by System Administrator | Dec 6, 2018 | News
The boards of Disciples Church Extension Fund (DCEF), Hope Partnership for Missional Transformation (Hope Partnership), and Church Extension Financial and Missional Resources (CEFMR) gathered in mid-November for their semi-annual meeting. Monday morning’s session...
by System Administrator | Nov 29, 2018 | News, Stories
Located northwest of Phoenix, west of I-17 and north of I-10, is Glendale, Arizona – home to four Disciples of Christ congregations and the Glendale Mission & Ministry Center (GMMC). Formerly the First Christian Church, Glendale (FCCG), this center now provides...
by Nadine Compton | Nov 29, 2018 | News
Late Autumn may bring to mind the crunch of fallen leaves underfoot and Thanksgiving meals with family, but it’s actually the ideal season to protect your church building against damage from snow, ice, and freezing temperatures if you haven’t already. Though still...
by System Administrator | Oct 25, 2018 | News
It was at the 34th annual meeting of the American Christian Missionary Society, called the 1883 General Christian Missionary Convention, that Convention Secretary Robert Moffett raised the issue of material aid to new churches. “Many calls have come to us for aid to...
by System Administrator | Nov 22, 2017 | News, Press Releases
INDIANAPOLIS (November 22, 2017) – The Boards of Directors of Disciples Church Extension Fund (DCEF), Hope Partnership for Missional Transformation (Hope Partnership), and Church Extension Financial and Missional Resources (CEFMR) met November 13-14 in Indianapolis...
by System Administrator | Nov 22, 2017 | News
On October 19, 2017, the Board Loan Committee of Disciples Church Extension Fund (DCEF) voted to immediately provide a line of credit to the Iglesia Cristiana (Discipulos de Cristo) en Puerto Rico upon a request for rebuilding assistance from Miguel Morales, general...
by System Administrator | Nov 21, 2017 | News, Stories
As an assessor for Hope Partnership’s New Beginnings service and Transitional Pastor of Disciples Christian Church in Cleveland Heights, Ohio, Roger McKinney just happened to be at the right place at the right time. When he joined the church in April of 2015, he...
by System Administrator | Aug 9, 2017 | Events, News
Hope Partnership for Missional Transformation and Disciples Church Extension Fund (DCEF) presented a report to the General Assembly during the business session on Monday, July 10. Gilberto Collazo, president of Hope Partnership, celebrated that more than 985 new and...
by System Administrator | Apr 3, 2017 | News
Craig Walls has accepted the call to join Disciples Church Extension Fund, as a Building and Capital Services Advisor for the ministry. He will begin serving as a deployed staff member for DCEF on May 1. Walls’ responsibilities will include relationship management in...
by System Administrator | Mar 23, 2017 | News, Stories
First Christian Church has been in its current location in downtown Shelbyville, IN since 1901. As with many small towns in predominately rural areas, the appeal of and easy access via interstate to a larger city (in this case, Indianapolis) contributed to the decline...
