Download PDF June 11, 2020 A Call to Action: The Time is Now! Dear Members of the Christian Church (Disciples of Christ) in the United States and Canada, “How long, O God, will you hide yourself from sight? … Remember that I shall not live forever.” – Psalm 89:46-7 These last few weeks the Psalmist’s cry […]
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Doing justice, loving kindness, and walking humbly together in Des Moines
by New Church Ministries New Church Ministry met Rev. Debbie Griffin, the Senior Minister of Downtown Disciples, last summer at General Assembly. Since the pastor’s congregation is based in Des Moines, IA, it offered worship services, hosted pre-assembly activities for general ministries, prepared a meal for regional ministers and chaired the local GA mission committee. […]
South Carolina calls new regional minister
Rev. Dr. Dara Cobb Lewis, the daughter of Disciple church planters, grew up and received her spiritual formation in South Carolina. When she returns June 1, she will be regional minister. “I am honored to be called to serve the Church in South Carolina,” Lewis said. “It feels like a homecoming. It is where I first received […]
Regional ministers offer a word on re-opening congregations
A Letter to the Church on Being the Church in This Moment Dear Disciples of Christ, As your Regional Ministry colleagues, we have listened carefully and prayerfully to the questions you are asking about when and how to meet again in person as the Church. We are asking many of the same questions. We miss […]
Disciples Mission Fund: The Church at Work
In this Easter season, even as we continue to walk through the wilderness of the COVID-19 pandemic, the Church is at work.In the past few weeks, pastors have figured out how to care for their parishioners from afar and how to lead worship from their living rooms. Regional ministers have prayed for those pastors, leaned […]
Northeastern region offers ministry grants to congregations
On Feb. 27, the Northeastern region launched a new ministry of grant making. Twenty $500 grants have been made available to Disciples congregations in Maine, New Hampshire, Vermont, Rhode Island, Connecticut, New York, and New Jersey in 2020. “The grants will be used to foster creativity in working with the mission of the congregation as it relates […]
