Newsmakers, October 2008
NAMED: Michael Hammond, interim director of David Lipscomb Campus School, Nashville, Tenn. Hammond attends the Concord Road church, Brentwood, Tenn. Larry Lyons, interim athletic director,…
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Updates and requests for help following Hurricane Ike’s hit on the Gulf Coast
(UPDATED 9-29-08) — Individuals and relief agencies continue to help with clean up and rebuilding efforts in areas hit hardest by Ike. Here are some…
Leaders tackle questions on race and the church
Four church leaders who serve racially diverse congregations responded to a series of questions from The Christian Chronicle. Those leaders are:• Mike Root, minister of…
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Galveston’s ‘church for the homeless’ worries about its mission, members
Allen Isbell sat in a chair at his sister’s home, 265 miles from his house, and worried. Not really about his residence in Galveston behind…
Hurricane Ike’s strike on Texas churches particularly painful
(UPDATED 9-17-08) — Thousands of U.S. church members face the grim task of rebuilding lives, homes and church buildings after Hurricane Ike wreaked havoc from…
Mercy and Grace help reinforce transplant decision for NY church family
Richard Shaw was a 40-year-old single father suffering from renal failure. Stephanie Wilson, 46, was his best hope for a life-saving transplant. The eldest of…
Baton Rouge church looks to different power as electricity, storm woes continue
Despite the oppressive heat, Goodwood Boulevard Church of Christ members and volunteers in Baton Rouge, La., continued this week offering meals, generators and cleaning supplies…
Minister’s Hawaiian shirts make him a standout guy
KNOXVILLE, Tenn. — Mark Smith, minister of Laurel Church of Christ, is not the kind of guy that gets lost in the crowd. A friendly…
From Tennessee to Texas, churches shelter and serve hurricane evacuees
(UPDATED 9-3-08) — Congregations continued on Tuesday offering shelter, food, clothing and other necessities to those who had fled Hurricane Gustav, even as many made…
