Ohio pastor reflects on participation in Poor People’s Campaign: A National...
by Rev. Alan Dicken But if we come together now, we have the chance to walk together so that the sound of all our footsteps may grow and rise up to become an overpowering cacophony of hope and joy and...
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California pastor reflects on Poor People’s Campaign
by Rev. Layne Beamer, First Christian Church of Whittier, CA As someone who was slated to be a Moral Witness at the Sacramento Action, I have an odd mixed bag of thoughts and feelings about the fact...
View ArticleMichigan region hosts ecumenical day of service
For nearly thirty years, the Michigan region of the Christian Church (Disciples of Christ) and the Michigan conference of the United Church of Christ (UCC) have partnered on a variety of activities and...
View ArticleAlliance Q reacts to recent court ruling
June 5, 2018 Disciples LGBTQ+ Alliance Statement on US Supreme Court’s “Masterpiece Cake” ruling The Disciples LGBTQ+ Alliance (“AllianceQ”) is disappointed in yesterday’s ruling, and especially...
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Melvin named North Carolina regional minister
The “new” settled regional minister for North Carolina is a familiar face to that region. This bridge-builder is the first woman and first African American to lead the region. Bishop Valerie Melvin...
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Green Chalice minister reflects on Poor People’s Campaign
By Rev. Carol Devine, Green Chalice This week, the fourth of six, Disciples in over 30 state Capitals and Washington D.C. marched, rallied and participated in direction action to bring attention to...
View ArticleFaith leader statement on family separations
More information on the issue available on the Refugee & Immigration Ministry webpage Recently, the Administration announced that it will begin separating families and criminally prosecuting all...
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Invitation to join GMP in Washington DC June 23
Dear Sisters and Brothers – I want to invite you to join me in Washington D.C. on Saturday, June 23. After 40 days of direct action in our respective states, we will gather to hold the nation...
View ArticleUCC and Disciples leaders on North Korea: Peace is a process
Leaders of the United Church of Christ and the Christian Church (Disciples of Christ) issued this statement following the summit meeting between President Donald Trump and North Korean leader Kim Jong...
View ArticleGMP joins letter to Nicaraguan leader
June 12, 2018. Your Excellency Cardinal Leopoldo José Brenes Solorzano, President Episcopal Conference of Nicaragua Managua Nicaragua Grace and peace of the Lord for this time of crisis and challenges...
View ArticleCentral Rocky Mountain and Nebraska regions partner on youth International...
In March 2018, high school and college students from the Central Rocky Mountain and Nebraska regions, along with youth from the Nebraska United Church of Christ conference, traveled to New York City...
View ArticlePhillips Theological Seminary opens search for new president
The Trustees of Phillips Theological Seminary, a graduate school of theology affiliated with the Christian Church (Disciples of Christ) and located in Tulsa, Oklahoma, seek a visionary leader to serve...
View ArticleGeneral Minister and President part of interfaith call to Congress to stop...
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: July 19, 2018 CONTACT: media@cwsglobal.org “Congress must reject family incarceration” Say More than 600 Religious Leaders and Faith Organizations Faith leaders and groups urge...
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Biennial Session equips participants with inspiration, knowledge
Installation of officers at the closing worship of the National Convocation’s 25th Biennial Session. Photo by Jessica Kim, Disciples Seminary Foundation. More than 520 members of the National...
View ArticleBethany Fellows program provides crucial support for young clergy
For Rev. Kim Gage Ryan, Director of Bethany Fellows, the more ministry has changed over the last two decades, the more the program’s work matters. Bethany Fellows was founded 19 years ago, through...
View ArticleGreen Chalice invites Disciples to join 21-day EcoChallenge
Submitted by Green Chalice In his book Switch: How to Change Things When Change Is Hard, Chip Heath suggests that people who are seeking change may slip into ideas about others like, “Why are these...
View ArticleLight a Candle with Children prayer vigil provides resources for...
For seven years, Family and Children’s Ministries, housed in Disciples Home Missions (DHM), has developed an annual “Light a Candle with Children” prayer vigil. This program helps Disciples...
View ArticleChristian Theological Seminary opens search for new president
The Board of Trustees and the Presidential Search Committee invite nominations and expressions of interest for the position of president of Christian Theological Seminary (CTS) in Indianapolis,...
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Disciples Public Presence conference kickstarts conversation
Following the fatal shooting of Michael Brown in Ferguson, MO, in 2014, a new conversation to engage Disciples in advocacy surfaced a need for connection. The efforts to network for Standing Rock...
View ArticleBrite Divinity School program hosts conference on spiritual care for moral...
The Soul Repair Center at Brite Divinity School devotes its efforts to the enormous challenge of moral injury facing veterans and their loved ones. In her 2013 book Soul Repair: Recovering from Moral...
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