For refugees, a halal turkey dinner
OKLAHOMA CITY — When Clay Hart, the Memorial Road Church of Christ's international outreach minister, invited Afghan refugees resettled in Oklahoma City to the church’s Thanksgiving…
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After struggling for years, OVU forced to close
Ohio Valley University closed its doors permanently at the end of the fall semester after a Dec. 8 vote by trustees. Years of financial struggles…
Freed-Hardeman quietly raises $83 million for extensive improvement project
Freed-Hardeman University, which is associated with Churches of Christ, publicly announced last week a $100.5 million fundraising campaign — of which $83 million has already…
‘Bent but not Broken’
'Finally got my flocked tree I was wanting,” Taga Jones posted to social media. “Trying to find the humor.” Jones, who worships with the Seven…
On the menu: bivocational ministry talk
NEWNAN, Ga. — I do some of my best journalism with a fork in my hand. Or maybe I just love eating. For my front-page…
Serving Jesus and soft drinks — at 38,000 feet
NEWNAN, Ga. — On a typical Sunday, Alan Henderson shares God’s word with 100 to 110 souls at the Newnan Church of Christ, about 35…
Devastation in Kentucky: Killer storms topple church members’ houses, businesses
As a deadly tornado tore through the heart of Mayfield, Ky., Friday night, members of the Northside Church of Christ took shelter in the church’s…
Ohio Valley University decides to close
Trustees of Ohio Valley University in Vienna, W.Va., have voted to close the 63-year-old Christian university. OVU, which is associated with Churches of Christ, informed…
Ohio Valley University faces possible shutdown
A vote by the West Virginia Higher Education Policy Commission next week may be the final strike ending the long-beleaguered history of Ohio Valley University,…
‘The fact that no kids were killed was just amazing’
Terry Duzan drove his bus full of Andrews High School band members through the smoke and debris all around him on Interstate 20, desperately hoping…
