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Antonio Cardona joins Christian Chronicle’s board
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While walking through a cow pasture in Puerto Rico, a teenager named Antonio Cardona came across a piece of paper advertising a free Bible course by mail.
Curious, he took it home and signed up.
A few months later, a missionary from Texas showed up at his family’s doorstep to present him with a certificate of completion — and to invite him to worship with a Church of Christ.
“All churches are churches of Christ,” Cardona’s dad replied. But he allowed Antonio to attend.
Antonio Cardona
A few decades later, Antonio Cardona became the newest member of The Christian Chronicle’s board of trustees, a group of Christian men and women who provide governance and guidance for the nonprofit, international newspaper for Churches of Christ.
“I am really excited to be a part of the board,” said Cardona, a member of the Princeton Church of Christ in New Jersey. “I will provide some good advisory information, contacts and inroads into the church.”
A New York native with Puerto Rican roots, Cardona recently retired from the New Jersey state government, where he served in a variety of training and human resource roles.
He has worked as an adjunct instructor at universities including Rutgers and Ohio Valley University. He also has served as a part-time minister for Churches of Christ in Sebring, Ohio, and Puerto Rico. He serves as a Spanish interpreter for the Princeton church.
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Cardona and his wife, Rosa, have three children.
“I am looking to expand my horizons and help other people expand their horizons as well,” Cardona said. “I am trying to influence the world in a positive way within the communities I touch base with.”
Whether it is advising or writing for the paper, Cardona’s goal is to “expand the kingdom” with his input and guidance.
“I think that The Christian Chronicle is doing a fantastic job across the board,” Cardona said. “I see this as a place where I can expand the influence of the Chronicle.”
