Circuit Writer

There are so much news and information to cover this week that I’m going to do my best to squeeze it all in to this one newsletter column – so here goes!

First off, on the home front I want to remind everyone that the Regional Assembly is taking place this weekend in Enid. The opening activities begin on Thursday afternoon and continue all day Friday and into the early afternoon on Saturday. It’s not too late to sign up – you can find registration information at www.okdisciples.org.

Secondly, with graduation approaching and some of you asking, I want to get the information on the PTS Commencement ceremonies out there again. It will take place on Saturday, May 15 at 11:00 am in the sanctuary of First Christian Church in Tulsa. The church is located at 913 S. Boulder Ave., and you can also find directions on the church website at www.fcctulsa.org.

I also wanted to share some exciting news from around the denomination, so I’ll add that here as well.

Living the hope of resurrection,

Clint

Two Disciples Meet With President Obama At Easter Prayer Service

General Minister and President Sharon Watkins and Cynthia Hale, pastor of Ray of Hope Christian Church in Decatur, GA, were among religious leaders who met yesterday with President Barack Obama for an Easter prayer breakfast. The event, held at the White House in Washington, D.C., was organized to highlight the important role that Christian organizations play in serving their communities, their country and the world.  (Read the entire news release here.)

Butler University Has Historic Ties to Abolitionist Disciple

Butler University’s amazing run through the National Collegiate Athletic Association 2010 Men’s Basketball Tournament was an awesome achievement, especially considering that the Indianapolis college has only about 4,200 students. Not to be forgotten in all of the excitement over the team’s success, is Butler’s historic ties to the Stone-Campbell movement.

Butler University takes its name after one of its founders, Ovid Butler, an attorney, newspaper publisher and social activist. Butler’s family moved from Augusta, N.Y. to Jennings County, Ind., where his father, Chancey Butler, became one of the first Stone-Campbell movement preachers in the state’s history.  (Read the entire news release here.)