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Date: Oct. 18, 2002
Disciples News Service
Christian Church (Disciples of Christ)
Contact: Melinda Mains
Phone: 317-713-2496
E-mail: mmains@cm.disciples.org
on the Web: http://www.disciples.org

Disciples News Brief
Oct. 18, 2002

New funding system finding acceptance

Disciples new funding system proposal is finding wide
acceptance among the denominations 73 recipient boards,
who receive funding from the denominations common mission
fund.

To date four general ministry partners of the Christian
Church (Disciples of Christ) and 18 Disciples regional
ministry boards have approved the plan overwhelmingly
accepted by the General Board in July. To date two regions
-- the Upper Midwest and the Georgia regions -- disapprove
of the plan. Go to
http://www.disciples.org/dns/Releases2002/0287.htm for the
complete release.

Fellowship groups boost Disciples fund by $24,000

Two churchwide groups financially boosted the support of
Disciples general ministries through offerings received
during summertime meetings. In a solid show of their
financial support to the Christian Church (Disciples of
Christ), Disciples women gave the church's common mission
fund more than $22,000. Disciples African-American
constituent group also received more than $2,400 for
general church ministries. Go to
http://www.disciples.org/dns/Releases2002/0288.htm for the
complete release.

Global Ministries to offer new-church planters in North
America opportunity to learn in other countries

As Disciples work to start new churches and nurture the
pastors who lead them, the overseas mission unit of the
church plans to help.

The Division of Overseas Ministries of the Christian Church
(Disciples of Christ) and Global Ministries, the common
witness of Disciples and the United Church of Christ, will
offer new-church planters in North America the opportunity
to meet and learn alongside new-church planters of partner
organizations in other countries. Click here for more
information
http://www.disciples.org/dns/Releases2002/0289.htm.

Sir Garfield Todd dies at 94

(Sir) R. S. Garfield Todd a Disciples of Christ missionary
from New Zealand and former prime minister of Rhodesia (now
known as Zimbabwe) died Sunday in Bulawayo, Zimbabwe, after
suffering a stroke. He was 94.

Todd was born in New Zealand and in 1934, he and his wife
served as missionaries at Dadaya Mission, a school in
Southern Rhodesia. The school at Shabani, 150km northeast
of Bulawayo, is home to thousands of students and regarded
as one of the finest in the country. High-profile leaders,
including president Robert Mugabe, received and provided
education at the school.

Todd was prime minister from 1953 to 1958. He backed
Zimbabwes independence for two decades before it was
finally granted in 1990. 

Todd was kept under house arrest for five years by former
prime minister Ian Smith. And earlier this year president
Mugabes government attempted to block Todd from voting and
revoked his passport. During this same time, three schools
near his Bulawayo home were renamed in honor of him and his
late wife, viewed as heroes for their distinguished service
to the country.

His wife Grace, died last year. He is survived by three
daughters and two grandchildren.

For more extensive obituaries you can visit the Los Angeles
Times www.latimes.com/news/obituaries or the Washington
Post www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/metro/obituaries/ at the
links provided.