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Date: November 6, 1997
Disciples News Service
Christian Church (Disciples of Christ)
Contact: Clifford L. Willis
Email: CWillis@oc.disciples.org
on the web: http//www.disciples.org

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    INDIANAPOLIS (DNS) -- Two more regions of the
Christian Church (Disciples of Christ) will begin
1998 with changes in administrative leadership.

    Beginning Jan. 1, 1998, the Revs. Arnold C.
Nelson Jr. and Dennis L. (Denny) Williams will
serve as regional ministers of the Christian
Church (Disciples of Christ) in South Carolina and
Arizona, respectively.

    Nelson has been pastor of Pulaski Heights
Christian Church, Little Rock, Ark., since 1984.
He previously served as pastor of First Christian
Church, Camden, Ark., and held a part-time
regional staff appointment. While there, he also
was active with the Arkansas Conference of
Churches and Synagogues and is a former
chairperson of the Little Rock Religious Forum.

    The Knoxville, Tenn., native has been
moderator of the Arkansas region and served on
General Board and its Administrative Committee. He
now is a member of the Homeland Ministries board
of directors.  Nelson also has been active with
Disciples Men, serving as chairperson of "Sessions
 96."  

    Nelson is the father of an adult daughter,
Katherine.

    Williams currently is senior minister of
Saguaro Christian Church in Tucson where he has
served for 15 years. While in the Arizona region
he was chairperson of the personnel committee,
vice moderator and moderator. 

    He now serves on the General Board and its
Administrative Committee, where he chairs the Time
and Place Committee. He also is a trustee of the
National Benevolent Association, St. Louis. 

    The Amarillo, Texas, native earned a bachelor
of arts degree in 1975 from Texas Christian
University, Fort Worth. He obtained master of
divinity (1978) and doctor of ministry (1980)
degrees from the School of Theology at Claremont,
Calif.

    Denny and his spouse, Rita, have two
children, Brent, 10, and Brianna, 6.

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