by Nadine Compton | Sep 3, 2025 | Featured, Stories
Falls Church, VA has the second-highest household income of any city in the United States, with million-dollar homes a common feature along its streets. At the same time, its neighborhoods are home to subsidized apartments where low-income families from the Middle...
by Nadine Compton | Aug 18, 2025 | Featured, Stories
Where do you go to explore your faith? You might say church—but what about camp? For many young Christians in Digby County, Nova Scotia, Johnston Christian Park (J.C.P.) is the first place that they learn about their religion. It’s also a space for young adults across...
by Nadine Compton | Jul 29, 2025 | News
For more than 140 years, our mission has been to accompany congregations, regions, camps, seminaries, and other communities of faith in the Christian Church (Disciples of Christ) as they work to ensure that their places of worship can truly be part of a movement for...
by Nadine Compton | Jul 8, 2025 | Featured, 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 Nadine Compton | Jun 17, 2025 | Featured, 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...
