by System Administrator | Nov 1, 2016 | Stories
At more than 170 years old, you might forgive a congregation for deciding that their ministry had come to an end when their 144-year-old church building was deemed uninhabitable. Not so for First Christian Church (Disciples of Christ) in the city of Princeton,...
by System Administrator | Aug 25, 2016 | News, Stories
It’s a classic story of a church that started many years ago, grew in its heyday and then found itself struggling more recently with an unclear purpose in an aging building with a large mortgage. However, the story of Shawnee Park Community Christian Church (formerly...
by System Administrator | Jun 28, 2016 | News, Stories
Janet Williams has a special passion for patients with Alzheimer’s disease and their caregivers. As a caregiver for her father, who suffered from dementia (Alzheimer’s is a form of dementia), she can relate to their situation. Janet fondly remembers the great stories...
by System Administrator | Jun 22, 2016 | News, Stories
Sometimes it just takes that extra boost to get to the finish line. Iglesia Mision La Roca in Dallas, Texas, recently received that boost when Disciples Church Extension Fund (DCEF) awarded the congregation our very first Holy Places grant, which is a grant for the...
by System Administrator | Apr 28, 2016 | News, Stories
Home dwellers know about the preliminary decision-making that goes into the repair and renovation of a home: Is this home even right for us? Is it in a place that is the right fit? Does it still speak to our family’s future goals and direction? Should we even invest...
by System Administrator | Feb 23, 2016 | News, Stories
When a tornado came barreling down on Tupelo, Miss., in April 2014, it took the First Christian Church building, a couple of other churches and many other buildings with it. But, when the storm had passed, it wasn’t only rubble and a huge replacement construction...
