Grace Dearhamer, a second year MDiv student and Scholar, keynoted the Oklahoma region's midwinter youth retreat over MLK weekend. The theme was “This is my voice.” The retreat engaged Martin Luther King Jr in a conversation about discovering one’s own voice for love and justice. According to our reporter on the scene, Colton Lott, Grace was invited by the Regional Youth Council. About 60 youth in grades 6-12 and 25 adults gathered from nine congregations including Colton's First Christian Church of El Reno and Grace's home congregation, Forest Park Christian Church.

On Tuesday evening, February 17, Terri Hord Owens (1999), General Minister and President of The Christian Church (Disciples of Christ), will give the 2026 Humbert Lecture on Religion and Public Life at Eureka College, drawing on her new book, Staying at the Table: Being the Church We Say We Are. 

Sarath Pillai, former head resident, began a tenure-track assistant professor position in South Asian history at the History Department at the University of Calgary. He notes, "We have about 30 tenure track faculty and they have BA/MA/PhD programs, so I will be teaching different levels of courses. The teaching load is 2/2 and they generously support research with time and money. ... If anyone from the DDH community finds themselves in Calgary (maybe to visit the Banff national park or something), do not hesitate to get in touch."

Kimberly Redding, former resident, spent a week in residence at the House while attending an intensive workshop at Chicago Theological Seminary studying diverse theologies of the cross. 

Aaron Smith (2006) spoke at the opening dinner for the Christian Church Foundation's 2026 Development Conference in Savannah, Georgia, addressing new possibilities offered by AI for fundraising and ministry. April Lewton (2004), Katherine Raley Alexander (2008), and Ryan Haefke, Development Assistant, were in attendance.

Bonnie Osei-Frimpong (2006) and husband Irami have started a custom apparel business, Another Chance Productions, producing t-shirts, sweatshirts, bags, etc., and are especially enthusiastic to promote youth programming. 

The University of Chicago website, "Inside UChicago" featured Bonnie Miller-McLemore's (1978) new book, Follow Your Bliss and Other Lies about Calling, as one of three recommended for inspiration in the new year. 

Congratulations to Colton Lott (2015) who has been called as the new Senior Minister of First Christian Church of Norman, Oklahoma, effective March 9. He concludes seven and a half years as Senior Minister of the First Christian Church of El Reno, Oklahoma. He is a trustee; his sermon, "Some Extravagance" is printed in the most recent DDH Bulletin, for Fall 2025.

Congratulations to Lee Hull Moses (2001), who was unanimously elected Senior Minister of Central Christian Church, Indianapolis on Sunday, January 11. Lee has most recently been director of the Proclamation Project of the Christian Church (Disciples of Christ) and is a former president of the board of Trustees for DDH. Her first Sunday will be February 15, 2026.

Delaney Wallace, current resident, spent fall quarter in Ballymena, a small town in Northern Ireland, completing field work for her MSW by doing an internship in community organizing with IPER (International Peace Education Resources). She noted, "I helped develop stronger connections with the council, police, and other local organizations. I worked on their constitution and application to become a registered charity. I brought together their women’s group with a newly-formed one, 4Women&Girls." Delaney will complete her dual degree MDiv / MDW this spring.