Join us in congratulating Zenobia Mayo on her recent ordination.
The Service of Ordination to Christian Ministry for Zenobia Elizabeth Guess-Mayo took place on August 27th at First Christian Church Tulsa. Regional Minister, Pam Holt and Associate Regional Minister, Leslie Dotson officiated the ceremony. The Rev. Dr. Stephanie Crowder, co-pastor of Park Manor CC in Chicago, IL gave the sermon.
You are invited to a gathering of retired ministers on September 19, 2017 in Norman, which includes a tour of the National Weather Center, lunch, and a meeting to talk about participation in the Regional Communications Network.
The day will begin with a 90 minute tour of the National Weather Center (located at 120 David L. Boren Blvd #2400, Norman) at 10am and is limited to 35 people. The tour will be filled with the first 35 people to respond to this invitation. Spouses are welcome.
Immediately following the tour, we will reconvene in the patio section at Rudy’s BBQ located on Highway 9 at 3450 Chautauqua Ave, Norman.
Following lunch, we will head over to First Christian Church Norman located at 220 S. Webster Ave, Norman, (3.4 miles from Rudy’s) to review details of the networking plan for the Regional Communications Network.
If you choose to forego the tour and/or lunch you are still welcome to meet at FCC Norman around 12:45pm.
RSVP to Rev. Bill Shields (event coordinator) at (405) 820-5693 or email BLShields@aol.com.
The Pension Fund is moving forward with the concept of Healthcare Zones for Disciples of Christ pastors and church employees across the US. Please note: this is not a restart of Churchwide Healthcare. Through Gravie, Healthcare Zones will be created across the US. The only way this can be effective is for pastors and church employees to express their interest by sending an e-mail to healthcare@pensionfund.org by August 15th.
If you think you might have need for healthcare, or different healthcare for 2018, please read the letter Zones Communication July 17 2017 from the Pension Fund for more information, and if interested, please send an e-mail to healthcare@pensionfund.org.
From your interest, you will be sent an e-mail to complete additional information. This is not a commitment; it is the only way to create the zones and assess the premiums. If you have any questions, please contact your Regional Minister or the Pension Fund.
Please join us in congratulating Tom Stanley and John Wheeler on their ordinations and Randy Martin on his commissioning.
Tom Stanley was ordained May 21, 2017 at First Christian Church Cherokee. Tom completed his Masters of Divinity from Phillips Seminary, Tulsa.
John Wheeler was ordained May, 28 2017 at Central Christian Church in Enid. John completed his Masters of Divinity from Phillips Seminary, Tulsa.
Randy Martin was commissioned June 4, 2017 at Mustang Christian Church, Mustang. Randy completed the Region’s Commissioned Minister Training Program.
The Rev. Jesse Jackson, Jr. was honored by the Oklahoma Conference of Churches as the recipient of the OCC 2017 Advocacy Award. Presented at the 34th Annual Day at the Legislature on March 6, 2017, the program focused on “Advocating Justice for the Poor and the Environment.”
The Advocacy Award is presented to persons who have provided outstanding service in advocating for issues of social justice on behalf of the churches and the Interfaith community.
Rev. Jackson is the pastor of East Sixth Christian Church (Disciples of Christ) in Oklahoma City, OK.
A native of Jackson, Mississippi, Rev. Jackson received his Master of Divinity from Phillips Theological Seminary. Upon graduation, in addition to pastoral ministry, he also became a classroom teacher at the Marcus Garvey Leadership Charter School; he is now employed with Oklahoma City Public Schools.
Pictured above (l-r): The Very Rev. Justin Lindstrom, President, OCC; The Rev. Jesse Jackson, Jr., The Rev. Dr. William Tabbernee, Exec. Director, OCC.
Verla Miller’s ordination was held on January 21, 2017 at Bethany Christian Church. Leslie Dotson presided over the ordination ceremony. Please join us in congratulating Verla on her accomplishment and support her in her ministry.
The Minister’s Guide for 2016 Income Tax is now available for download through Pension Fund’s website. This year, as part of the Excellence in Ministry program and partnership with the ECFA, Pension Fund is also providing two new eBooks for minister’s and their congregations: Ministers’ Taxes Made Easy-2017 Edition and Church Reporting Made Easy-2017 Edition. Find all three resources HERE.
Misty Foley-McKenna and Rev. Shannon Speidel (Associate Minister, Central Christian Church Enid) have been featured in Oklahoma Gazette for their work for the Coalition for Reproductive Justice, advocating for women’s, family health care rights.
Article written by Laura Eastes on February 1, 2017
Article published by Oklahoma Gazette
Picture by Garett Fisbeck
This year, the faculty of Phillips will help participants think about our times in which Christianity is undergoing the most profound changes in inner and outer expressions since the 16th century.
Thank you for your interest in the 2017 Remind & Renew conference.
The Wednesday dinner is SOLD OUT. We are unable to offer further seating for this portion of the conference.
There are a limited number of seats still available for the conference presentations, including the free public lecture on Wednesday, January 25, 2017 at 7 pm, featuring a panel presentation with all Remind & Renew speakers tackling “95 Theses (or at least 8) for 2017”
Please contact Mary McGilvray at 918.270.6405 for information about attending the conference.
NO REGISTRATION IS REQUIRED for the free lecture portion of this event.
Rev. Drs. Jerry Black and Les Brown were honored by the Commissioned Ministers Training Program board for their long time contributions and support of the Commissioned Ministry Training Program. Jerry began organizing this program and Les stepped in to continue leading the program. Both Jerry and Les will continue to teach classes for CMTP.
Rev. Dr. Les Brown
Rev. Dr. Jerry Black