Rev. Howard M. Ratcliff died on Aug. 11, 2013, at the age of 76. He was a pastor in Tiffin and Bowling Green, Ohio prior to becoming associate regional minister and eventually regional pastor and president from 1980 to 2003. In addition to his long service in Ohio, Ratcliff served on a number of Disciples […]
Read moreCourtesy of the Pacific Southwest regional office Dr. Fred Evans, former Regional Minister of the Christian Church in Montana, died on Saturday night, July 19. His daughter, Rev. Patty Evans, Pastor of First Christian Church, Albany, Oregon, was by his side. Fred served in numerous ministries in Oregon and California and as Interim Regional Minister […]
Read moreby Jim Cullumber, Christian Church Foundation The Rev. Howard Dentler, who served as the deputy general minister and president of the Christian Church (Disciples of Christ) for nearly 20 years under four denominational leaders, died July 3 in Mount Pleasant, IA. He was 90. A Celebration of Life service will be conducted at 1:30 p.m. […]
Read moreBruce Tilsley, 80, of Arvada, Colo., passed away on Nov. 27, 2012. Tilsley was the graphic designer responsible for defining the now-familiar chalice logo of the Christian Church (Disciples of Christ) accepted at the 1971 General Assembly in Louisville. It was based on a napkin drawing given to him by Robert Friedly and Ronald Osborn. […]
Read moreDr. O. Eugene Moore died July 3, 2012. He was born on November 20, 1916. He served churches in Oklahoma, Kansas, Minnesota, Iowa, Alabama and Illinois. Moore also served as a director of religious education for state organizations, assistant to the president at Culver-Stockton, associate general secretary for the Missouri Association of Churches, and regional […]
Read moreThe Rev. Dr. C. William (Bill) Nichols passed to new life with God on April 21 after a lengthy illness. He was 84 years old. A funeral service is scheduled for 11 a.m. Wednesday, April 25, at Central Christian Church in Decatur, Ill., a congregation he served from 1973 until 1991 when he answered a […]
Read moreThe Rev. Dr. Thomas Jackson (T.J.) Liggett passed away March 27, 2012, at Pilgrim Place in Claremont, CA. Liggett was born in Nashville, Tennessee in 1919. Memorial services will be held in two locations. First, at 11 a.m. on Saturday, April 28, a service is set for Shiloh Baptist Church, 1500 9th Street NW, Washington […]
Read moreThe passing of the Rev. Dr. Billye P. Bridges to new life in February still reverberates around the Christian Church (Disciples of Christ). “We are still realizing the gravity of this loss,” said the Rev. Timothy James, associate general minister and administrative secretary of the National Convocation. “She had such widespread leadership and influence.” Even though […]
Read moreDr. William C. Howland, Jr., passed away March 6, 2012, in Austin, Texas. He was a former senior pastor of National City Christian Church (NCCC), deputy general minister and president of the Disciples as well as an acting president of Phillips Theological Seminary. His memorial service will be at University Christian Church in Austin on April […]
Read moreThe Rev. Dr. Billye P. Bridges passed away during the late evening hours of Friday, Feb. 17, 2012, after a brief hospitalization. She was director of Christian education for Disciple Home Missions from 2003 until her death. From 1996 to 2003 she served DHM as director of specialized Christian Education. A memorial tribute to Bridges […]
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