How Churches of Christ responded when the 1918 ‘Spanish flu’ killed millions
NASHVILLE, Tenn. — Nashville saw its first case of the “Spanish flu” in late September 1918. By November, 1,300 had died — 1 percent of…
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Coronavirus pandemic prompts numerous Churches of Christ to cancel Sunday assemblies
COVID-19 has made one thing clear, if it was not already: The church is not a building. Amid concerns over the spread of the coronavirus,…
‘Forsaking the assembly?’
Ministers around the globe are preaching sermons to empty rooms. But for once, this has nothing to do with declining church attendance. Using videoconferencing software…
13-year-old tornado victim ‘absolutely loved the Lord’
Thirteen-year-old Bridgett McCormick had just started to come out of her shell and get involved with the other youth group members at the Sycamore Church…
Volunteer State
COOKEVILLE, Tenn. — Mike Luke wore a bright orange “Disaster Assistance Church of Christ” T-shirt as he steered a four-wheel vehicle carrying food and supplies…
After tornado, a teen grieves her 4-year-old friend
COOKEVILLE, Tenn. — Just three nights before the unimaginable happened, Izzy Stevens, 17, laughed with her 4-year-old friend, Hattie Jo Collins, across a table at…
Tennessee tornado stories
Tennessee is Church of Christ country. The Volunteer State has roughly 200,000 adherents of the fellowship, according to a national directory published by 21st Century…
Singing ‘Holy, Holy, Holy’ in memory of 2-year-old Sawyer
COOKEVILLE, Tenn. — Two-year-old Sawyer Kimberlin had a podium, a pitch pipe, a microphone and a songbook. “His passion was leading others in songs of…
On Sunday after tornadoes, sadness gives way to gladness
MT. JULIET, Tenn. — I don’t know if God or guilt prompted me to take the Interstate 40 exit to Mt. Juliet. Maybe both? Just…
President Trump tours Church of Christ tornado relief center
Standing amid rows of boxes bearing the words “Churches of Christ Disaster Relief Effort,” President Donald Trump talked Friday to survivors of this week’s tornadoes…
