The board of directors of Disciples Church Extension Fund, a ministry of the Christian Church (Disciples of Christ) in the United States and Canada, has elected the following individuals to the board: Lois Artis, chief financial officer for the Sisters of Mercy of the Americas in Silver Spring, Maryland; and Sheri Jackson, a career banker in Villa Hills, Kentucky.
The board of directors for Hope Partnership for Missional Transformation, also a ministry of the Christian Church (Disciples of Christ), has elected the following individuals to the board: Candyce Black, a business owner of a human resources recruitment firm in Greenville, South Carolina; David Nolan, associate vice chancellor of University Development at Texas Christian University in Fort Worth, Texas; and Marvin Owens, Jr., senior pastor of Michigan Park Christian Church in Washington D.C.
Disciples Church Extension Fund is a 130-year-old financial ministry of the Christian Church (Disciples of Christ) that helps congregations focus on the use of capital resources for ministry and mission by offering building funding and planning solutions that include loans for property purchase, renovation or new construction; investment opportunities; architectural and design consultation; capital fundraising; relocation services and other capital planning services. To learn more, visit https://www.disciplescef.org.
Hope Partnership for Missional Transformation is a network of ministries, regions, organizations, congregations, ecumenical and educational institutions, and clergy who provide for the stewardship of resources to call, form and support courageous leaders to implement congregational mission. Importantly, Hope Partnership for Missional Transformation carries forward the critical Church-wide imperative of new church ministry through the development of new church planters, coaches, visionaries and emerging church leaders. To learn more, visit https://www.hopepmt.org.