After 76 years, remains of Church of Christ member killed at Pearl Harbor identified
For 76 years, the family of U.S. Navy sailor Henry Glenn Tipton — a Church of Christ member from Arkansas — prayed for answers. Tipton,…
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19-year-old cancer victim’s faith inspires parents to keep serving
KANSAS CITY, Mo. — Nick Brumfield would have loved the Southpoint Church of Christ on Red Bridge Road’s first Sunday at its new location. His…
When God comes with a loud thud
KANSAS CITY, Mo. — Jeff Pendleton met and married his wife, Marcia, at the Red Bridge Church of Christ, a once-thriving congregation less than a…
Across the Nation: Vietnamese Christians in Houston, water trouble in Mississippi and more quick takes
Across the Nation is our monthly rundown of news briefs, links and quotes from Churches of Christ across the U.S. Got an idea for this…
‘Soul-winning’ evangelist Marvin Phillips dies at 86
Marvin Phillips, a minister known for his ever-present smile, a missionary who raised money to buy countless Bibles for Africa and the driving force behind…
In ‘Still Wrestling,’ minister whose wife, son were slain explores faith, doubt
A double murder. A destroyed family. A shattered faith. After the tragic deaths of his wife and 21-year-old son in 2011, minister Les Ferguson Jr.…
In the midst of a teacher strike, Oklahoma teens deliver lunches to inner-city families
OKLAHOMA CITY — News helicopters circled the Oklahoma State Capitol on Tuesday as thousands of teachers squeezed into the rotunda, demanding more money for their…
In Heart of America, LTC helps train church leaders from small congregations
KANSAS CITY, Mo. — Four families from the Northern Hills Church of Christ in western South Dakota drove more than 700 miles each way to…
Marshall Keeble’s ‘boy preachers’ still baptizing and saving souls
LOS ANGELES — In 1963, an 11-year-old named Dewayne Winrow gave a sermon during Southwestern Christian College’s annual Bible lectures in Terrell, Texas. The boy’s…
‘Sister Keeble’ stayed strong in mind, faith
I never got to meet Marshall Keeble or hear him preach. I was a baby when Keeble, the famous traveling evangelist who started hundreds of Churches…
