraged our pastors, leaders and churches, to prioritize and practice deep prayer, Bible study and Biblical literacy in the church. She maintained the church needs to be compelled in its motivation by inviting conversation around the scriptures.
Through the courtesy of the North Texas Area, this video is freely available for your use in your church's website in two video resoltions. Click here to go to the North Texas Area website for the instructions for embedding this video in your website.