by DCEF | Aug 27, 2024 | News
Dear Disciples Church Extension Fund Family and Ministry Partners, I’m writing to inform you that, effective the end of August, I will be stepping down as president and CEO. This decision was not taken lightly. It was made after prayerful consideration and discerning...
by DCEF | Mar 18, 2024 | News, Press Releases
INDIANAPOLIS — Disciples Church Extension Fund has named Anicia Kosky of Franklin, Indiana its new Chief Relationship Officer. A nonprofit leader with more than two decades of experience, Kosky most recently served as Chief Impact Officer for United Way Northwest...
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...
by Nadine Compton | Feb 14, 2024 | Featured, News, Stories
Gwinwood Retreat Center, a Christian Church (Disciples of Christ) camp in the Northern Lights Region, sits on 29 acres of forested land right at the edge of Hicks Lake in Lacey, WA. It’s surrounded on three sides by wetlands and on a good day, you can see Mt. Rainier...
by Nadine Compton | Dec 21, 2023 | Featured, News, Stories
Members of the LGBTQ+ community in the United States have experienced a growing wave of dangerous rhetoric and violence. But a small Disciples congregation in Texas has had an out-sized impact on turning that tide. When Gov. Greg Abbott of Texas signed legislation in...
by Nadine Compton | Dec 8, 2023 | Featured, News, Stories
When the new pastor of Memorial Christian Church walked by the “for sale” sign in the front yard in 2020, she expected a short, sad tenure with this small church in Peoria, Ill. Of course, that was before there were bouncy castles in the sanctuary. Started in 1963,...
