Disciples Mission Fund (DMF): A new video is available for congregations to use in worship, leadership meetings, and educational settings, explaining how the church’s mission and ministry works to do more together than we can on our own. A one-day giving event, celebrating the Disciples Mission Fund, will occur on Thursday, August 4. More information about the video and the […]
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The theme for the 2022 Regional Assembly is “Justice, Mercy, Humility: What Is Required of Disciples Today?” based upon the scripture passage Micah 6:8 In-person and Virtual on October 14 & 15, 2022 The William F. Bolger Center 9600 Newbridge Dr. Potomac, MD 20854 Please check back here often, as this page is updated frequently. Check out the event page […]
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Because of the work we have done with the rain garden, water runoff, mosquito traps, and other initiatives, we have been accepted as a Certified Green Chalice Church! Thanks to Mercedes Hughes and Sharon Grey-Coker for serving as part of the team that signed the covenant for the church. SPCC is a part of the Disciples of Christ ministry.
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Help Us Find Our Next Regional Minister Here’s what is happening in our Region. As we engage in our process for identifying our next Regional Minister, we are hosting a series of listening sessions in May and June to hear from all of our clergy, youth and young adults, lay members, and the 38 congregations in the Capital Area Region. […]
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2022 CCCA Conference Center Group Retreat Information The Christian Church (Disciples of Christ) of the Capital Area has owned and operated this Conference Center, serving the spiritual retreat needs of the mid-Atlantic area, for over 110 years. Our Mission: To assist you to lead in spiritual growth and development. We WELCOME your Group Retreats for 2022! Conference Center Overview Cost-effective […]
Read moreJim Winkler, President and General Secretary, National Council of Churches, USA and Sharon Stanley-Rea, Director, Refugee and Immigration Ministries Salt & Light, our bi-annual lay/ clergy training event on October 16, was well-received under the theme “American Conversations: Race, Immigration, and Religion”. The event was graciously hosted by National City Christian Church, with over 40 persons in attendance, both in-person and virtually. […]
Read moreThe Governing Board of the National Council of the Churches of Christ in the USA (NCC) met virtually for its biannual board meeting last week on October 13, 2021. For the first time in its 71-year history, the NCC Governing Board elected all women as officers. The officers began their two-year terms as follows: Bishop Teresa Jefferson Snorton, 5th Episcopal […]
Read morePlease remember to refer young adults who will be at a college or university this fall to Christian Church (Disciples of Christ) related campus ministries, chaplaincies, or Disciples of Christ congregations near campuses. Together, through mission partnerships, we can share with our young people the hope we have in Christ Jesus, especially in these challenging times. For University of Maryland, […]
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On September 17, the Regional Board of the Christian Church Capital Area approved the report of the Interim Regional Minister Search Committee, that Rev. Jeffrey N. Stinehelfer be called to the position of Interim Regional Minister. Rev. Stinehelfer accepted the Call, and will begin service on September 28. A graduate of Heidelberg University (OH) and Yale Divinity School (CT), […]
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Dear Church: We write to you in unprecedented times to share some unprecedented news: In a special called meeting of the General Board of the Christian Church (Disciples of Christ) via Zoom on Sunday, July 19, 2020, the board voted to cancel the 2021 General Assembly originally scheduled for July 31-Aug. 4, 2021, in Louisville, KY. This was not a decision that […]
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