After George Floyd’s death, petition to rename Harding auditorium gains support
After the videoed killing of George Floyd, Jackson House couldn’t stay silent any longer. The 2014 graduate of Harding University in Searcy, Ark., first learned…
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Church members, black and white, gather online to pray for justice, healing after death of George Floyd
As fires, tear gas and violence reigned on the streets of many American cities, 169 members of Churches of Christ gathered online to pray for…
Letter of concern by ministers, leaders of Churches of Christ decries racial hatred
In an interview with The Christian Chronicle today, three black ministers discussed a letter of concern written in the wake of George Floyd's death in Minneapolis…
Virginia church’s windows broken by protesters
A Virginia church’s building, in the heart of downtown Richmond, was just one of many structures damaged by rioters and protesters over the weekend. “We’re…
Virtual visit: Thomaston Road Church of Christ, Macon, Ga.
This one is special, y’all. I’ve been blessed during this pandemic to virtually visit churches from New Zealand to South Africa (look for posts on…
As violence jolts Minneapolis, George Floyd recalled as man of peace
George Floyd has become the latest symbol of injustice in America. Since video footage captured the black man’s death in police custody Monday, violent protests…
‘We are not screaming when God is screaming’
'We lose connection with the heart of God, and we stop screaming at the stuff God screams at, and that’s a problem,” said Rigel J.…
‘I can’t breathe’: A Christian response to George Floyd’s death in Minneapolis
'As a person, I'm outraged. As a city, we're trying to grieve," Russell Pointer Sr., minister for the Minneapolis Central Church of Christ, said regarding…
Virtual visit: Corona Church of Christ, California
'Have you ever thought about what separates people who thrive from those who merely survive?" That was the intro question on the screen of my…
Amid clashes over COVID-19 restrictions, Trump declares houses of worship ‘essential’
Culture wars, meet the coronavirus. In the nation’s latest religious freedom battle, church leaders in numerous states — from New York to Oregon — are…
