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Central Christian Church – Enid, Gives Away 925 Pairs of Shoes

Central Christian Church – Enid, partners with “Foster Feet“, which is a program that provides shoes to children in the community who need them. The original goal for the Foster Feet was to provide shoes to foster children who enter foster care with very little. The ministry has been expanded over the past couple of years to provide shoes to any child in need. Last year, the ministry provided shoes to over 700 children at the local schools and the church.

Enid Public Schools currently supports a student population of which almost 80% receive free or reduced prices lunches. To qualify for this, students and their family’s income must be less than 200% of the federal poverty level. The need was clear to Central Christian Church – Enid, and their ministry team.

On August 12th, they gave away 925 pairs of shoes to kids and families. Rev. Tom Stanley, (Senior Minister at Central Christian Church – Enid) says, “One of the most amazing things I have ever seen is the look of pure joy when a child receives a new pair of shoes.”

Thank you to Lauren Anderson who had the vision to create Foster Feet. Thank you to Central Christian Church – Enid, for partnering in this ministry and providing such an amazing outreach ministry to the Enid community.

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UCC Annual Meeting Oct. 18 – 19, 2019: Kansas-Oklahoma Conference Welcomes the Rev. Diana Butler Bass

What’s Gratitude Got to Do With It?

Join the Kansas-Oklahoma UCC Annual Conference in welcoming the Rev. Diana Butler Bass! Rev. Butler Bass will use her latest book, Grateful, as the basis for her presentations, What’s Gratitude Got to Do With It: Embracing Thanks as a Path to the Future.

Saturday October 19, 8:00 a.m.—3:30 p.m., Doubletree Hotel, 616 West Seventh Street, Tulsa, OK

DIANA BUTLER BASS IS AN AWARD-WINNING AUTHOR, PREACHER, AND PUBLIC SPEAKER on issues of spirituality, religion, culture, and politics. She has appeared on numerous television and radio programs. She has been featured in Time, USA Today, and the Los Angeles Times, among other publications. From 1995 to 2000, she wrote a weekly column for the New York Times Syndicate. She was a founding blogger for both Beliefnet and Huffington Post religion. Her bylines include The Washington Post and Atlantic.com. She has preached and taught in hundreds of venues around the world.

SCHEDULE:

8:00 a.m. Breakfast sponsored by Phillips Theological Seminary
9:30 a.m. Gathering Words and Introductions
10:00 a.m. Presentation, Diana Butler Bass
11:15 a.m. Lunch and Book Signing; Visit Display Areas
1:30 p.m. Presentation, including questions, Diana Butler Bass
3:00 p.m. Sending forth

Download the flyer HERE

Register at https://tinyurl.com/KObutlerbass Select the “Saturday ONLY” option on the tickets page: tickets are $60 and include both presentations by Rev. Butler Bass, plus breakfast and lunch. Registration deadline: Oct. 11.

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Sept. 24: Oklahoma Disciples Foundation Hosts “FAITH UNDER FIRE: Teaching & Preaching Generosity”

Oklahoma Disciples Foundation is pleased to offer a free seminar titled “FAITH UNDER FIRE: Teaching and Preaching Generosity”. Please plan to join this one day stewardship and generosity seminar featuring Guest Speaker, Rev. Dr. Dale McConnell with Horizons Stewardship.

Click HERE to view the flyer

Date: Tuesday, September 24, 2019 • 10:00 am – 3:00 pm
Location: Yale Avenue Christian Church, Tulsa
Cost: Free, plus complimentary lunch
Continuing Education: 4 contact hours
Register Online: HERE
Registration Deadline: 9/18/19
Questions: call Julie 405-525-6530 or jabowers@okdfdn.org

Rev. Dr. McConnell will present these topics:

Worst Practices in Stewardship
Next Level Generosity
Effective Preaching for Inspiring Generosity

The Foundation holds many worthwhile endowments benefiting the church, the Region and its missions and ministries, including funds for grants. Click this link: “Together We Touch Lives” if you would like to make an honorary or memorial donation to one of these funds.

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Rev. Terri Hord Owens Will Preach at East Sixth Street Christian Church’s Centennial Celebration

The East Sixth Street Christian Church, a (Disciples of Christ) congregation, will celebrate 100 years of ministry this fall. The congregation has a rich history filled with service to this city and indeed the world. The celebrations have been designed to reflect that local, state and national manifestations of ministry.

The church is delighted to have as its special guest for this celebration, the Rev. Teresa Hord Owens, the General Minister and President of the Christian Church (Disciples of Christ) in the United States and Canada. Rev. Owens is just the second woman, and the first African American to be elected as General Minister and President. She will be the speaker for the Centennial Banquet on Saturday, October 12th, at the Embassy Suites Hilton, OKC Downtown Medical Center, on NE 8th and Phillips. The banquet is from 6pm-9pm. Tickets are $60.

The Centennial activities begin this Saturday, September 7th with a church cookout, music and games at Edwards Park, beginning at 11am. The next day, former Pastor Rev. Boyze Edwards will preach an Ancestor Memorial Service honoring those who built East Sixth Street. Pastor Edwards served as pastor from 1986 to 1996.

Our next event will be a Children’s Choir Musical on September 15th, at 3:30pm. On Sunday, September 29th, the celebration goes statewide as we host the Oklahoma Convocation of Christian Churches musical. Congregations across the state from Tulsa to Chickasha and in between will join us for a grand celebration of gospel and inspirational music.

We will cap the musical portion of the celebration with a Reunion Musical on October 6th at 3:30pm. If you were ever a member of any one of East Sixth Street’s choirs, the congregation wants and needs you to participate in celebrating 100 years of ministry. Rehearsal workshop will run from Tuesday, October 2nd – Friday, October 4th from 7pm – 8:30pm. Cost of the Workshop is $20 which includes ALL music and your official reunion t-shirt.

Wednesday, October 9th, Pastor Dwayne Rodgers and the Wildewood Christian Church family will join us in worship for our UNITY Service at 7pm, with Pastor Rodgers as the guest speaker. East Sixth Street and Wildewood were one congregation for the first 53 years of East Sixth Street history. “This ‘Reunion’ service not only recognizes a shared past but looks towards an unknown future with excitement and wonder”, said Rev. Jesse Jackson, pastor of East Sixth Street.

The celebration will conclude with Rev. Teresa Hord Owens preaching the Centennial Sermon on Sunday, October 13, at 11am at East Sixth Street Christian Church (located at 1139 N.E. 6th Street, Oklahoma City, OK 73117). The congregation invites the entire community out to all these events, especially former members, family and friends.

Centennial Events at Glance:

September 7, 2019 11am-3pm Church Picnic Edwards Park
September 8, 2019 11am Ancestors Memorial Service (Guest Minister: Rev. B. Edwards, FL)
September 15, 2019 3:30pm Children Choir Musical
September 29, 2019 3:30pm Oklahoma Convocation Service
October 6, 2019 3:30pm ESCCC Reunion Musical
October 9, 2019 7pm Unity Service with Wildewood Christian Church (Guest Minister: Pastor Dwayne Rodgers)
October 12, 2019 6 pm-9pm 100th Anniversary Banquet at Embassy Suites by Hilton-OKC (Guest Speaker: Rev. Teresa Owens, General Minister and President Christian Church, Disciples of Christ)
October 13, 2019 11am 100th Anniversary Service (Guest Speaker: Rev. Teresa Owens, General Minister and President)

Photos from the Memorial Service

Photos from the Children’s Musical Choir

Photos from the Oklahoma Convocation of Christian Churches Musical

Photos from the Reunion Musical

Photos from the Centennial Banquet

CCOK3012019-12-03T10:42:49-06:00Sep 11, 2019|Congregations|Comments Off

Commission on Refugees and Immigrants Ministry (RIM) Children’s Clothing Drive

Please join us in prayer for the safety of those traveling to Brownsville, Texas. The volunteers are driving and delivering the abundance of children’s clothing that were collected over the past couple of weeks. We give thanks to each of you that purchased, donated, sorted, folded, and loaded all of these items that are headed to the Texas/Mexico border on Friday, Sept. 13. In addition to the donated clothing, RIM has received over $4,800 in donations to support this ministry.

Thank you for using your resources to help bless those in need, and answering the call to help our brothers and sisters in need. Watch the Region’s website and social media over the next couple of weeks to see how your donations have made a difference.

We know as Christians and people who call ourselves Disciples of Christ, that we are called to love and serve our neighbor. We have neighbors on our southern border who need us. The environment for our brothers and sisters is not only a humanitarian crisis but a faith crisis. We are limited in what we are allowed to do to help, but there are a couple of actions we can take and the Church must act.

If you feel led to donate to the Commission on Refugees and Immigrant Ministry (RIM). You may give online or mail your donation to the Christian Church in Oklahoma Regional Office located at 301 NW 36th Street, Oklahoma City, OK 73118. Every dollar helps! (Make sure to note: “RIM donation”)

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Megan Alleman’s Ordination

Rev. Megan Alleman was ordained on August 17, 2019 at Village Christian Church, Oklahoma City. Regional Minister Rev. Pam Holt presided and Larry Brown represented the Oklahoma Regional Commission on Clergy. Join us in congratulating Rev. Alleman.

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Hurricane Dorian, Bahamas, and the Southeast U.S. Coast: The Most Up-To-Date Information From Week of Compassion

Event Summary from Week of Compassion:

After passing over the USVI and Puerto Rico with limited damage, Hurricane Dorian strengthened to a Category 5 storm and stalled over the northern islands of The Bahamas. Damage to the islands of Grand Bahama and Abaco is incredibly severe. The storm then tracked the eastern coast of Florida, remaining a short distance offshore, and causing some damage due to strong winds and storm surge. Greater impacts are expected in the Carolinas, where the track will bring the storm closer to shore with a potential eye-wall landfall.

How Disciples are Involved:
Local Partners:
The Bahamas: World Council of Churches, ACT Alliance, and Global Ministries partners
United States: Congregations in the Florida, Georgia, South Carolina, North Carolina, and Virginia Regions; Volusia Interfaith Agencies Networking in Disaster; Children’s Disaster Services; Pamlico County Disaster Recovery Committee; Christmount Camp and Conference Center; Bethany Hills Camp; The Retreat at Silver Springs

Early Response: Week of Compassion is in touch with Disciples in the affected regions to provide solidarity grants for households and congregations. The Christian Church in North Carolina has worked with Barton College and local congregations to preposition hygiene and clean-up kits. Several Disciples camps and conference centers opened for evacuees. Our partners at Children’s Disaster Services have teams deployed to North Carolina to provide childcare in evacuation centers. We are also in communication with local long-term recovery groups working in communities affected by past storms that are now facing threats from Dorian.

Ongoing Engagement: To be determined.

How to Help:
Volunteer: Stay tuned for details about volunteer opportunities.

Give to Week of Compassion: Click HERE Designate “Hurricanes”

Pray: Continue to pray for those affected by the storm and for our Week of Compassion partners.

Advocate: Watch our social media feed for photos, stories, and updates about this recovery.

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Sept. 28, 2019: Removing the Walls Together: An Interracial Youth Reconciliation/Racial Healing Symposium

Wildewood Christian Church in collaboration with the Oklahoma Disciples Foundation Inc. would like to invite you and your youth congregants to participate in a one day symposium at Wildewood Christian Church for 9th-12th graders entitled: Removing the Walls Together: A Racial Healing Symposium.

Each week brings more unsettling news stories about race relations in our country. Recent high profile racial incidents justify a great need for faith based racial healing throughout the country and we believe youth groups in the Christian church and area schools can bring a fresh perspective and response to this conversation. We can undertake this healing process collectively as we acknowledge the truth of past wrongs and yet build new, authentic relationships capable of transforming our communities and shifting our national discourse.

During this one day activity, the interracial youth participants will:

Discuss current news events and watch a short film on diversity
In a safe environment, we will delve more deeply into the youth’s personal experiences with race in their schools, in their homes etc. and discuss what they can do; through the love of Jesus Christ to challenge and change these inequities.
Anonymously document the proceedings for distribution throughout the faith based community.

We are preparing for 30 youth; therefore, please let us know as soon as possible if you would like to participate in this extraordinary event. Please call 405-478-0781 or e-mail wildewoodchristian@gmail.com for registration.

Event: Removing the Walls Together: An Interracial Youth Reconciliation/Racial Healing Symposium
Date: Saturday, September 28, 2019
Time: 10:00a.m. – 1:00p.m.
Place: Wildewood Christian Church, 6900 N. Kelley Avenue, OKC 73111

Large Conference Room – Lunch and T-Shirts provided

Our mantra: “All this is from God, who reconciled us to himself through Christ, And gave us the ministry of reconciliation: God was reconciling the world to Himself in Christ, not counting men’s sins against them. And He has committed us to the message of reconciliation.”- The Apostle Paul, II Corinthians 5:18-19 (NIV)

Rev. Dwayne Rodgers
Senior Pastor

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Oklahoma Disciples Foundation Provide Grants That Touch Lives

Oklahoma Disciples Foundation continues to provide grants that make a big difference in Disciples’ communities.

Here are a few more projects where 2019 ODF grant funds are touching lives:

First Christian Church, Stillwater – young adults mission trip to Jamaica to tutor in local schools, make infirmary and child sponsorship visits and participate in construction and farming projects.
Christian Church of the Covenant, Enid – delivering fresh fruit biweekly directly to apartment residents (mainly low income senior citizens) in two local complexes.
First Christian Church, Stillwater – purchase of new equipment and supplies for Adult Daily Living care center as well as supplement materials for marketing outreach.
Christian Church in Oklahoma and Caminante – scholarships for young adults and disciple ministers to participate in the Caminante Mission in Boca Chica, Dominican Republic.
Yale Avenue Christian Church, Tulsa – supplying students from a local At-Risk Junior High School with tools and philosophies to build character and better prepare them for their future. Program focuses on study, devotion and visits to three venues: The Oklahoma City National & Memorial Museum; Martin Luther King Memorial Museum at the National Civil Rights Museum and to see “Samson” at the Sight and Sound Theater in Branson.
Disciples Christian Church, Bartlesville – making a personal connection with and delivering baskets of nutritious food to local elderly people who live in poverty.
Christian Church in Oklahoma – Mission Camp Roadshow youth summer mission trip to support recovery efforts in Texas across Hurricane Harvey’s impact area.
Central Christian Church, Enid – school and equipment supplies for multiple Pronoei Schools in Puno, Peru. These schools are the poorest in the area for indigenous children, age 3-5, who were previously not allowed to take entry exams into public primary school.
United Ministry at the University of Tulsa – activities for monthly Interfaith worship service and community service project during fall semester 2019.
Christian Church in Oklahoma International Affairs Seminar (IAS) – funding of group meal for IAS participants.

The Foundation holds many worthwhile endowments benefitting the church, the Region and its missions and ministries, including funds for grants. Click this link: “Together We Touch Lives” if you would like to make an honorary or memorial donation to one of these funds.

Blessings,

Eric S. Gray, CAP®
Executive Director

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Sept. 13 -14, 2019: Disciples Women Roses Event Register Today!

The Disciples Women ROSES (Regions of the Sun, Equipping and Serving) Event will take place on September 13 – 14, 2019 at First Christian Church, Tulsa.
(913 South Boulder, Tulsa, OK 74119)

The theme is “ROSES Everywhere: Empowering Women for God’s Call“. There will be opportunities for fellowship, learning and worshiping together.

Registration is now open. Register here.
Download the registration flyer

Friday, September 13, 2019 Guest Speaker – Rev. Terri Hord Owens 7pm:

Rev. Owens serves as the General Minister & President of the Christian Church (Disciples of Christ) in the United States & Canada.

Saturday, September 14, 2019 Guest Speakers:

9:15 A.M. Bernard Brandon Scott, Ph.D, Dr. Scott is the Darbeth Distinguished Professor of New Testmament at Phillips Theological Seminary. He is the author & editor of many books, & is a charter member of the Jesus Seminar.
10:30 A.M. Rev. Dr. Lisa Davison, Dr. Lisa Davison is the Johnnie Eargle Cadieux Professor of Hebrew Bible & the Denominational Formation Director for Disciples of Christ students at Phillips Theological Seminary.
1:30 P.M. Aliye Shimi, Ms. Shimi is the 2016 Oklahoma Muslim of the Year. She is the co-founder of the Peace Project & helped found the #IStandForPeace campaign.
3:00 P.M. – 5:15 P.M. The Bible Women’s Project, This play explores the women of the Old & New Testaments as seen through the eyes of female Eastern Nazarene College students.

Registration Fee: $40 (Lunch Included)
Registration Deadline is September 6, 2019

Hotel Accommodations: Call the hotel manager, Stephanie Carper at 918-585-5898 to book a room.

Holiday Inn: Tulsa City Center
17 W. 7th St.
Tulsa, OK 74119
(855) 914-1748

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Photos from the Memorial Service

Photos from the Children’s Musical Choir

Photos from the Oklahoma Convocation of Christian Churches Musical

Photos from the Reunion Musical

Photos from the Centennial Banquet