Across the Nation: A 75th anniversary, Ukrainian refugee welcome party 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…
75th anniversary
A match made for heaven
FLORENCE, Ala. — Robert and Wilma Huffaker met in high school in Grove, Okla., in 1943. He was a senior, she a sophomore. At the…
Centennial celebration: ‘Great Songs of the Church’ marks 100 years of influence
ABILENE, Texas — Each summer, Levi Sisemore enjoys a spiritual mountaintop experience in flat, dry West Texas. For Sisemore, the annual Texas Normal Singing School…
‘A beautiful example’
Sixteen-year-old Fern Kerbo didn’t know she was being watched. But as she walked across the Centralvue High School gym in Oklahoma one afternoon in 1945,…
‘Wonderful Story of Love’
He served as a deacon, led singing and oversaw the benevolence ministry for the Faith Village Church of Christ in Wichita Falls, Texas. She taught…
Reaffirming a 75-year-old promise
The Christian Chronicle exists to inform, inspire and unite Churches of Christ with stories about our fellowship at home and around the world. The Chronicle…
‘One of the most arduous and thankless tasks in all the world’
'Greetings to the readers of the first issue of Christian Chronicle. I am happy to assume the job of editor and publisher of the paper…
In the midst of war, great optimism
Thumbing through the first issue of The Christian Chronicle, dated June 2, 1943, it’s hard to tell that America was fighting a massive war in…
Paper is ‘a chronicler of life and its challenges’
As a retired journalist and member of the Lord’s church since 1948, I can say with assurance The Christian Chronicle has conducted business as both…
‘The Missionary who Stayed Home’
With unbridled enthusiasm, Olan Hicks launched into the first front-page news story in The Christian Chronicle, a brand-new publication for Churches of Christ dated June…
