Mission groups make hurried exit from Honduras after presidential ouster
Hours after a presidential ouster in Honduras, workers with Churches of Christ hurriedly packed U.S. campaigners for a quick exodus from the Central American nation.…
Archive: Jun 2009
Harding professors awarded $1.5 million NASA grant to search for life on Mars
SEARCY, Ark. — A team of Arkansas researchers has been awarded a $1.5 million grant by NASA to develop a system to search for life…
Kids experience ‘Magic’ at Florida VBS
GAINESVILLE, Fla. — Jenna Davis, 2, reacts to being tickled by Magic, a 2-foot-tall miniature horse, during Vacation Bible School at the University City Church…
Church embraces two languages to form ‘one body’
ESCONDIDO, Calif. — Damaris Romanillo, the American-born daughter of Mexican immigrants, feels equally comfortable praising God in Spanish or English. The 17-year-old high school senior…
Texas congregations’ merger creates blend of energy, races
On Sundays, when the morning sunlight fills the vaulted space of the Freetown Road church in Grand Prairie, Texas, song leader Gerald Turner sometimes leads…
Church deacon killed by bomb in Iraq
A church deacon from Los Osos, Calif. was killed on Memorial Day after his convoy was hit by an improvised explosive device while traveling in…
Minister who saved 37 during flood continues to serve
GONAIVES, Haiti — Last year Gueston Pacius saved 37 people from rising floodwaters by ushering them onto the roof of his church’s building. Stranded on…
Newsmakers, June 2009
NAMED: Chase Jones, head drum major, University of Arkansas in Fayetteville. Jones is conductor for the Phantom Regiment Drum and Bugle Corp and attends the…
Why are kids leaving the church? The answer lies in parents
I have yet to find the definitive, empirical study as to why kids leave church, although it is a very hot topic right now across…
Missions Resource Network celebrates 10 years
DALLAS — In its 10 years of existence, Missions Resource Network has equipped more than 200 congregations across America for global outreach. The ministry also…
