Alabama minister: ‘It’s like a bomb went off for a half-mile wide’ (Updated Wednesday)
The scene at the Bethel Church of Christ in Athens, Ala., in the aftermath of the April 27 tornadoes. (Photo by Wayne Goode) About 30…
Archive: Apr 2011
Six students survive tornado inside devastated Alabama church building
Moments before Wednesday’s tornado obliterated the Central Church of Christ building in Tuscaloosa, Ala., six students huddled in a small cinderblock closet at the church.…
Happy birthday to us! Chronicle news blog turns 1 year old
A year ago, we launched The Christian Chronicle news blog with these elements in mind: • Breaking news and headlines. • Behind-the-scene details from Chronicle reporting…
Links to all our coverage of the tornadoes in the South (Updated May 4)
May 4 update: Correspondent Jeremy D. Smith provides a firsthand report from Tuscaloosa, Ala. Churches and ministries are launching disaster relief efforts. Church members are…
80-year-old church member donates $10 in memory of grandson killed in Afghanistan
Staff Sgt. Bryan Burgess, killed in Afghanistan A retired postal worker, 80-year-old Chal Burgess said he is not financially able to make many donations.However, Burgess…
ACU president issues response to NY Times story on homosexuality on campus
Abilene Christian University President Phil Schubert (Photo by Thomas Metthe, Abilene Reporter-News) A front-page New York Times news story last week headlined "Gay Rights at Christian…
Shelter in the storm – er, tornado warning – at LTC in Arkansas
Leadership Training for Christ participants and sponsors pray during a tornado warning Friday night in Rogers, Ark. (Photo by Bobby Ross Jr.) Blogging live from…
READER FEEDBACK: Share your photos and experiences from LTC, Lads to Leaders
More than 3,000 people attended the 2010 Atlanta Lads to Leaders/Leaderettes convention. (Photo by Nia Johnson) Update: See our report on a tornado warning at…
Thirty-year dream realized as Brazilian church names elders, deacons
Praying during the installation of elders are, from left, missionary Alan Nalley, elder Jose Carlos Sottomaior, evangelist Mauro Francisco, elder Vilmar Bucco, missionary Rod Nealeigh…
Videos and story: Ethiopian churches, sign language, famine relief and Bono
New on The Christian Chronicle's website, our report from Churches of Christ in the East African nation of Ethiopia, part of our ongoing Global South…
