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Yearbook of American and Canadian Churches 2010 - Cokesbury

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Major Activities: Communication-resource center<br />

for member churches; Community Information<br />

<strong>and</strong> Referral; Ecumenical City-wide Celebrations;<br />

Restorative Justice programs<br />

Des Moines Area Religious Council<br />

3816 36th St., Ste. 202, Des Moines, IA 50310,<br />

Tel. (515)277-6969, Fax (515)274-8389<br />

Email: info@dmreligious.org<br />

Website: dmreligious.org<br />

Media Contact, Exec. Dir., Forrest Harms<br />

Exec. Dir., Forrest Harms<br />

Pres., James Swanstrom<br />

Pres. Elect, Faith Ferre<br />

Treas., Leonara Waller<br />

Major Activities: Education; Social Initiatives<br />

Advocacy; Mission;<br />

Emergency Food Pantry; Ministry to Widowed;<br />

Child Care Assistance,<br />

Compassion in Action, Cross-cultural<br />

Ecumenical Ministries <strong>of</strong> Iowa<br />

(EMI)*<br />

P.O. Box 41487, Des Moines, IA 50311, Tel.<br />

(515)274-2278, Fax (515)274-2278<br />

Email: em<strong>of</strong>iowa@aol.com<br />

Website: www.iowachurches.org<br />

Media Contact, Comm. Coord., Mary Swalla<br />

Holmes<br />

Exec. Dir., Rev. Sarai Schnucker Beck<br />

Major Activities: Facilitating the denominations’cooperative<br />

agenda <strong>of</strong> resourcing local<br />

expression <strong>of</strong> the church; Assess needs &<br />

develop responses through Justice <strong>and</strong> Unity<br />

Commissions<br />

Iowa Religious Media Services*<br />

3116 104th Street, Urb<strong>and</strong>ale, IA 50322-3818,<br />

Tel. (515)277-2920, Fax (515)277-0842<br />

Email: questions@irms.org<br />

Website: www.irms.org<br />

Media Contact, Exec. Dir., Sharon E. Strohmaier<br />

Exec. Dir., Sharon E. Strohmaier<br />

Major Activities: Media Library for <strong>Churches</strong> in<br />

7 Denominations in the Midwest; Provide<br />

Video Production Services for <strong>Churches</strong>, Nonpr<strong>of</strong>it<br />

& Educational organizations; will rent<br />

media to churches in the continental U.S.<br />

(details on the website)<br />

KANSAS<br />

Cross-Lines Cooperative Council<br />

736 Shawnee Ave., Kansas City, KS 66105, Tel.<br />

(913)281-3388, Fax (913)281-2344<br />

Email: theresa@cross-lines.org<br />

Website: www.cross-lines.org<br />

Media Contact, Dir. <strong>of</strong> Public Relations &<br />

Marketing, Theresa Swartwood<br />

Exec. Dir., Roberta Lindbeck<br />

Dir.<strong>of</strong> Emergency Services, Carey Sterrett<br />

Major Activities: Emergency Assistance; Hunger<br />

Relief; Community Garden/Nutrition Project;<br />

Thrift Store; Highlight Programs such as Prom<br />

Attire Distribution, School Supplies; Christmas<br />

Store<br />

Inter-Faith Ministries-Wichita<br />

829 N. Market, Wichita, KS 67214-3519, Tel.<br />

(316)264-9303, Fax (316)264-2233<br />

Email: smuyskens@ifmnet.org<br />

Website: www.ifmnet.org<br />

Media Contact, Exec. Dir., Sam Muyskens<br />

Exec. Dir., Rev. Sam Muyskens<br />

Adm. Asst.- Kathy Freed<br />

ASAP Haiti, Dir. Bonnie Chadick<br />

Homeless <strong>and</strong> Housing Services, Dir., S<strong>and</strong>y<br />

Swank<br />

Special Projects, Dir., Ashley Davis<br />

Development, Dir., Karen Dobbin<br />

Campaign to End Childhood Hunger, Karole<br />

Bradford<br />

Community Ministry/Restorative Justice/Family<br />

Group Conferencing/Racial Justice<br />

Coord., Jeannine Little<br />

Faith in Action, Coord., Richard Hanley<br />

GoZones! Dir., Johanna Wilson<br />

Major Activities: Communications; Urban Education;<br />

Inter-religious Underst<strong>and</strong>ing; Community<br />

Needs <strong>and</strong> Issues; Theology <strong>and</strong> Worship;<br />

Hunger; Family Life; Multi-Cultural Concerns<br />

Kansas Ecumenical Ministries*<br />

5833 SW 29th St., Topeka, KS 66614-2499, Tel.<br />

(785)272-9531<br />

Email: LK331@aol.com<br />

Media Contact, Exec. Dir., Rev. Linda Kemp<br />

Pres., Rev. Charles Claycomb<br />

Vice Pres., Rev. Rebecca New<br />

Sec., Rev. Lee Lever<br />

Exec. Dir., Rev. Linda Kemp<br />

Pres., Rev. Charles Claycomb<br />

Vice Pres., Rev. Rebecca New<br />

Sec., Rev. Lee Lever<br />

Major Activities: State Council <strong>of</strong> <strong>Churches</strong>;<br />

Legislative Activities; Program Facilitation <strong>and</strong><br />

Coordination; Education; Mother-to-Mother<br />

Program; Rural Concerns; Hate group monitoring;<br />

Children & Families; Faith <strong>and</strong> Order<br />

KENTUCKY<br />

Eastern Area Community Ministries<br />

P.O. Box 43049, Louisville, KY 40253-0049,<br />

Tel. (502)244-6141, Fax (502)254-5141<br />

Email: easternacm@cs.com<br />

Media Contact, Acting Exec. Dir., Sharon Eckler<br />

Acting Exec. Dir., Sharon Eckler<br />

Board Pres., Rev. Elwood Sturtevant<br />

Board Sec., Mary Stephens<br />

Board Treas., Homer Lacy, Jr.<br />

Youth <strong>and</strong> Family Services,Rachael Elrod<br />

Older Adult Services, Associate Program Dir.,<br />

Joni Snyder<br />

Neighborhood Visitor Program, Acting Prog.<br />

Dir., Jane Parker<br />

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US ECUMENICAL BODIES

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