by DCEF | May 19, 2021 | Featured, Stories
COVID Hobbles Congregating, not Creativity How has Light of the World Christian Church in Indianapolis weathered a pandemic in the midst of an interim ministry? Surprisingly well, according to Pastor R. Janae Pitts-Murdock. She credits strong relationships within and...
by DCEF | May 19, 2021 | Featured, Stories
New Kitchen Caters to Fellowship, Funds Ministry Everything starts here: Ministry. Fundraising. Fellowship. And, of course, lunch. The heart of La Iglesia Cristiana La Trinidad in Corpus Christi, Texas, is la cocina — the kitchen. So, a loan from Disciples Church...
by DCEF | May 19, 2021 | Featured, Stories
When a retired school administrator went from serving as financial officer at her church to chair of the board, the “fit” was obvious. The church’s biggest mission: a preschool teeming with children. Relatively new to Disciples of Christ, Sharon inherited her post on...
by DCEF | May 4, 2021 | COVID-19, Featured, News
As a result of the COVID-19 pandemic, many Disciples congregations have been forced to shut down in-person worship for nearly a year or longer. Disciples Church Extension Fund (DCEF) is offering loans of up to US $50,000 for technology upgrades to help congregations...
by DCEF | Jan 20, 2021 | Featured, News, Press Releases
Indianapolis, Indiana – On Monday, January 11, 2021, Erick D. ‘Rick’ Reisinger, President of Disciples Church Extension Fund (DCEF), shared his plans with the DCEF Board and staff to retire at year’s end –December 31, 2021. “This decision has been a long time in...
