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National Council of the Churches of Christ in the USA
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29NCC3/16/99 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

HEMPHILL NAMED CWS COMMUNITY EDUCATION, FUND-RAISING HEAD

 ELKHART, Ind. - Rhonnie Hemphill has been elected 
director of the Community Education and Fund Raising Program 
of Church World Service, a post he will assume in April.  A 
member of the African Methodist Episcopal Zion Church, Mr. 
Hemphill currently is director of development at the 
National Benevolent Association of the Christian Church 
(Disciples of Christ) in St. Louis, Mo.

 He came to the Disciples from the American Red Cross, 
where he worked in several capacities including as a chapter 
manager (Flint, Mich.), interim managing director of the 
Midwestern Operations headquarters, and an executive in the 
area of financial development and donor resource 
development.

 A graduate of the University of Missouri, he went on to 
earn a law degree from St. Louis University School of Law.  
"We are excited that we have in Mr. Hemphill a person with 
extensive fund-raising experience, a person with a law 
degree, a person who has worked with a member denomination 
and a person who has a deep and abiding faith in Jesus 
Christ," said CWS Executive Director the Rev. Dr. Rodney 
Page in welcoming Mr. Hemphill's election.

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