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The Office of the General Minister and President is responsible for the pastoral care and nurture of the Christian Church (Disciples of Christ).

The Christian Board of Publication offers publications and services that support the ministries of congregations to bring unbelievers to awareness, seekers to belief, and believers to deeper faith and commitment to God through Jesus Christ.

The Central Pastoral Office for Hispanic Ministries facilitates, promotes, supports and coordinates the work of Hispanic ministries in the whole church.

The Christian Church Foundation under girds ministry with permanent funds. It works with individuals and congregations to manage funds that benefit various ministries of the Christian Church (Disciples of Christ).

Church Extension works directly with congregations, helping them recover from disasters, expand their facilities or build new buildings. It also helps the church grow through its New Church Ministry Team.

The mission of Communication Ministries is to articulate and interpret the vision and mission with internal and external audiences through every expression of the church.

The Council on Christian Unity represents the Disciples in key ecumenical activities around the world, carrying out the Disciples historical passion for Christian unity.

Disciples Benevolent Services

In the loving and caring spirit of Christ, Disciples Benevolent Services will partner with regions, congregations and others to develop ministries of care in response to the needs of their communities.

The Disciples of Christ Historical Society helps congregational historians, assists scholars, sponsors lectures and maintains archives of a wide variety of historical materials and artifacts related to the Stone-Campbell movement.

Disciples Home Missions commits to connecting people to the life-changing love of God by developing partnerships throughout the Christian Church (Disciples of Christ) that strengthen congregations and leaders to make a difference in the world by revealing the light of Christ.

Higher Education and Leadership Ministries seeks to nurture transforming leadership for the church. We work in partnership with 17 colleges and universities, 10 theological institutions, and more than 80 campus ministry programs across the country.

Through Global Ministries, the common witness of the Christian Church (Disciples of Christ) and the United Church of Christ, the Division of Overseas Ministries helps Disciples share the Good News of Jesus-Christ from our doorsteps “to the ends of the earth” and seeks to meet God’s people and creation at the point of deepest need: spiritually, physically, emotionally, and/or economically.

The National Convocation of the Christian Church (Disciples of Christ) supports and strengthens the involvement of more than 550 predominantly African American Disciples congregations in the total mission of the church.

The Office of North American Pacific Asian Disciples (NAPAD) serves the growing American Asian church.  The Rev. Geunhee Yu, executive pastor for North American Asian Ministries serves the whole church, and this group works to coordinate the issues and needs of the diverse Asian and Pacific Islander community.


The Pension Fund supports congregations by providing an excellent pension plan that has increased contractual pensions by 528.71% since 1973. It also has health care insurance, savings programs and tax information for both lay and clergy employees. 

Reconciliation Ministry

Reconciliation Ministry is a special ministry of the general church which fights the primary causes of racism in North America. It works with regions and congregations to understand what racism is, and to find ways to identify and eliminate it.

The United Christian Missionary Society

The United Christian Missionary Society, which has eight Trustees and four Officers, has no active employees. Four Trustees are nominated by each of the two Divisions. They are elected by the General Board of the Christian Church (Disciples of Christ) and serve a term of four years.

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