District Superintendent:
Kate Conolly
Administrative Assistant:
Linda Grund-Clampit
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For those of you who are visiting this site for the first time or may not be aware of the WDCES we would like to formally introduce you to the Western District Church Extension Society. What is the Western District Church Extension Society? The WDCES are the churches of the Western District working together to help those churches which have special needs that they alone cannot (financially) meet. In other words “churches helping churches”. These needs may be to the physical facility (church or parsonage), may involve strengthening current ministries, or may involve developing new ministries. Whether it be a furnace which needs to be replaced, a leaky roof which needs to be repaired, other unexpected repairs which need to be made, or supporting a new ministry, the goal of the WDCES is to provide the needed support. If you would like the answers to other frequently asked questions, please click "Read more" below.
See the attachments below for a WDCES brochure, Ministry Project Grant brochure and/or the Grant Information and Application for Building Projects and the Grant Information and Application for New Ministry Projects.
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by Rev. Rand Sargent
Healthy Congregation Development
Don’t be surprised if you hear this frequently: It is the vision of our Western District Church Extension Society to realize a healthy congregation in every community, possessing the facilities and having resources that enable God's people to worship, learn, teach, and witness to the Good News of Jesus Christ.
This vision is founded on the shared belief that the local church is the place where disciple-making for Jesus Christ best happens. Congregations are to be where individuals manifest Christ’s Good News in a community whose values and actions reinforce/put forward this Gospel. Live out these characteristics and a local church could be described as “healthy.”
Another way of unfolding this: healthy congregations make healthy disciples for the Lord.
In the coming months as our District and Annual Conference begin to put forth the new direction of empowering local churches, Western District Church Extension Society will be directly involved in supporting our member congregations getting healthy. Here’s an example:
At the February 3rd Board Meeting, we acted to divide our 2010 Budget of $34,000 into 2 equal parts:
- General Fund (Building Structures and Society Maintenance Expenses)
- Healthy Congregation Development Fund (Partnering with Congregations to develop New Ministries, Provide Resources-direct and indirect funding-and Encouraging/Enabling Spiritual Growth to take place)
In other words, when your congregation envisions a great dream, WDCES is a ministry partner for empowering your great result. Find more information here on our website.
The next scheduled Board Meeting of the WDCES will be April 28th at 10:00 AM at the United Methodist Retirement Center in Salem.
By Grace Alone,
Rev Rand D. Sargent
WDCES President
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President -
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503-829-5061
Vice President
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503-259-2881
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Secretary -
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503-982-2891
Members:
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503-769-6360
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503-992-0267
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