2010 – 2011 Upper Midwest Regional Prayer Calendar
The Congregational Vitality Unit would like to invite you to join us in praying for different congregations, Pastors, General Units, and Regions each week during the next year. We have prepared a schedule which includes one Region or General Unit and two or three congregations and Pastors in our Region each week. We hope you will print these prayer requests in your weekly bulletins and church newsletters.
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Regional Prayer Calendar |
Special thanks to JoAnn Thomas for organizing and publishing the calendar for you and your congregations to use in your weekly and daily prayer life.
| Date | Congregation | Pastor | Other Pastor’s in the Region | General Church and Regional Ministries |
| May 2, 2010 | First Christian Church, Adel, Iowa
Minnesota Korean Dordom Church, Crystal, MN (emerging Congregation) Woodward Christian Church, Woodward, Iowa |
Tony Thurston
Henkug Choi Kyle Dredge |
Elmer Baker
Charles Bare |
Office of General Minister and President- is responsible for the pastoral care and nurture of the Christian Church (Disciples of Christ). |
| May 9, 2010 | First Christian Church, Albia, Iowa
Bethel Christian Church, Eddyville, Iowa Oakland Christian Church, Oakland, Iowa |
Lynda Carlson
Earlin Shanno |
Raymond Barnett
Shirley Bliven |
Christian Church in Michigan |
| May 16, 2010 | Altoona Christian Church, Altoona, Iowa
First Christian Church, Eddyville, Iowa Woodburn Christian Church, Woodburn, Iowa |
Tom Felts, Interim & Natalie Ervin
Willa Heaberlin |
Bob Bromley
Tom Carpe |
The Northwest Regional Christian Church – includes congregations in Washington, North Idaho, and Alaska |
| May 23, 2010 | First Christian Church, Ames, Iowa
First Christian Church (Disciples of Christ) Estherville, Iowa Open Source, New Church Start, Rochester, MN |
Mary Jane Button-Harrison
Doug Burton Stephen & Rebecca Haney |
Pat Carter
Keith Clark |
New Church Starts – Pentecost Offering collected today goes toward our Denominational goal of starting 1,000 new churches by 2010.. Currently we have 657 new churches |
| May 30, 2010 | Ankeny Christian Church, Ankeny, Iowa
Elkhart Christian Church, Elkhart, Iowa First Christian Church, Winterset, Iowa |
David J. Clark
Anne Gregory Kevin & Sue Blader |
John Clark
Neville Clayton |
Christian Church Foundation – works with congregations or individuals managing funds benefiting various ministries of the church. |
| June 6, 2010 | United Church of Christ, Atlantic, Iowa
Exira Christian Church, Exira, Iowa Urbana Christian Church, Urbana, Iowa |
Nancy Jensen
Alan Finestead, Interim Bob Kunz, Interim |
Phil Coe
Bob Dally Elizabeth Klein Kenneth Kline |
Disciples Home Missions – assists in strengthening congregations and leaders in ministry and home mission sites. |
| June 13, 2010 | United Christian Presbyterian Church, Bedford, Iowa
First Christian Church, Fairfield, Iowa Whitten Community Church, Whitten, Iowa |
Randy Allman
Suzanne Swahn Jim Hartman |
Paul Davidson
Gaylon Decious Benjamin Vanegas |
Disciples Benevolent Services (formerly NBA) – is the Disciples’ social and health services arm of the church. |
| June 20, 2010 | Blakesburg Christian Church, Blakesburg, Iowa
First Christian Church, Fort Dodge, Iowa What Cheer Church of Christ, What Cheer, Iowa |
Raymond Lyon
Bill Kerns Frances Baumert |
Howard Dentler
David Digby Pamela Kunkle Bill Spangler Dunning Donald Walton |
Quadrennial Women’s Assembly meeting in Greensboro, NC June 23-27 |
| June 27, 2010 | Bloomfield Christian Church, Bloomfield, Iowa
First Christian Church, Fort Madison, Iowa First Church United, West Liberty, Iowa |
Steven Bowie, Interim
John Simpson Marian Hart |
Will Dilsaver
Elmer Earley Sylvia Larssen Diana Leaf Roger Weid |
Pension Fund – provides a pension plan, health insurance, savings programs and tax information for church employees. |
| July 4, 2010 | Bondurant Christian Church, Bondurant, Iowa
Garden City Christian Church, Garden City, Minnesota West Des Moines Christian Church, West Des Moines, Iowa |
Peter Mitchell
Thomas Johnson Randy Ehrhardt, Jim Kratz, Allison Robuck |
Jean Eichhorn
Paul Ficzeri Carol Archer Katherine West |
Central Pastoral Office for Hispanic Ministries – facilitates, promotes, supports & coordinates the work of Hispanic ministries National Hispanic and Bilingual Assembly meeting July 8-11 in Orlando, FL |
| July 11, 2010 | Central Christian Church, Boone, Iowa
Garwin Christian Church, Garwin, Iowa Trinity Christian Church, Bridgewater, Iowa |
Paul Fraser
Harry Wach David K. Clark |
Marvin Fortune
Paul Frahm Darla Arends Lynda Lee Joan White |
Disciples of Christ Historical Society – maintains historical materials related to the Stone-Campbell movement,. |
| July 18, 2010 | Braddyville Christian Church, Braddyville, Iowa
Waukee Christian Church, Waukee, Iowa Covenant Christian Church, Urbandale, Iowa |
Terry Major
Larry Squier & Nancy Thomas Paul Witmer |
Ron Franklin
Charles Fry Dennis Arnold Deborah Lewis |
Christian Board of Publication – the Disciples publishing house producing Christian Education and Congregational resources and books. |
| July 25, 2010 | First Christian Church, Guthrie Center, Iowa
Central Christian Church, Waterloo, Iowa First Christian Church, Hampton, Iowa |
Denis James
Brent Cantrell |
Ivan Fuller
Bill Gardner Deborah Bandel Jeanne Williamson |
National Convocation – supports and strengthens the involvement of predominantly African American congregations. National Convocation meeting July 29- Aug. 1, 2010 in Oklahoma City, OK |
| August 1, 2010 | First Christian Church, Burlington, Iowa
Pleasant Hill Christian Church, Washington, Iowa Iglesia Christiana Nueva Jerusalem, Alpine, SD (emerging congregation) |
Tom Smith | Fred Gee
Cheri Gelner Dean Benton John Beran Christine Wilson |
North American Pacific Asian Disciples - serves the growing American Asian church by coordinating the needs of the diverse group 2010 NAPAD Convocation meeting August 4-7, 2010 in Seattle, Washington |
| August 8, 2010 | Carlisle Christian Church, Carlisle, Iowa
First Christian Church, Hedrick, Iowa Washington Christian Church, Washington, Iowa |
Karen Moore
Carla Nelson Linda Foor |
David Goin
Walt Grimes Alan Berneman Linda Lighthall |
Christian Church in South Carolina |
| August 15, 2010 | First Christian Church, Cedar Falls, Iowa
Humeston Christian United Methodist Church, Humeston, Iowa First Christian Church, Vinton, Iowa |
Elizabeth ‘Liz’ Woodward
Dale O’Connell Connie Wacht |
Jeanne Groom
Joseph Grubbs Michael Brady Mark MacWhorter Mark Woldruff |
Higher Education and Leadership Ministries – work in partnership with 17 colleges, 10 seminaries, and 80 campus ministry programs.. |
| August 22, 2010 | Cedar Christian Church, Cedar Rapids, Iowa
First Christian Church, Iowa Falls, Iowa |
Fred Darbonne
Terry J. Norman |
Emily Guentert
Richard Guentert |
School for Congregational Learning – August 28, 2010 |
| August 29, 2010 | First Christian Church, Cedar Rapids, Iowa
The Ira United Church, Ira, Iowa First Christian Church, Osceola, Iowa |
Fred Darbonne
Tenny Hinshaw Robert (Bob) Miner |
Terry Halsted
George Harrison Ron Brandow Richard Mark |
Christian Church in Kentucky
Christian Church in Canada |
| September 5, 2010 | Noelridge Christian Church, Cedar Rapids, Iowa
Central Christian Church, Jefferson, Iowa Troy Mills Christian Church, Troy Mills, Iowa |
James Cotton, Interim
Debbie Griffin Jamie Wolf |
Traverce Harrison
Eric Brown Mary Mason |
Christian Church in Nebraska |
| September 12, 2010 | First Christian Church, Center Point, Iowa
United Christian and Baptist Church of Kalona, Kalona, Iowa Tingly Christian Church, Tingly, Iowa |
John Caughron
Al Rusk |
Darrell Hopp
Roy Ives Gene Bryant Jane McGhee |
Christian Church in Alabama Northwest-Florida – includes Alabama and the Florida panhandle |
| September 19, 2010 | Drake Avenue Christian Church, Centerville, Iowa
Stanhope Parish, Stanhope, Iowa Iglesia Christiana Nueva Jerusalem, Huron, SD (emerging congregation) |
Ken Mehrhoff
Suzie Moore |
Eldon Jandebeur
Joe Jones Pasha Buck Dennis McKee |
General Minister and President’s Pastor’s Conference meeting in San Diego, CA September 21-23, 2010 |
| September 26, 2010 | Christian Church (Disciples of Christ) of Chariton, Iowa
Kellogg Christian Church, Kellogg, Iowa St. Charles Parish, St. Charles, Iowa |
C.J. Latham
Wendy Todd, Interim John Lewis |
Ron Keith
Doris Kinton Mary Butler Dyer EvaLyn Carlson |
Reconciliation Ministries – fights against the primary causes of racism in North America. It funds programs at local and regional levels. An Offering for this ministry will be received today. |
| October 3, 2010 | First Christian Church, Charles City, Iowa
First Christian Church, Winner, South Dakota First Christian Church, Keokuk, Iowa |
Margaret Hutchens
Fritz Zimbelman Geoff Mitchell, Matt Hunt, Bill Mitchell, Cathleen Courtois |
Lyle La Favor
Mary Ellen La Rue Michael Carlson Dianna Clark |
Christian Church in Florida
Christian Church in the Upper Midwest Regional Assembly meeting at the Christian Conference Center in Newton October 9, 2010 |
| October 10, 2010 | First Christian Church, Clarinda, Iowa
Kinross Church of Christ (Disciples of Christ) Kinross, Iowa First Christian Church, Spencer, Iowa |
James Stout
Dan Mayes |
Laverne Leigh
Herb Lewellaen Julie Cornelius Douglas Miller |
Church Extension – works directly with congregations, with building needs, fund raising, and resources new church starts. |
| October 17, 2010 | Community Church of Christ, Sloan, Iowa
United Baptist-Christian Church, Duluth, Minnesota |
Emery Killian
Tab Baumgartner |
Bev Lillie
Shirley Lockard Wade Miller Jay Mitchell |
Central Rocky Mountain Region – includes Colorado Wyoming, and Utah |
| October 24, 2010 | Clearfield Christian Church, Clearfield, Iowa
Lacona Christian Church, Lacona, Iowa Iglesia Evangelica Nueva Jerusalem, Pentecost, Sioux Falls, SD |
Brian Kleinschrodt
Salomon Garcia |
Velman Luse
John McCaw James Crapson Gary Moles |
Christian Church in Arizona
Woman to Woman World Wide trip to Turkey in October, 2010 |
| October 31, 2010 | Cleghorn Christian Church, Cleghorn, Iowa
Woodlawn Christian Church, Lake City, Iowa First Christian Church, Sioux Falls, South Dakota |
Robert Blair
Carla Hillyer Dennis Lake |
Pat Oberbillig
Lynn Crenshaw |
Division of Overseas Ministries – Our overseas mission work which we do jointly with the United Church of Christ. |
| November 7, 2010 | United Parish, Coggon, Iowa
Spirit of Joy Christian Church, Lakeville, Minnesota First Christian Church, Sioux City, Iowa |
Jennifer Filter
Jan & Joy Linn Andy Anderson, Interim |
Dale Patrick
Lester Pearson Marlene Darling Keela Neumann |
Gulf Coast Mission Stations
The Great River Region – includes congregations in Arkansas, Louisiana, and Mississippi |
| November 14, 2010 | Howard Street Christian Church, Colfax, Iowa
First Christian Church, Laurens, Iowa United Protestant Church, Silver Bay, Minnesota |
Thomas Burns
Sara Galindo Paul Scaringi |
Rob Potts
Nancy Prall |
Christian Church in Georgia
Christian Church of Northern California– Nevada |
| November 21, 2010 | Primera Iglesia Cristiana Agape, Ames, Iowa (in Formation)
First Christian Church, Newton, Iowa Sigourney Christian Church, Sigourney, Iowa |
Juan Sing
Mark Young James Bringman |
Keith Purscell
Thomas Davis, Jr. Bob Price |
Christian Church in Illinois – Wisconsin |
| November 28, 2010 | First Christian Church, Coon Rapids, Iowa
Lenox Christian Church, Lenox, Iowa First Christian Church, Shenandoah, Iowa |
Ben Ramirez
Steve Wainwright Karen Bash |
Bob Ricks
Dan Sanford Cheri Doane Matt Reisetter |
Christian Church in Indiana |
| December 5, 2010 | First Christian Church, Coralville, Iowa
Lohrville Christian Church (Disciples of Christ) Lohrville, Iowa First Christian Church, Seymour, Iowa |
John McKinstry
Philip Cline DeWayne Lawson |
Jerry Sawyer
Kay Scott Angela Doty |
Christian Church in the Upper Midwest - includes congregations in Iowa, Minnesota, North and South Dakota |
| December 12, 2010 | Corning Christian Church, Corning, Iowa
Long Grove Christian Church, Long Grove, Iowa First Christian Church, Sac City, Iowa |
Scott Tooley
Sharla Hulsey |
Cecil Simonton
Don Slaughgter James Dunston Diana Robertson |
Christian Church in Greater Kansas City – includes congregations in Missouri and Kansas in the Greater Kansas City area. |
| December 19, 2010 | First Christian Church, Corydon, Iowa
Luther Christian Church, Luther, Iowa Runnells Christian Church, Runnells, Iowa |
Dave Neas
Gary Cummings Alice Bolen |
David Stout
Bob Stuart Dennis Durst |
Christian Church in West Virginia |
| December 26, 2010 | Broadway Christian Church, Council Bluffs, Iowa
First Christian Church, Mahtomedi, Minnesota Christian Church Disciples, Rock Rapids, Iowa |
Jann Osborn
John Johnson Carolyn Salberg, pulpit supply |
Mike Thiel
Jerry Thordsen |
Christian Church of Mid-America – includes churches in Missouri and the Greater St. Louis area in Illinois. |
| January 2, 2011 | First Christian Church, Creston, Iowa
First Christian Church, Mankato, Minnesota |
Phil Coe, Interim
Nancy Giese, Interim |
Dick Walters
Gregory Ellcey Dennis Sanders Art Satoff |
Christian Church in South Idaho |
| January 9, 2011 | Cedar Memorial Christian Church, Davenport, Iowa
Marion Christian Church, Marion, Iowa Redfield Christian Church, Redfield, Iowa |
Clair Odell
Brice Hughes, Interim Neal Hanley |
Dale Webster
Bob Welsh Darla Ewalt Juanita Scriven |
Christian Church of the Pacific Southwest
includes southern California, Nevada, and Hawaii |
| January 16, 2011 | First Christian Church, Davenport, Iowa
Central Christian Church, Marshalltown, Iowa First Christian Church, Red Oak, Iowa |
Michael Armstrong
Gail Thiessen, Janet Lott JoAnn Thomas |
Merlin Wilkins
Doris Wolf Darin Feikema |
Christian Church in South Idaho |
| January 23, 2011 | The Deep River Christian Church, Deep River, Iowa
First Christian Church, Mason City, Iowa Prescott United Church, Prescott, Iowa |
Larry Naylor, Interim
Steve Wainwright |
Clint Wolf
Claude Wood Stasia Fine Sally Smith |
Christian Church, Northeastern Region – includes churches in Connecticut, Maine, Massachusetts, New Jersey, and New York |
| January 30, 2011 | Delta Christian Church, Delta, Iowa
Maxwell Christian Church, Maxwell, Iowa Prairie City Christian Church, Prairie City, Iowa |
James Bringman
Thomas Lee John Eilers, Interim |
Fritz Zimbelman
Steve Agan Amy Spangler Dunning |
Christian Church in North Carolina
Christian Church in Ohio |
| February 6, 2011 | Capitol Hill Christian Church, Des Moines, Iowa
First Christian Church, Minneapolis, Minnesota First Christian Church, Des Moines, Iowa |
Candice Brown
Bob Brite, Interim Tim Diebel, Sondra Eddings, Suzanne Stout |
Sheryl Butler Dyer
Adam Frieberg Charles Gilbert Thomas Graham |
Week of Compassion- The channel for providing a compassionate response to severe human distress caused by natural disaster or political or economic crisis. |
| February 13, 2011 | College Avenue Christian Church, Des Moines, Iowa
Lake Harriet Christian Church, Minneapolis, Minnesota Pleasantville Christian Church, Pleasantville, Iowa |
Susan Woods
Tammy Rottschaefer Sheldon Henderson |
Kay Mennick
John Bolen David Grant Terry Steeden |
Christian Church in Oklahoma |
| February 20, 2011 | Mitchellville Christian Church, Mitchellville, Iowa
Fairview Christian Church, Pleasantville, Iowa Plymouth Creek Christian Church, Plymouth, Minnesota |
Julie Gibson, Transitional Minister
Sheldon Henderson Shane Isner |
Alan Bash
Pasha Buck Robert Green Eydie Stephens |
Christian Church in Oregon |
| February 27, 2011 | Glen Echo Christian Church, Des Moines, Iowa
Moorhead Christian Church, Moorhead, Iowa Plano Christian Church, Plano, Iowa |
Tom Burkhardt
William Kanne, interim David Welch |
Jim Cord
Jason Grow Thomas Stone |
Christian Church in Pennsylvania |
| March 6, 2011 | Grant Park Christian Church, Des Moines, Iowa
Peosta Worship Center, Peosta, Iowa (emerging Congregation) Pierson Christian Church, Pierson, Iowa |
Craig Robertson
David Minnihan Kay Galm |
Susan Guy
Mark Hall Mary Alyce Hansen Peggy Stott |
Communication Ministries – interprets the vision and mission of our General Church through media and print resources. |
| March 13, 2011 | Highland Park Christian Church, Des Moines, Iowa
First Christian Church, Mt. Ayr, Iowa First Christian Church, Perry, Iowa |
John Holcombe
Chris Conklin George Lair, Interim |
George Harrison
Jayme Harvey Robert Haskin Linda Swanson |
Christian Church in Tennessee |
| March 20, 2011 | Indianola Heights Christian Church, Des Moines, Iowa
First Christian Church, Muscatine, Iowa First Christian Church, Panora, Iowa |
Robert Pickerell
Gary Freeland |
Garry Hesser
Jay Hillestad Don Hiscox Kathleen Ann Thomas |
Christian Church in the Southwest – includes congregations in Texas and New Mexico |
| March 27, 2011 | Park Avenue Christian Church, Des Moines, Iowa
First Christian Church, Woodbine, Iowa First Christian Church, Packwood, Iowa |
John Claussen
William Kanne, interim Harlan (Frosty) VanVoorst |
Jane Hochstein
Gail Holcombe Gordon Horgen Sue Thompson |
Christian Church in Virginia
Christian Church in Ohio |
| April 3, 2011 | Wakonda Christian Church, Des Moines, Iowa
First Christian Church, Nevada, Iowa First Christian Church, Ottumwa, Iowa |
Tom Webster, Gene Kelsey, Lisa Kelsey
Karen Fausch, Interim Gary Sneller |
Dennis Huffman
Sheila Hunter Mary Hurlocker |
Council on Christian Unity – represents the Disciples in key ecumenical activities around the world. |
| April 10, 2011 | United Church of Diagonal, Diagonal, Iowa
Davis Street Christian Church, Ottumwa, Iowa |
Bruce Geise
Jim Wakelin |
Tabitha Isner
Michael Jackson Patty Tilton Jared Trullinger |
Christian Church in Montana |
| April 17, 2011 | New Virginia Christian Church, New Virginia, Iowa
Bladensburg Christian Church, Ottumwa, Iowa Norwalk Christian Church, Norwalk, Iowa |
Larry Smith
Dayna Kinkade, Kara Courtney |
Brandon Johnson
Eric Johnson Doug Jones |
Christian Church in the Capital Area – includes congregations in Delaware, Maryland, District of Columbia, and Virginia. |
| April 24, 2011 | Nichols Christian Church, Nichols, Iowa
First Christian Church, Oskaloosa, Iowa Christian Church (Disciples) of North English, Iowa |
Corrine Welsch
Michael Omundson Kirk Statler |
Phil Jorgensen
Grayce Keller Richard Kent Melainie Van Weelden |
Christian Church in Kansas |