Churches rally around family after father falls while volunteering
Clint Mongan was 20 feet up on a ladder preparing to cut back a wayward walnut tree in his congregation’s parking lot when something went…
Archive: Nov 2009
Tragedy at Fort Hood touches churches in Texas, Oklahoma
An Army chaplain who is a Church of Christ member is ministering to victims of the Fort Hood shooting rampage that killed 13 people and…
Domestic missionaries share passion for San Francisco
SAN FRANCISCO — Domestic mission work in the City by the Bay requires not just one “Paul” but two. Paul Crites and Paul Fletcher…
Around the world, November 2009
Reaching for unity through teamwork in southern Africa Floristo Germindo tries to grab a rock and place it in a bucket — without touching the…
Across the nation, November 2009
OPELOUSAS, La. — “Let’s ride!” So declared Clarence Holmes, new evangelist at the Opelousas church, in introducing himself to the community. Holmes, a minister for…
Restoration Movement branches observe Great Communion
Just like they do every Sunday, believers passed trays of unleavened bread and fruit of the vine. They focused on a meal eaten more than…
New and Noteworthy: November 2009
CHRISTIAN LIVING Gary Holloway. You Might Be Too Busy If ... Spiritual Practices for People in a Hurry. Abilene, Texas: Leafwood Press, 2009. 126 pages.…
Longtime Alabama member writes 100-year history of his home congregation
Charles Riley, 81, had memories of the Grant Street church in Decatur, Ala.,that he could not bear to forget.So Riley, a part of the congregation…
Author sets standard for baptism research
"Baptism in the Early Church” will be the standard resource on the topic for decades to come. Everett Ferguson, distinguished scholar in residence at Abilene…
Book honors life of longtime librarian, educator
During her 21 years as librarian at Harding University Graduate School of Religion, Annie May Alston Lewis taught hundreds of ministers how to perform rigorous…
