Welcome to the Central District
To put it simply, we are your resource to reach the “Samaria” that often a local church can’t effectively reach. The church is charged to be on mission to reach “Jerusalem, Judea, Samaria and the uttermost parts of the world”. A local church is well placed to reach it’s city and it’s county. It may […]
District Superintendent Transition Team Announcement
As you know, the Central District EFCA Transition Team was tasked with finding a suitable candidate for District Superintendent to replace Dr. Calvin Swan at the 2020 District Conference. We are pleased to announce the selection of Rev. Mike Shields to be placed in nomination for District Superintendent! Mike brings 27 years of ministry in […]
Church Planter Announced for Missouri and Arkansas
I am delighted to announce that Todd Brooks has been appointed by the Church Planting Board to the position of “Interim Church Planting Missionary” for Missouri/Arkansas, filling the place most recently held by Al Frank. Todd brings great experience to this position since he has already served in a number of important district and mission […]
Larry Austin Returns!
Larry Austin will be returning from Sabbatical on Monday, August 26. His series of reflections this past Spring regarding the Sabbath and A. J. Swoboda’s book “Subversive Sabbath: The Surprising Power of Rest in a Non-Stop World” are now available as blog posts at this link. You’ll want to start at the bottom of the list and work your way up (they are in reverse date order, so newest entry is first).
Welcome back, Larry!!!
Central District Staff
Dr. Cal Swan
Rev. Larry Austin
Rev. Jerry Carlin
Rev. Randy Scheil
Rev. Todd Brooks
Dan Doebel
John Ritland
Rhonda Nichols
Art Smith
