Title: Kidwell named vice president of Christian Church Foundation
Date: October 23, 1997
Disciples News Service
Christian Church (Disciples of Christ)
Contact: news@cm.disciples.org
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INDIANAPOLIS (DNS) -- The Rev. Gary W. Kidwell, currently vice president for field services with the Board of Church Extension, will become vice president of the Midwest Zone of the Christian Church Foundation on Jan. 1, 1998.
"We are pleased to welcome Gary to our development staff," said the Rev. James P. Johnson, foundation president. "He brings many valuable years of experience as a leader and a deep love for all of the Christian Church (Disciples of Christ).
"He will be able to use his many talents and experience to benefit congregations, regions, general units and institutions of the church as a foundation vice president."
During the past two years Kidwell has coordinated BCE staff consultants as they worked with Disciples congregations and organizations in solving building planning, financing and construction needs.
"We will miss Gary's wonderful gifts and skills at BCE but celebrate his new responsibilities," said the Rev. James L. Powell, president of BCE. "His presence at Christian Church Foundation can only strengthen our partnership."
In his new position, Kidwell will work with congregations and individual members of the Christian Church (Disciples of Christ) as they seek to be good stewards of their accumulated resources through bequests, gifts and trusts.
His office will be in Indianapolis, and he will serve the regions of Illinois-Wisconsin, Michigan, Indiana, Ohio, Tennessee and Kentucky.
Before joining Church Extension in 1991 as a general consultant, Kidwell was the minister of Twin Pines Christian Church in Lexington, Ky. As a new church pastor/developer, he launched the Twin Pines congregation in 1985.
A graduate of Lexington Theological Seminary, Kidwell received a master of divinity degree. He holds a bachelor of arts degree from Campbellsville (Ky.) College.
Kidwell is a member of the National Society of Fundraising Executives and serves on the board of the Walter Scott Society. He is editor of Cutting Edge and Biblical Preaching Journal.
He and his wife, Judy, have two teen-age children.
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