Christ Episcopal Church

In January 2018, Christ Episcopal Church was commissioned by the Episcopal Diocese of Missouri as the Red Door Ministries Jubilee Center. To be granted the designation Christ Episcopal Church, its congregants and network, were required to display a ministry of joint discipleship in Christ. Jubilee Centers do so much within the community "to meet basic human needs and to build a just society." It is in the spirit of the Gospel of Matthew that Jubilee Centers, including Red Door, strive to provide food for the hungry, drink for the thirsty, welcome for the stranger, clothing for the naked, healing for the sick, and companionship for the captive.

Our parish is deeply committed to supporting the work of addiction recovery in our community. Though every one of these groups is independent and unaffiliated with the parish, we enjoy warm and cordial relations. At the present time there are over a dozen different groups, open as well as closed, that utilize our facilities for their meetings. This allows our parish to support the work of recovery in a meaningful way.

Here are the meeting times and places for groups that are open to anyone in need of support.

Sunday
- Narcotics Anonymous - 5:00 pm - Parish Hall or Parish Hall Basement

Monday
- Sobriety 1st (Alcoholics Anonymous) - 12:00 pm - Parish Hall
- Sobriety 1st Beginner's Meeting (Alcoholics Anonymous) - 7:00 pm - Parish Hall

Tuesday
- Narcotics Anonymous Book Study - 7:00 pm - Parish Hall Basement
- Drug Court Graduate Reunion - 7:30 pm (1st & 3rd Tuesday of each month) - Parish Hall

Wednesday
- Narcotics Anonymous - 6:00 pm (Child Sitter Available) - Parish Hall
- Pathway to Serenity (Alcoholics Anonymous) - 7:00 pm - Parish Hall

Thursday
​- We Are Not Saints (Alcoholics Anonymous) - 6:45 pm - Parish Hall

Friday
- Stairway to Recovery (Narcotics Anonymous) - 7:00 pm - Parish Hall

Saturday
- Sex Addicts Anonymous - 9:00 am - Parish Hall Basement
- Sobriety First (Alcoholics Anonymous) - 10:00 am - Parish Hall 

Several of our members are committed to their own ministries at local treatment centers and halfway houses.

The Diocese of Missouri has an active alcoholism commission, Episcopal Recovery Ministries:
(http://www.diocesemo.org/whatwedo/ministriesandprograms/episcopalrecoveryministrie/)

The Episcopal Church has a network for recovering clergy:
(http://racapecusa.org/)

The Episcopal Church also has a national network: Recovery Ministries of the Episcopal Church: 
(http://www.episcopalrecovery.org/)

Red Door operates a neighborhood food pantry for residents of Downtown Cape Girardeau with support from the community, as well as the SEMO Food Bank.

Hours for the pantry are Mondays 10:00 a.m. to 11:00 a.m. and Thursdays 10:00 a.m. to 11:30 a.m.

In addition to the food pantry, Red Door also provides a free community meal the last Sunday of each month at 4:30 p.m. The meal is home-cooked by a team of volunteers who give their time and energy to bring the community together.formeetings as well as special events.

This ministry continues to grow as the needs of the LGBTQA+ community in the region become more evident.

There are programs directly linked to the church as well as others that are supported through the church's open and inclusive environment. Journey and Safe Space Cape are direct components of the church's LGBTQA+ outreach. Both seek to provide safe, supportive environments for LGBTQA+ and affirming persons.  Journey focuses on supporting individuals as they come to understand their relationship with God as a LGBTQA+ person.

Safe Space Cape is for young persons, elementary through upper teen years. Safe Space offers young people a judgement free area where they can explore who they are as an individual and express themselves in whatever manner feels right. Other LGBTQA+ centered groups within the community utilize space for meetings as well as special events.

Red Door has taken a hands-on approach to creating Interfaith dialogue throughout the community; we have helped organize as well as hosted several events in the community to increase understanding and build alliances across faith groups. Since hosting the first Interfaith Dinner in 2017, we have continued to engage in activities to unite people of differing faiths toward the common goals of building a loving and kind society and fostering understanding of the differences that make our society a better place.