Crowley’s Ridge, Oklahoma Christian report enrollment growth
Two more higher education institutions associated with Churches of Christ — Crowley's Ridge College and Oklahoma Christian University — have reported growth in their enrollment…
Archive: Oct 2021
All in the family: baseball and Jesus
MONTGOMERY, Ala. — Patrick and Katie Beth McCarthy’s oldest son, Miller, once told a reporter his family lived at the ballpark. “We just go spend the…
Story tip leads to surprising discovery
MONTGOMERY, Ala. — Over and over again, the small world of Churches of Christ amazes me. Before a recent trip, I asked Facebook friends for…
Christian Chronicle journalist wins RNA Award for Religion Reporting Excellence
For the second year in a row, the Religion News Association’s national awards were presented in virtual fashion Thursday night because of the COVID-19 pandemic. Bobby…
Voices Only: ‘Hallelujah, Praise Jehovah,’ ‘Paradise Valley’ and shape notes
Welcome to Voices Only, where we scour the internet to bring you great a cappella. I've got a couple of shape-note classics for you this…
Montgomery, Ala., names street after Fred Gray
The Alabama city where Rosa Parks famously refused to give up her bus seat to a White, male passenger in 1955 will rename a street…
Faulkner and Heritage Christian universities to cooperate in graduate theology education
Two Alabama universities associated with Churches of Christ — Faulkner, in Montgomery, and Heritage Christian, in Florence — announced a cooperative agreement between their graduate…
Jenkins brothers end decades of local ministry to focus on Jenkins Institute
Brothers Jeff and Dale Jenkins are ending their decades-long work in local ministry — nearly 80 years between them — to devote themselves fully to…
Voices Only: ‘I’ll Fly Away’ with an Ascending Voice
Welcome to Voices Only, your weekly dose of delightful a cappella. Here's a beautiful rendition of "I'll Fly Away," a hymn written in 1929 by…
