January 18-25 is the Week of Prayer for Christian Unity each year. This week, the Ecumenical Trends Journal of the Graymoor Ecumenical and Interreligious Institute (a ministry of the Franciscan Friars of Atonement) published an essay by Rev. Terri Hord Owens entitled, We Must Begin With Love: Martin Luther King, Jr., and the Unity Grounded […]
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National Council of Churches invites signatures
Add your name to endorse the open letter sent by Christian leaders who are part of the National Council of Churches to Vice President Pence and Congress to call for the removal of the President. The text of the letter is below: Our faith instructs us to take seriously positions of leadership, not to lead […]
Lake Institute taking survey of congregations until July 31
Lake Institute is seeking to better understand the unique ways that the COVID-19 crisis is impacting congregations. We invite you to participate in a survey asking for info about your congregation, its finances, and responses to the COVID-19 crisis. https://iu.co1.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_2fAds2RN0IcaoW9 How are congregations faring today? Lake Institute has a survey in the field to learn how the […]
#DOCjustsummer: We cry power
By Jennifer Williams, Disciples Peace Fellowship intern “Woe to those who make unjust laws, to those who issue oppressive decrees, to deprive the poor of their rights and withhold justice from the oppressed of my people, making widows their prey and robbing homeless children.”– Isaiah 10:1-2 As I scroll down my Facebook news feed, an […]
Disciples have a presence in public forums
Disciples have been showing up and standing up across the United States and Canada in reaction to a string of killings of Black Americans. Here are just a few of the photos and videos collected in late May and June 2020. We are also aware of rallies with a Disciples Public Presence in Charlotte and […]
Virginia congregation’s Community Health Faith Nurse ministry provides holistic health services
For Linda Manns, RN, MSN, and Loudon Avenue Christian Church in Roanoke, VA, health care is a vital aspect of ministry. In 1989, Manns, a community health nurse, started offering blood pressure screenings after Sunday worship service, and so began the congregation’s volunteer Church Nurse position. Today, Manns is known as the Community Health Faith Nurse “to […]
