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...
by Nadine Compton | Sep 3, 2024 | Featured, Stories
When Fifth Christian Church (Disciples of Christ) in Cleveland, Ohio called Rev. E. Regis Bunch to serve as Transitional Pastor, its community of faith stood at a crossroads. “The congregation knew they were experiencing a deep decline, but they didn’t have consensus...
by Nadine Compton | Jun 28, 2024 | Featured, Stories
Comox Valley Presbyterian Church (CVPC) never intended to go through Disciples Church Extension Fund’s New Beginnings process. This congregation in Comox, British Columbia is a relatively new one, getting its start on Vancouver Island in 1995 and moving into its...
by Nadine Compton | Apr 24, 2024 | Featured, Stories
During the worst days of the pandemic, the cooped-up inhabitants of Charlottesville, VA, including elderly couples and parents with kids, would walk along the natural trail that winds itself through the woods and slopes of Park Street Christian Church (PSCC)’s...
by DCEF | Mar 8, 2024 | Featured, News, Press Releases
INDIANAPOLIS — Disciples Church Extension Fund has named Rev. Angéle Saunders Johnson, M.Div. its new Chief Administrative Officer. Rev. Johnson has over 20 years of corporate, faith-based, and nonprofit experience, which includes 10 years of executive leadership...