The same, but more. Disciples Church Extension Fund has always been about church places, as the ministry of the Christian Church (Disciples of Christ) that provides congregations with building planning and capital funding services for their church facilities, with loans for new construction, renovation, repair, relocation and more. The need to provide these services still exists, but in this time of monumental change for churches, Disciples Church Extension Fund is called to be and do more.
The new mission statement above reflects Disciples Church Extension Fund’s reinvention as a ministry that helps congregations create, recreate, fund and use church places, conventional and otherwise, as a tool for connecting with the Holy, places to come together to be formed as Christians who are called to love and serve each other and their neighbors, inside AND outside church walls.
We are excited to share stories with you about congregations who are responding to our challenge to think first of how their Holy Places can serve their ministry and not the other way around. You can find them on our blog or below.
A church’s Holy Place to-do list
Disaster response for devastated Texas church
Church finds “hidden treasures” in ministry
Kansas church celebrates first year of new life in a new Holy Place
North Texas Area church receives first Holy Places grant
Ministry offers family-focused outreach in LaGrange and Goldsboro, NC
Lessons learned on the road to disaster response
Staying put—sometimes it’s the right move
Pastor helps congregation navigate through downsizing plan
Glendale Mission & Ministry Center serves, celebrates
Green Loan promotes great energy savings
How one Florida congregation learned to go with the flow
Is your building too large? Too small? DCEF can help!
First Christian Church, Manhattan, Kansas, dedicates new building