North America / Caribbean
Team Conor: Important Updates and Continued Prayer Requests
For Team Conor: Road to Recovery, a lot has happened since our last updates in August. Conor McCormick, a young man in the Pioneer Valley Church of Christ teen ministry, suffered a severe, paralyzing neck injury while enjoying a fun day in a swimming pool with friends this summer.
Haitian Disciple Pleas for His Homeland
Dear brothers and sisters around the world,
My name is Robert, and I am a Haitian disciple now living in St Vincent and the Grenadines, in the eastern Caribbean. I left my homeland in February 2007, as I worked for a large construction company that sent me to St. Vincent to complete a contract, and expected to return to Haiti after a few months. But God had other plans for my life.
Christian Professionals Conference Builds Partnerships in the Gospel
"In all my prayers for all of you, I always pray with joy because of your partnership in the gospel from the first day until now." -- Philippians 2:4-5
On a beautiful fall weekend in Boston, 216 Christian professionals converged on the Hyatt Regency Cambridge lodged between MIT and Harvard University to explore and expand their partnerships in the gospel. They came from 26 churches in 22 states and four countries to share in the 2016 Christian Professionals Conference.
Beat Cancer: Worship Experience Fundraiser Concert
The Greater Baltimore Church is pleased to announceour second annual Worship Experience Fundraiser Concert on Sunday, November 20, 2016. The proceeds of this year’s fundraiser concert will be used, in part, to assist members of our congregation who are currently in the fight to beat cancer. The diagnosis of this disease followed by the costs of long-term treatment, such as chemotherapy, packs a one-two punch felt by the entire family. Our goal is to do what we can to lessen the impact of these devastating blows.
Greater Baltimore's Mature Ministry Leads First "Wisdom Service"
They’ve never been taught by the children’s, middle school, teen or campus ministry leaders; many of them have their own adult children, are grandparents or even great-grandparents. Between them they represent more than 250 years as disciples of Jesus Christ, 500 years of chronological maturity, and an immeasurable amount of knowledge, talent and wisdom.
They are members of the mature disciples of the Greater Baltimore Church of Christ. And on September 11, also known as National Grandparents Day, 13 of those mature disciples led the first-ever Wisdom Sunday Worship Service in Baltimore.
Hurricane Matthew in Haiti: Several Members Displaced, Church Leaders Homeless
HOPE worldwide is sending immediate response help to Haiti and assessing the longer term recovery needs for long term recovery assistance. Please donate to the HOPEww Disaster Fund by clicking on the red badge. And please spread the word on social media, church websites, email, etc.
Houses damaged, rooftops gave way to the winds and rain, disciples are displaced, and at least one church leader couple has lost their home, along with others who have lost all their earthly possessions. That’s the news coming out of our fellowship of churches in Haiti, as the disciples assess the devastation left in the wake of Hurricane Matthew, the largest hurricane to hit the nation in almost 50 years.
Hurricane Matthew Update from Haiti and Jamaica Churches
Editor's note: Here is the latest update from our family of churches in the path of Hurricane Matthew. Please be praying for all affected by this storm in the Caribbean, Florida, and the Southeast US.
Early Registration for Christian Professionals Conference Ends Sunday
The first Christian Professionals Conference in our family of churches was held in Chicago in 2013. Earlier this year Disciples Today polled the church leadership and the attendees at the first event and they expressed a strong desire for another meeting like this, for professionals to come together to learn and discuss how they could use their talents and resources to build up the kingdom.
Concert to Benefit Conor McCormick's Road to Recovery
On Saturday, August 27, 2016 we will be hosting a music festival in West Springfield, Massachusetts to raise money to support Team Conor. Conor McCormick is a vibrant, faithful 16-year-old who was involved in a tragic pool accident on July 17. He is beginning a long, expensive road to recovery and his family needs any and all help that can be offered.
Registration Open for Christian Professionals Conference
Join ministry staff and non-staff professionals to partner in God’s mission for our personal lives to build his church at the Christian Professionals Conference. We will be meeting October 7-9, 2016 in Boston for an inspiring weekend of lessons, workshops, building relationships and sharing ideas.