Title: BCE board elects officers
Date: December 22, 1998
Disciples News Service
Christian Church (Disciples of Christ)
Contact: news@cm.disciples.org
98a-76
INDIANAPOLIS (DNS) -- Election of a new board member and new board officers were among the actions taken by the governing body of the Board of Church Extension of Disciples of Christ (BCE) during its December board of directors meeting.
During the session, the Rev. Marvin K. Eckfeldt, senior minister of First Christian Church, Kent, Wash., and Gregory C. Smith, a certified public accountant and attorney from West Lafayette, Ind., were elected chairperson and vice chairperson of the board, respectively.
Minnie L. Smith, a claims representative for the Social Security Administration in Hannibal, Mo., was elected as a new board member to serve a three-year term.
Also during the meeting, four directors were re-elected to three-year terms. They are: the Rev. Gilberto Collazo, minister, University Gardens Christian Church, Rio Piedras, Puerto Rico; Marty Hollcroft, church and community volunteer, Phoenix, Ariz.; Jose D. (Bob) Santiago, assistant vice president of systems for Smith Barney, Queens Village, N.Y.; and the Rev. Charles D. Watkins, senior minister, Central Christian Church, Decatur, Ill.
Connie S. Inglish, outgoing BCE board chair, and director of stewardship and development for the Christian Church (Disciples of Christ) in Oklahoma, received a certificate of appreciation for her six years of service.
Loan approvals of $7.3 million reported to BCE directors will finance expansion and improvements for Christian Church (Disciples of Christ) congregations and other organizations.
The projected loans, ranging in size from $4,200 to $1.5 million and coming from 14 states, will finance 32 building projects valued at $11 million for new construction, remodeling and debt refinancing.
As of Nov. 30, 1998, reports showed loan balances of $92.4 million while the Board's assets stood at $112 million. Investments placed with the Board, a primary source of loan funds, totaled $87.6 million.
In other action the directors: -- received reports showing 142 visits by staff members to Disciples congregations and organizations during August, September, and October -- approved a 1999 operating budget of $8.9 million -- continued discussion on revamping the structure of the board of directors with action on a new plan expected in March 1999.
Just before its board meeting, BCE announced that Katrine E. Brooks, a BellSouth Telecommunications manager of staffing and employment in Atlanta, Georgia, will become Human Resources and Office Manager of BCE on Feb.15, 1999.
Brooks will be responsible for staff employment, orientation and training and office coordination, said Erick (Rick) D. Reisinger, executive vice president and chief operating officer of the international planning and financing unit.
The South Carolina native currently is a member of Sandy Springs Christian Church, Atlanta, Ga. Brooks is married to the Rev. James E. Brooks.
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