Church of Christ
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GwenFreed-Hardeman president says college recruiting challenge is one for all of higher education, not only Churches of Christ
In a column published by The Christian Chronicle, Freed-Hardeman University President David Shannon wrote that the Henderson, Tenn., school’s recruiting of students who are members of the Lord’s...
BOOK REVIEW: Memoir by Mike Allen, Son of Evangelist Jimmy Allen, Recalls Mixed Memories of Churches of Christ
Reviewer Kimberly Mauck assessed “Growing Up Church of Christ,” a memoir by Mike Allen, son of Jimmy Allen, a prominent Church of Christ evangelist who is now retired....
Thirteen Black Churches of Christ leaders call for permanent ceasefire in Israel-Hamas war
Thirteen leaders from predominantly Black Churches of Christ have signed a formal letter calling for a permanent ceasefire in the Israel-Hamas war. The initiative was led by James...
Randy Travis Recounts 1991 Baptism at Church of Christ in Ashland City, Tennessee, in New Memoir
Country singer Randy Travis was baptized in a Church of Christ in rural Ashland City, Tennessee, in 1991, according to his new memoir, “Forever and Ever, Amen: A...
Missionary Dennis Cady, Church of Christ member, arrested in Wichita Falls, Texas, on solicitation charge
Police in Wichita Falls, Texas, have arrested Dennis Cady, a longtime missionary with the Church of Christ, on a charge of soliciting prostitution. Cady currently serves as director...
Faulkner Bible Lectureship Honors Civil Rights Attorney Fred Gray for His Church Work
Fred Gray, a 95-year-old civil rights attorney, was honored at this year’s Faulkner University Bible Lectureship in Montgomery, Ala., for his role as a preacher and as a...
Judge in Uniontown, Pennsylvania, Vacates Former Church of Christ Youth Minister Clyde Brothers Jr.’s Convictions
A Pennsylvania grand jury report last year identified more than 300 predator Catholic priests who had sexually abused more than 1,000 children going back decades. The statewide investigating...
Thomaston Road Church of Christ in Macon, Georgia, Streams Sunday Bible Class During Pandemic
Erik Tryggestad, president and CEO of The Christian Chronicle, wrote in a May 30, 2020, column about a virtual visit to Thomaston Road Church of Christ in Macon,...
