Welcome
WELCOME to the Northeast Area of the Christian Church (Disciples of Christ) in the Southwest! Our Area includes 62 congregations located in the Piney Woods of East Texas. We are a diverse community, including Hispanic congregations and congregations that are members of the Texas Christian Missionary Fellowship. This year, 2010, we will be celebrating our 35th anniversary of being in ministry together!
The Northeast Area is one of eight Areas in the Christian Church (Disciples of Christ) in the Southwest. We cooperate with the North Texas and Trinity-Brazos Areas in our summer camp and conference program. In addition, we are blessed to have Jarvis Christian College (www.jarvis.edu) and Disciple Homes (www.disciplehomes.org) as ministry partners.
If you would like to find a congregation to worship with in our Area, or have an interest in volunteering to serve the Northeast Area, please contact us at neadoc@ccsw.org, or cloughridge@ccsw.org.
CCSW Clergywomen's Retreat - May 10th-12th
Come and be with your “sisters of the cloth” as we join together for relaxation and fellowship this spring! We will be led in our retreat by Suzanne Stabile, co-founder of the Life in the Trinity Ministry in Dallas, an experienced Retreat Director. The retreat will be at Disciples Crossing Camp and Conference Center and is open to all licensed and ordained women in ministry in the Southwest Region of the Christian Church (Disciples of Christ). Cost (including 2 nights lodging and 5 meals) is $100. The deadline for registration is MAY 6th.
Click here for registration form.
Click here for the flyer.
63rd Annual Tri-Area Men's Retreat
Come join the men of the Northeast Area in addition to men from the North Texas Area and the Trinity-Brazos Area at the 63rd Annual Tri-Area Men's Retreat. The retreat will be May 14 - 16 at Disciples Crossing in Athens. Brian Fenwick and Horace Miller are the keynote speakers and music will be led by Lynn Alexander with Nathan Hill and Jeremy Thompson. Enjoy fellowship, games, discussion and singing at this annual gathering.
Click here for the registration form.
Church Camp at Disciples Crossing
It's time to begin planning for church camp at Disciples Crossing! Information packets will be arriving at local congregations very soon; however, you may also find a schedule with all the dates, a camper registration form, and the fee schedule by clicking on the links below. And if you have any questions, feel free to contact us at the Area office (903-561-7086). We hope to see you at camp this summer!
Promotional flyer
Registration form
Fee schedule
Compassion and Aid Received in Haiti
If you’ve been watching the news, you’ve inevitably heard about the difficulties of getting aid, supplies, and medical care to those affected by the earthquake in Haiti.
While it is true that the delivery of aid has been hampered by many factors, including infrastructure-related challenges, Week of Compassion can assure you that aid is reaching many of those who need it.
Martin Coria, Church World Service Regional Coordinator for Latin America and the Caribbean, now based in the Dominican Republic and working closely with Servicio Social de Igelesias Dominicana (SSID), noted that with pre-positioned CWS kits and blankets, SSID was able to provide relief to the victims of Haiti's massive earthquake in the first twenty-four hours of the disaster. On Wednesday, January 13, SSID sent a flight with supplies to Port-au-Prince, and their staff was able to see the needs firsthand and quickly provide the most crucial supplies and assistance.
Click here for details and a live feed from WOC.
Click here to make an on-line donation.
Click here to go to the WOC website.
