‘Daddy, it’s all right. I’ll see you a little later’
TERRELL, Texas — Jack Evans Jr. rose from his seat on the front row of the Graham-Kennedy-Farmer Auditorium at Southwestern Christian College. Dressed in a…
Obituaries
‘A giant has fallen’: Longtime Southwestern Christian College president Jack Evans Sr. dies at 81
Jack Evans Sr., president of Southwestern Christian College in Terrell, Texas, for nearly 50 years and one of the most prominent African-American leaders in Churches…
Milestones, November 2019
Memorials Neita Marie Gage 1930 – 2019 Neita Marie Gage left this world on Aug. 29, 2019, in Lubbock, Texas, and will be greatly missed…
Tex Williams, longtime missionary and World Bible School president, dies at 91
Robert Harold Williams, known among Churches of Christ worldwide as "Tex," died Wednesday afternoon. He was 91. For nearly two decades, Williams served as president…
Milestones, October 2019
Anniversary John and Donna Nance 60 years Sept. 25 Houston, Texas Memorials Dr. Lynn E. Mitchell, Jr. 1940 – 2019 Dr. Lynn E. Mitchell Jr.,…
‘Dean of Latin American missions’ Dan Coker dies at 82
Dan Coker, a longtime missionary and ministry trainer for Churches of Christ in Central and South America, died Wednesday night in Tyler, Texas. He was…
Cliff Ganus, former Harding president, longtime preacher and globe trekker, dies at 97
His passport looked like a pocket-size New Testament, thick with additional, sewn-in pages filled with stamps from around the globe. “I’ve been to 115 countries.…
Milestones, September 2019
Birthdays Mary Jo Garner 103 years Mary Jo Garner of El Paso, Texas, turned 103 on August 20, 2019. She was born and reared in…
Church growth expert Flavil Yeakley Jr. has died at age 85, his family reports
Flavil Yeakley Jr., retired director of the Harding Center for Church Growth in Searcy, Ark., has died, his family reports. He was 85. Yeakley was…
Milestones, August 2019
Remembering Evangelist Arnelious Crenshaw Jr. Little did we know that morning God was going to call your name. In life we loved you dearly; in…
