Midway College has received a $100,000 U.S. Department of Education grant for its nursing education program. The grant will allow the college to purchase equipment and renovate laboratories. It was secured with the help of U.S. Sen. Jim Bunning, and will enable Midway to double the number of students in its nursing program, which awards […]
Read moreSeveral Disciples from the Christian Church in Georgia are taking part in two People to People Pilgrimages to the Christian Hospital in Mungeli, India this winter. The first group left in mid-January. Another group traveled to the Asian country earlier this month. The Disciples are making a documentary about the hospital and the Rambo Memorial […]
Read moreFirst Christian Church (Disciples of Christ) in Beaumont, Texas, has initiated a Green outreach program that includes several projects designed to help the community. The program, called "Caring for God’s Creation," created a garden project to assist the homeless, developed re-usable shopping bags containing the church’s logo, a recycling program, and remodeled a rest area […]
Read moreIndianapolis, IN (February 12,, 2010) – A major initiative involving young adult Disciples to address the issues of becoming a truly multicultural and inclusive church was proposed by a planning committee on January 29-30 in Indianapolis. The proposed initiative would bring young adults together for hands-on exposure to diverse cultural and racial experiences through a […]
Read moreGolf, soccer and cross country are not the kind of sports that draw crowds to the front of a TV screen, but Disciples’ college students are excelling at them nonetheless. While much of the buzz among Disciples college sports fans last fall centered on the Texas Christian University football team, who finished the season 12-1 […]
Read morePatrick and Kim Bentrott, Global Ministries missionaries in Haiti, spoke to numerous staff and community persons on Feb. 10 at the Disciples Center in Indianapolis. The Bentrotts were in Haiti on Jan. 12 when a massive earthquake shook the country. Kim is a physician and teacher and is partnered with the National Spiritual Council of […]
Read moreFelix Ortiz, Global Ministries area office executive for Latin America and the Caribbean, recently visited Haiti, the Hispaniola-island nation that suffered a devastating earthquake on Jan. 12. The disaster killed more than 200,000 people, injured more than 200,000 and left more than a million homeless. Haiti President Rene Preval initially described the earthquake’s aftermath as […]
Read moreDisciples women will not want to miss the 2010 Quadrennial Assembly that will be held June 23-27 in Greensboro, N.C. Women are already registering for the event which will include the opportunity to hear well-known speakers and be involved in mission activities. Speakers who will headline the event include Vashti McKenzie, bishop of the African […]
Read moreRefugees from Afghanistan, Burma, Cuba and Iraq were among the 1,251 people resettled through the Disciples Refugee and Immigration Ministries program in 2009. The Christian Church (Disciples of Christ) is one of the six denominations that resettles refugees through the Church World Service Immigration and Refugee Program. Disciples helped to place approximately 11 percent of […]
Read moreYoung adults who will be age 21 or older no later than June 1 are invited to participate in the Disciples Peace Fellowship Summer Peace Internship program. Interns will receive training in peace education, current political and cultural conflicts, and the theological study of Christian approaches to peace and justice. Peace interns also travel across […]
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