Michigan church celebrates 75 years as ‘a place to belong’
The Observer & Eccentric in Plymouth, Mich., reports: The Plymouth Church of Christ, a low-key congregation whose influence reaches well beyond western Wayne County, is…
Archive: Sep 2013
Miami deacon dies in crash on way to church
NBC 6 in Miami reports: One person is dead after a crash involving four cars in Southwest Miami-Dade, officials said. Homicide investigators are looking…
Christian Chronicle’s Bobby Ross Jr. wins national award from Religion Newswriters Association
Congratulations to Bobby Ross Jr., The Christian Chronicle's managing editor. Ross, who joined the Chronicle's staff in 2005, won first place in the magazine reporting…
Christian university enrollments mostly up
At least two universities associated with Churches of Christ report all-time high enrollments this fall. Lipscomb University in Nashville, Tenn., has 4,593 students, and Oklahoma…
MILESTONES, October 2013
Birthday Peggy Jo DayPeggy Jo Day — 90 Mom was born in Munday, Texas Sept. 12, 1923, the third of nine children. She has dedicated…
God’s love seen, felt at Kansas camp
Boys carrying Bibles enjoy “Charging to Victory” as the girls cheer them on. PHOTO BY JESSICA COLEMAN More than 350 campers and 100-plus staff members…
Partners, October 2013
CHILDREN’S HOMES SOUTHERN CHRISTIAN HOME MORRILTON, Ark. — “Home is where one church can change your whole view of God.” Brandy Dowdy read those words…
Darryl Tippens retiring from Pepperdine, returning to ACU
ACU Today reports: When he left Abilene Christian University’s English faculty 13 years ago to become Pepperdine University’s chief academic officer, Dr. Darryl Tippens reminded…
Suit-and-tie camping
Phil Thompson greets Joshua Grisham, a camper from Bentonville, Ark., at the closing banquet. PHOTO BY JEFF MONTGOMERYThirty high school students — from Arkansas, Missouri,…
Lipscomb University super fan Chuck Ross dies at 68
Lipscomb University in Nashville, Tenn., reports: Telephones are a little bit quieter around Nashville today. Despite the bright sunshine the world is a little bit…
