Pizza a key ingredient in sermon
SOMERSET, Ky. — Some may say that pizza and church are foods for the soul.The two came together recently when Ed Bialon, minister of the…
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’Tis midnight, and in Diana, Tennessee …
ALL-NIGHT SINGING draws a crowd to a small Tennessee community, where old favorites are intoned with hymnals in hand. DIANA, TENN. — It’s a few…
A gift of sacrifice and love
Oklahoma mother and church member donates a kidney to save the life of her close friend and sister in Christ. MUSTANG, Okla. — Kayla Balliew…
N.J. church offers cheap gas, full-service ministry
NORTH BRUNSWICK, N.J. — Pinched by high prices, motorists crowded the pumps at a Gulf station in this sprawling New York City suburb on a…
Teens eager to show faith by serving
Editor's note: Former youth minister Gary Spear was sentenced in November 2017 on one count of child seduction, a class D felony. MITCHELL, Ind. —…
Is there an identity crisis in Churches of Christ today?
Is there an “identity crisis” in Churches of Christ today? In other words, do we know who we are and what we stand for like…
Indiana youth group gives homeless more than meal
LOUISVILLE, KY. — On a normal Monday night, you might find Becky Warren tutoring, performing with her high school band or hanging out with friends…
Tears and prayers: Scout’s death latest in string of tragedies
At age 13, Sam Thomsen already had developed a gift for preaching. As his youth minister recalls, the teen crafted a lesson about his Old…
Churches urged to submit data for directory
Almost 12,000 data update forms have been mailed to Churches of Christ across the nation by 21st Century Christian, a Nashville, Tenn.-based publisher. The forms,…
Member’s own experience inspires homeless ministry
Lee Collins, 58, pulls on a new jacket he received from Kelly Schaffer and the homeless ministry of the Route 230 church in Elizabethtown, Pa.…
