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Tulsa kindergarten gardeners learn lessons at urban garden
Kindergarten classes from Lewis and Clark Elementary School, StoneSoup, and Phillips Theological Seminary students and staff met up May 6 for a tour of Seeds of Hope, a community garden adjacent to the seminary.
The Seeds of Hope community garden was planted in order to educate and empower people living in the area. Volunteers with StoneSoup Community Venture, a National Benevolent Association incubate partner, and Phillips Seminary have previously visited with the kindergarten classes at Lewis and Clark Elementary School to conduct a planting demonstration and tell stories about growing food. The volunteers for The Story, Soil and Seeds Presentation also discussed the importance of nutrition and sharing of food with others.
The produce from the garden will be used in a meal prepared for the community by StoneSoup's primary project, Tulsa's Table, a pay-what-you-can community cafe. StoneSoup's mission is to establish food justice projects that move people from dependency to autonomy. More than 40 percent of residents in the three ZIP codes surrounding Phillips have incomes below the poverty level. And more than half of the children living in those ZIP codes live below the poverty level.
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Christian Church Foundation board meets
 The Christian Church Foundation is positioning itself for another record year, thanks to new gifts to permanent funds and deposits to partner investment accounts. Foundation President Gary Kidwell, at the Board of Directors spring meeting in Indianapolis late last month, said new permanent gifts in just the first quarter of 2015 are already at half the five-year average for gifts. The number of new gift agreements so far is half of what was recorded in 2014, another indicator of good things to come. The Foundation started 2015 with $618.0 million in assets, which includes permanent funds held in trust and managed funds owned by Disciples congregations, regions, general ministries and other related institutions.
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The Pentecost offering is received in most Disciple congregations on May 17 and 24. If you would like to donate online or find out more, go to the Disciple Mission Fund page.
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The resolutions coming to the business sessions of the General Assembly are posted on the business page of the General Assembly website.
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Worship video submissions needed
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Texas church profiled for reaching spiritual refugees
Mississippi church comes back after tornado
Historic tavern in PA: Alexander slept here
Phillips University Legacy scholarship application for first-year divinity students at Disciple Institutions due May 29
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Please note: Correspondence for the Disciples of Christ Historical Society should be sent to 1099 N. Meridian, Ste. 700, Indianapolis, IN 46204.
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Pension Fund seeks senior vice president/president elect
The Board of Directors of the Pension Fund of the Christian Church (Disciples of Christ), Inc. is seeking candidates and candidate recommendations for the position of Senior Vice-President/President Elect. This position has been created to serve a transitional role in conjunction with the retirement of the current president, following which the President Elect will become the President of the Pension Fund. Applications will be received through June 30. Read more
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Mothers Day emphasis for detained women and children
In recent months, Refugee and Immigration Ministries and Disciples Women have partnered to pray and act against family detention for immigrant mothers and children-who have fled horrific conditions of violence in their homelands of Honduras, El Salvador, and Guatemala to seek protection in the U.S. Instead, thousands are housed in large detention centers run by private prison companies for many months. Even though most are eligible for asylee status, release is rare, and immigrants must pay bond amounts of often as much as $10,000 to gain freedom as they await immigration court appearances. Over the next weeks surrounding Mother's Day, multiple events will be held throughout the country to raise up these concerns of these vulnerable mothers and children. See the Mothers Day Toolkit for many ways that you can best support and pray for them.
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Disciples Identity materials online
 Whether you have been a Disciple for 2 months or 30 years, if you have not yet explored the courses offered on the Disciples identity webpage, now is a great time to brush up before General Assembly.
There you will find study guides, book suggestions and guides, sermons, mission and vision statements and more, including posters to download and public relations tips.
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June 20 is World Refugee Day and Disciples Home Missions' Refugee and Immigration Ministry (RIM) has new resources - 
