by Nadine Compton | Jul 8, 2025 | Featured, News, Stories
In the first act of Cristie Sharpsteen’s life, her real estate career and motherhood took center stage. And yet when she turned over her business to her husband to spend more time raising their two boys, the prospect of returning to the workforce made Cristie feel...
by Anicia Kosky | Jun 26, 2025 | Featured
Indianapolis, IN — Saguaro Christian Church, a vibrant and inclusive congregation in Tucson, Arizona, has been awarded the inaugural Movement Initiator Award by New Church Ministry for being the top Pentecost Offering giver over the past two years. This distinguished...
by Nadine Compton | Jun 17, 2025 | Featured, News, Stories
When a natural disaster hits, communities of faith know who to call for support: the police, fire department, and city officials. With our Building Disaster Response service, they can also call Disciples Church Extension Fund (DCEF). That’s what First Christian Church...
by Nadine Compton | Jun 17, 2025 | Featured, News, Stories
When it’s hurricane season, seaside towns and cities know how to protect their properties and buildings from wind and rain. The same can’t be said for inland communities, which is why Hurricanes Helene and Milton were so damaging when they made landfall last year....
by Nadine Compton | May 16, 2025 | Featured, Stories
They say that video killed the radio star, but for the Disciples in Daytona Beach Shores, FL, radio is very much alive. Every Sunday morning, church goers maneuver their vehicles onto Daytona Beach Drive-In Christian Church’s grass field, tune their radios to 88.5FM,...
by Nadine Compton | Apr 2, 2025 | Featured, News, Stories
When Rev. Steven DeFields-Gambrel was called to serve Garfield Park Christian Church in Santa Cruz, CA, he was only given two years to perform a miracle or the congregation would close. What followed was the start of a 20-year-long partnership between Rev. Steven and...
by Nadine Compton | Mar 19, 2025 | Featured, News, Stories
University Christian Church (Disciples of Christ)/United Church of Christ in San Diego, CA is hard to miss. Resting against the pillars that frame its front entrance is an array of rainbow doors, a nod to the congregation’s open and affirming stance. The sound of...
by Nadine Compton | Dec 12, 2024 | Featured, Stories
All are welcome at First Christian Church (Disciples of Christ), an open-minded congregation that invites people of all backgrounds and multiple opinions to worship with them in downtown Bowling Green, KY. When walking through its windowless, cinderblock fellowship...
by Debbie Williams | Dec 3, 2024 | Featured, News, Press Releases
INDIANAPOLIS — Disciples Church Extension Fund has named Rev. John Powell, M. Div. its Interim President and CEO. Rev. Powell has over 30 years of bi-vocational experience in ministry and commercial banking, including strategic planning, lending, and corporate...
