Ex-Army private implicated in rape, killings has church ties
On a Sunday afternoon in March 2005, 166 soldiers gathered for a worship service at Soldiers Chapel at Fort Benning, Ga. After Church of Christ…
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Winkler posts bond, released from jail pending trial
SELMER, TENN — Mary Winkler, the minister's wife charged with slaying her husband, posted bond Aug. 15 and was freed from jail pending her first-degree…
McMillon adds editor role to Chronicle duties
OKLAHOMA CITY, OKLA — Lynn McMillon, president and CEO of The Christian Chronicle, has assumed the additional role of editor, succeeding Bailey McBride, who retired…
Winkler slaying puts stresses of ministers’ wives in spotlight
When her husband, Jim, decided in his mid-30s to go to preaching school, Diane Rude was delighted. Both had established careers — Diane in nursing…
McBride retires after 10 years as editor
OKLAHOMA CITY — Bailey McBride, editor of The Christian Chronicle for 10 years, has announced his retirement from that position. McBride, 72, will keep writing…
Sermons, seminars aim to decode ‘The Da Vinci Code’
The Magnolia church in Florence, Ala., is dedicating six Wednesday nights to a series titled “Cracked Code: The Da Vinci Deception.” Fliers mailed to 15,000…
To save a city, Southern Hills leads charge across racial lines
DALLAS — Southern Hills is a door-knocking church. Since the congregation took root in southeastern Dallas in the 1940s, church members have delivered the gospel…
Hard-working church makes time to reach, teach and feed community
DALLAS — David Williams makes a living as a fast-food restaurant manager. He earns no pay as prison minister at the Southern Hills church. By…
‘I want these kids to see the heroes around them’
As a youth minister, Michael Anderson preaches about the dangers of drugs and alcohol. As a health professional, he warns young people about what substance…
Minister’s slaying, wife’s arrest deal double tragedy
SELMER, Tenn. — On the Sunday after members found minister Matthew Winkler shot to death in his home, a shaken Sharon Pinckley arrived to teach…
