Going to the Disciples of Christ Conference in July? CWS Needs Your Help with Disaster Relief Kits!
A Message From Church World Services:
Are you driving to the Disciples Conference this summer in Des Moines? If you’ve registered, we have a new way for you to build disaster response into this trip.
You may be familiar with CWS’ Kit ministry, which has helped fuel disaster response for thousands of families this year. Because of that response, we’re incredibly low on supplies like hygiene kits and emergency cleanup buckets. We need all the help we can get to restock before hurricane season bears down – and that’s where you can help.
Will you help restock these supplies by assembling kits? We’re opening a CWS Kit drop-off point at West Des Moines Christian Church during the Conference dates. If you and your congregation choose to assemble kits – you can find assembly instructions here – you can easily drop them off at this location:
Location Details
West Des Moines Christian Church
4501 Mills Civic Parkway
West Des Moines, IA 50265
(515) 223-1639
Contact: Luke Ehrhardt, [email protected]
Let me know if you have questions or if there are other ways your congregation wants to support this ministry.
Matthew Stevens, [email protected]
Director of Congregational Giving
Church World Service
2019 Pentecost Special Offering: June 2 and June 9
How is the Pentecost offering used?
To help our new church movement continue to take root! Each year, half of this offering stays in the local Region or Area where it’s collected to start and uphold new churches.
The other half is used across the United States and Canada by New Church Ministry to support the recruiting, assessing, training and coaching of new church leaders at events like Leadership Academy. Our church planters remain committed to answering God’s call … to serve their neighbors, spread the gospel, and make more Disciples.
But they need the nurturing and generous support of people like you through the 2019 Pentecost Offering, June 2 and 9. Please help our new church movement continue to take root, bear fruit … and grow more Disciples every day!
Job Posting: OGMP-Treasury Services Hiring Financial Reporting Accountant
The Office of the General Minister and President – Treasury Services, is looking to hire a Financial Reporting Accountant. Click HERE for the full job description.
First Christian Church Cherokee: Installation Service for Pastor Luke Heim
First Christian Church Cherokee installed Pastor Luke Heim on Sunday, May 12, 2019. Join us in congratulating Luke.
(Photographed on Left: Michael Davison, Right: Luke Heim)
May 16: Clergy Appreciation Breakfast
You are invited to a Clergy Appreciation Breakfast on May 16th. Shante Fenner, from the American Heart Association, and Daniel U’Ren co-chair of the Wellness Now Faith-Based Work Group with the Oklahoma City-County Health Department would like to invite you to a Clergy Appreciation Breakfast in your honor and to celebrate clergy coming together to make a difference in Oklahoma.
The breakfast is hosted by the Oklahoma City-County Health Department as a thank you to clergy who devote so much time and energy caring for others and the sacrifices they make on behalf of their faith community to make Oklahoma a better place to call home.
Event Details:
- DATE: May 16th
- TIME: 9am – 10am
- LOCATION: Oklahoma City-County Health Department building 2600 NE 63rd Street, OKC, OK 73111
- Click HERE to view the flyer
Please register today!
Feel free to forward this invitation to clergy. For more information email Shante Fenner at [email protected] or call (405) 415-3042
Job Posting: Administrative Assistant at Phillips Theological Seminary in Tulsa, OK
Phillips Theological Seminary is looking to hire an Administrative Assistant in the Admissions & Student Services Office located in Tulsa, OK. Resumes will be accepted through Friday, May 24. Please contact MaryAnn Morris, Director of Admissions & Student Services, with any questions 918.270.6464. Click HERE to view the job description.
Disciples Women T-Shirts For Sale: Order Deadline June 5
Order your Disciples Women T-Shirt today! Click HERE to view pricing and details. Hanes Tagless T-shirts are preshrunk 100% cotton and available in several colors and sizes from XS to 4XL. Shirts will ship out two to three weeks after this fundraiser closes on June 5th. All funds raised will be paid directly to Disciples Women Ministries for General Donations.
Contact Regenia Smith (Ministry Associate, Disciples Women) with any questions. [email protected] / 317-713-2665
Phillips Theological Seminary: DOC History & Polity Summer Course
Phillips Theological Seminary will be offering a Disciples of Christ History & Polity course this summer, the week of June 10-14. (Please see attached for course details.) The course will be taught by Dr. Lisa Barnett and is open to auditors and those seeking academic credit. PTS is accepting class enrollments through Friday, May 17.
Phillips has a simple online application process. Email Maryann Morris ([email protected]) with questions about enrollment.
Phillips is deeply committed to serving lay and clergy leaders who are passionate about following the way of Jesus and transforming our world.
2019 General Assembly “Abide In Me” Registration is Open
General Assembly 2019 “Abide in Me” will take place July 20 – 24, 2019 in Des Moines, Iowa. Registration opened on November 1, 2018. To find more information including the schedule of events and housing options, read more HERE.
“I am the true vine, and my Father is the vinegrower. He removes every branch in me that bears no fruit. Every branch that bears fruit he prunes to make it bear more fruit. You have already been cleansed by the word that I have spoken to you. Abide in me as I abide in you. Just as the branch cannot bear fruit by itself unless it abides in the vine, neither can you unless you abide in me. I am the vine, you are the branches. Those who abide in me and I in them bear much fruit, because apart from me you can do nothing.“ John 15:1-5 NRSV