The playground equipment at The Disciples Center was made possible in part by a $4,500 'Pancake Day' grant from the General Conference of Disciples Men. Funds for such grants are generated from pancake dinners held annually by Disciples Men groups throughout the country. One stipulation of the grant was that our Disciples Men had to install the equipment, which was accomplished through the efforts of Dick Swisher and the men of the South Central District.

Kansas Disciples Men
Disciple Men's ministries is concerned with "Keeping the Spirit alive in Kansas," particularly for the men in Kansas. We are always seeking ways to encourage, promote and establish men's groups in local congregations.

Annual men's retreats are held each spring in the South Central District and each fall at the regional campgrounds. All men of faith--single or married, young or old, seekers or settled--are invited to come and relax, worship and be renewed.

Men from the Mid-Kansas Cluster of the Central District gather for 5th Monday events, the South Central District men come together for 5th Tuesday meals and programs, and the men of the Upper High Plains congregate on the second Tuesday evening of each month (September - May) for food and fellowship. In addition, the men support a variety of outreach projects, such as the Star-Supporter Fund and the International Day of Pancakes.

Kansas Regional Disciples Men Fall Retreat
Disciples Men ministries holds its annual fall retreat at Disciples Center at Tawakoni. This years dates are Friday & Saturday September 26-27. Associate Regional Minister, Ken Marston, Facilitator.

Disciples Men Create Endowment Fund

"Please take a dollar out of your wallet and hand it to me," instructed Roger Poage, President of the General Conference of Disciples Men, to the men gathered at Camp Tawakoni for the fall Disciples Men's Retreat.  Without knowing why they were doing it, everyone present complied.  When they learned what they were being asked to do, some of the men dug even deeper in their pockets. 

What they had just done was establish a Disciples Men Endowment Fund in Kansas!  Modeled after the existing endowment at the General Conference, earnings from the fund will be used to help fund future men's ministries in the region.  In approving its creation, the men set a minimun level of $11,000 in the endowment fund before any monies are dispersed.

In addition to the initial donations received at the retreat, at least one of the men present went home that weekend and took a similar collection from his congregation.  Is it possible that the men will reach the fund's minimum goal within two years?  It is ... with your help!

[Contributions may be sent to the Regional Office in Topeka (2914 SW MacVicar, 66611) marked Disciples Men Endowment Fund.]

Disciples Men Mission
The General Conference of Disciples Men is the formal organization of the Christian Church (Disciples of Christ) in the United States and Canada, ministering to the unique needs of men in the church, enabling them to fulfill their potential as servants of God, strengthening the total ministry of the church.

 

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What do Disciples Men have to do with pancakes?
Check out this nationwide project - International Day of Pancakes Breakfasts