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Southwest Region Mourns the Loss of a Leader
	  
	  
INDIANAPOLIS, October 4, 2002	General minister and
president Richard L. Hamm today expressed deep sadness
following the death of Ralph E. Glenn regional minister of
the Christian Church (Disciples of Christ) in the Southwest
(Fort Worth, Texas).  
	  
"This is, of course, a tremendous loss to everyone who has
known and loved Ralph and his family," said Hamm.  
	  
Known for the support and encouragement he provided
regional colleagues across the denomination, Glenn's
pastoral spirit also built strong relationships throughout
the Southwest region.  Glenn provided important service
throughout the Christian Church (Disciples of Christ),
serving as area minister in Mid-America (Jefferson City,
Mo.) as well as vice president of Columbia College
(Columbia, Mo.), Phillips University (Enid, Okla.) the
Division of Higher Education (St. Louis, Mo.). In a letter
to congregations Hamm noted, "Ralph's spiritual leadership,
his unflagging energy, his encouragement, optimism and
vision, and most of all his deep commitment to the church
and to Jesus Christ, our Lord, have blessed us."
	  
The Alabama native served congregations in Austin, Texas,
and Kansas City, Mo.  At the time of his death Glenn was
beginning his sixth year as regional minister for the
largest of the denomination's 33 regions. The Southwest
region serves nearly 450 congregations in Texas, New Mexico
and parts of Oklahoma and Kansas.  
	  
A graduate of Millsaps College, Jackson, Miss., Glenn also
earned a master's of divinity degree from Lexington (Ky.)
Theological Seminary and had additional graduate work at
Indiana University (Bloomington, Ind.) and Phillips
Theological Seminary (Enid, Okla.).  He was a member at
University Christian Church, Fort Worth, Texas.  His wife
Peggy, daughter, Heather, and son, Clayton, survive him. 
       
A memorial service is scheduled for 3:00 p.m., Monday,
October 7, at University Christian Church, Fort Worth. 
Memorial gifts can be made to the Ralph E. Glenn Memorial
Fund to benefit c/o the Christian Church Foundation, 130
East Washington Street, Indianapolis, IN, 46206.
	  
	  
Contact: Melinda Mains
317-713-2496
mmains@cm.disciples.org